 The trains were constructed by Siemens in their factories in Prague, Maribor, and a temporary one built in Israel.The bogies were tested in Graz, Austria, and the cars in Switzerland by a company called PROSE, and delivered to Israel between June 18, 2008, and July 2009, after three delays.The color scheme was subject to a public poll, published by Israel Railways in newspapers and the Internet, which gave a choice of four designs