Fabrics for Public Transportation

Our mission is to help companies and interior designers in their work of creating new and inspiring designs of fabrics aimed for public transportation. By working through a pre-defined plan we secure all necessary issues such as materiality, flame retardance and other technical requirements. The result become a fabric that meet the requirements of the future and attract tomorrows passenger.

The future doesn´t spell standard – it spells customized!

Here under you find information about some of our exciting projects.

Norske Tog

Design for the Norwegian travellers

 

We´re proud to announce that Bogesunds has been choosen as supplier of the fabric for the new Stadler train for Norske Tog. The design phase will be completed during Q2 2025 and production will begin during 2026.

-Once again it shows how important it is to be able to provide modern design in fabrics made for the transport sector, and not only fabrics that approve the technical requirements, says Tobias Hilding Torsborn at Bogesunds. This fabric has been developed in close connection to the design team in the project and resulting in a wool based fabric made in several colours, depending on which department it will be used in.

-we´re overwhelmed over this project and the trust we have received from the client. It will be a honor to be a part of this future trains, ending Tobias Hilding Torsborn.

Krösatågen

Red as Lingonberry

 

”Krösa” is a dialectial swedish word for lingonberry, a phrase connected to the geographical part of Sweden where the new trains from CAF will run with start in 2026.

Both the exterior and interior design has been influed by the colours of lingonberry, a touch that gives the new trains a beautiful and attractive look. Bogesunds was selected to develop a fabric with a high estetic look, bringing in the colours from the exterior design, without beeing too red.

The result become a customized edition of our fabric Morris, a fabric combining high durability, modern look and a soft and nice tactile feeling. We´re proud to receive this mission and looking forward to be a part of the new ”Krösatågen”.

STOCKHOLM TRAM C20 & C30

Design for the future Stockholm

 

In 2015 Stockholm Council decided to invest in new trams for the red line. The winner become Bombardier and the work of defining the interior design was started. The customer wanted to change the expression of the fabric in the trams, from an old design with small symbols to something more characteristic for the modern Stockholm. The result become the fabric ”Plattan”, a fabric with a pattern retrieved from the most famous square in Stockholm, Sergels Square.

Bogesunds developed a construction that met all technical requirements and at the same time fulfilled the wish of creating a fabric showing something all passengers can derive to. Weaved in wool, the fabric also apply a sense of natural feeling in combination with strong durability, a must in environments like these.

If you want to know more about this project, don´t hesitate to contact us.

SKÅNETRAFIKEN

The famous arrow

 

In 2019 we was asked to develop a new fabric for Region Skåne. The fabric has a very distinct design that are recognized in many parts of Sweden, arrows!

The mission was to develop a fabric in Trevira CS, a flat fabric that met all the technical requirements but also was certified for the EU Ecolabel. The result become Skandia Tenacity Skånetrafiken, a fabric with high durability combined with the certification of EU Ecolabel. This fabric are now used in all sorts of vehicles for public transportation.

ÖRESUNDSTÅG

A fabric that unite two countries

 

Öresundståg is a company owned by the Swedish and the Danish government. In 2015 the company initiate a refurbishment of the trains trafficking south of Sweden and parts of Denmark. The refurbishment also include the develop of a new fabric with a design that connect to Öresundståg and it´s mission: to take people between Sweden and Denmark.

The result become a fabric made in wool, designed with symbol that can refer to the company logo, but also metaphorically as train tracks that passes different stops. We developed two fabrics, one for the first class and one for the second class. The only differences between these two fabrics are that the colors are inverted.

To find out more about this project, please contact us and we will help you.

SJ EXPRESS TRAIN

Speed and high-end technique in new trains

 

As a partner to SJ we´re happy to announce that we will be a part of the new high-speed trains from Alstom. Based on an upgraded version of the fabric X2000 (used in the upgraded X2000 trains) we will supply a textile that match the high technical requirements and at the same time visually goes hand in hand with the interior fabric in X2000.

The new high-speed trains will be used on several different routes between bigger cities in Sweden but also in traffic to Denmark and Norway. The first trains are planned to be in use during 2026.

We´re so proud to be a part of this fantastic project.

SJ X2000

Classic with a modern touch

 

Bogesunds was in 2017 contracted by SJ AB to develop and produce the new fabric for the refurbishment of the X2000-train in Sweden.

The fabric is made in Trevira CS and have a classic style but in a modern look. It was made in two different colours, one for the 1.st class and another for the 2:nd class.

We are very proud to be a partner in this project and supplier to the Swedish SJ AB.

MÄLAB

Interior for the future

 

Mälab is a company providing public tranportation in the area around Stockholm. In 2016 Mälab bought DOSTO trains from Stadler, trains that should attract the passengers of tomorrow.

Bogesunds joined the project as a textile consultant, providing knowledge in the textile area and with the goal to develope a fabric that visualize an elegant and nordic look, but also meet the technical requirements.

The result become an elegant wool fabric in a deep blue colour, a colour fitting perfect in the sofisticated interior design.

VÄSTTRAFIK

The Good Design Awards 2019

 

Västtrafik is owned by the region Västra Götaland. In 2018 they bought 45 new trains from Bombardier, trains that increase it´s public transportation capacity many times.

Together with the customer, Bogesunds developed a fabric inspired by the new graphic design in Västtrafik, a design you find in all communication driven by Västtrafik. The design is also added on the outdoor design of the trains. The ”blocks” become a clear recognition added to the brand.

We are very proud to become a partner to Västtrafik and happy to be a part of this exciting project.

NOBINA

New graphical design – new fabric design for buses

 

Nobina, the largest supplier of public transportation in the northern countries made a new graphical design some years ago. Based on that profile they wanted to develop a fabric visualizing their new approach and also become a clear option for customers who didn´t specified any customized fabric in buses.

The result become Nobina Roundabout, a fabric made in 100 % Trevira CS and certified for the EU Ecolabel. Get on a bus and see this fabric you know two things. The bus is driven by Nobina and the fabric has been made by Bogesunds in Sweden.

Can´t express how proud we are being a partner to Nobina in this matter.