Sweden's Trafikverket signs €756m deal with Talgo for new overnight fleet
Sweden's transport administration Trafikverket signed a €756 million contract with Spanish manufacturer Talgo on 20 April at Stockholm Central station, covering 91 night-train coaches and 10 Siemens Vectron locomotives.
TrainsNews 
Updated Tuesday 21 April 2026
A landmark procurement for Swedish rail
The firm initial order covers 10 Siemens Vectron locomotives, nine daytime train formations and 11 night-train formations built on the Talgo 230 platform, together with a 10 year maintenance package and spare parts supply. The signing ceremony brought together Sweden's Infrastructure Minister Andreas Carlson, Trafikverket Director General Roberto Maiorana, Spanish Ambassador Luis Cuesta and Talgo President José Antonio Jainaga. Filed with Spain's CNMV securities regulator, the deal lifts Talgo's order backlog to a record of nearly €6.5 billion.
The new fleet will replace rolling stock nearly 40 years old, currently hauling overnight services between Stockholm and the northern cities of Umeå, Kiruna and Narvik. The contract also includes purchase options for additional locomotives, day-train and night-train sets, with a potential total value reaching SEK 10 billion should services be extended into the Jämtland region.
Arctic-rated Talgo 230 coaches, built to last 40 years
All vehicles must operate reliably in extreme winter conditions, with full functionality guaranteed down to 40 °C. The Siemens Vectron locomotives are rated for speeds up to 220 km/h. Passenger comfort has been redesigned around four-berth family cabins, premium doubles and singles removing the traditional three and six-berth configurations. Manufacturing will take place at Talgo's Rivabellosa plant in Spain's Basque Country and at Las Matas, near Madrid.
The trainsets are designed for a service life of 40 years, a horizon built into the procurement from the outset. First deliveries are expected from 2030.
Total defence doctrine meets predictive maintenance
"They are built to be flexible and sustainable, meaning they can be adapted to future needs, new traffic arrangements, and the requirements of Total Defence," Trafikverket Director General Roberto Maiorana said. Sweden's totalförsvar doctrine which integrates civilian infrastructure into national security planning has become central to major public investment decisions since Sweden joined NATO in 2024. Maintenance will be highly data-driven, using Talgo's T-Maintenance predictive systems deployed at modernised facilities in Hagalund, just outside Stockholm, and at Luleå near the Finnish border. Real-time sensors will generate a digital twin of each trainset, enabling technicians to address mechanical wear before it causes service disruption.
Sources: Trafikverket, press release, 20 April 2026
