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Horst Ebert

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Apr 26, 1998, 3:00:00 AM4/26/98
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to both misc.transport.rail.europe and some mail recipients:

Are there any news concerning NSBs Di6 since April 6th (as on
http://www.njk.no/~njk/ps/psnytt.html) ?
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Horst Ebert
D-Hamburg

Morten Sickel

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Apr 27, 1998, 3:00:00 AM4/27/98
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In article <35436663...@news.hamburg.netsurf.de>,
horst...@hamburg.netsurf.de says...

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>to both misc.transport.rail.europe and some mail recipients:
>
>Are there any news concerning NSBs Di6 since April 6th (as on
>http://www.njk.no/~njk/ps/psnytt.html) ?

Have a look there today (27th of April)... At least some of them have been
taken into use again.

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Morten Sickel
Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority /
Norwegian Agricultural University


Hans-Petter Lyshaug

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Apr 28, 1998, 3:00:00 AM4/28/98
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On 27 Apr 1998 06:28:25 GMT, Morten...@nrpa.no (Morten Sickel)
wrote:

>
>>Are there any news concerning NSBs Di6 since April 6th

>Have a look there today (27th of April)... At least some of them have been
>taken into use again.
>
The following press release has been published by NSB today:

NSB (Norwegian State Railways) announces rescission of diesel engine
contract with Siemens

NSB's patience with the diesel railway engines Di.6 has now come to an
end. Following a negotiation meeting with Siemens
Schienenfahrzeugtechnik GTmbH Monday last, NSB today issued a written
notice about rescission of the contract. The contract, worth about NOK
300 million, comprises 11 engines.

The engines have a long history. They were ordered in 1992 for
delivery in 1994/95, but came to Norway two years late. Since then,
the engines have been encumbered with a steady series of new faults.
When the engines were delivered in December 1997 Siemens guaranteed
high availability of the engines, at least 10 of 11 should at any time
be ready for traffic. The availability has up to now not been at the
agreed level and new faults have occurred in 1998.

NSB's ground for their notice of rescission of the contract is that
the engines do not meet the expected quality requirements, despite
repeated promises from Siemens. Unfortunately, freight and passenger
customers have been the worst sufferers, which can no longer be
tolerated by NSB.

For NSB it looks as if the matter did not receive the priority it
deserved at Siemens. At the meeting last Monday Siemens did not comply
with the demand to take on a larger responsibility for the engines'
quality in a satisfactory manner. NSB proposed that Siemens again
should assume ownership of the engines, in return NSB would commit
themselves to hire available engines. Moreover, Siemens did not accept
that NSB should be kept free from liability.

The notice of rescission means that the contract will be terminated on
July 1 if the availability does not come up to the agreed level.

For NSB the rescission means looking round for new diesel locomotives.
At the same time an upgrading programme must be initiated in order to
keep the existing engines from the fifties - the Di.3 - in working
order a few years more.

Region director, Roger Granheim in NSB Persontrafikk Nord, says that
NSB will manage to keep up the traffic as planned, despite the
problems that have occured.
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Hans-Petter Lyshaug
lys...@online.no

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