# ABB wins $20M contract from Network Rail for UK railway traction power

ABB won a $20 million contract from Network Rail to provide a Static Frequency Converter solution for the East Coast Mainline near Doncaster, UK, to power new Hitachi InterCity Express Trains.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-07-17
- Where: Doncaster, UK, United Kingdom
- Value: $20.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: Static Frequency Converter, power electronics, transformers, switchgear, cabling
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [ABB](https://endata.com/companies/1547.md)
- [ABB](https://endata.com/companies/1547.md) (supplier)
- [Network Rail](https://endata.com/companies/17336.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [news.cision.com](https://news.cision.com/abb-power-grids/r/abb-to-provide-innovative-traction-power-solution-for-uk-railway-network,c2308725), 2017-07-17: "ABB has won a $20 million contract from Network Rail to provide a trackside power electronics solution for new high-speed electric trains."
- [transformer-magazine.com](https://transformer-magazine.com/news/4536-abb-to-provide-traction-power-solution-for-uk-railway-network/), 2017-07-21: "ABB has won a $20 million contract from Network Rail to provide a trackside power electronics solution for new high-speed electric trains."

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