EUROPE: Leasing company Railpool has awarded Siemens Mobility a framework contract for the supply of 100 Vectron locomotives, with a firm order for an initial 70.
The 6·4 MW locomotives with a maximum speed of 200 km/h will be equipped with ETCS and national train control systems, and supplied in various configurations for use on north-south and east-west corridors in up to 18 European countries.
‘It is becoming more and more important for our customers to be able to use their locomotives flexibly based on the needs of different European countries’, said Railpool CEO Torsten Lehnert when the order was announced on January 5. ‘With the purchase of additional Vectron locomotives with universal applicability, we are responding to these market needs and are also sending a positive and eco-friendly signal in a growing railway sector.’
Railpool previously ordered 20 Vectron MS locomotives in August 2021.
‘This major order confirms our successful partnership with Railpool and the excellent quality of our locomotives’, said Albrecht Neumann, CEO for Rolling Stock at Siemens Mobility, when the latest order was announced. ‘By ordering the Vectron MS, Railpool has not only opted for a very powerful and highly reliable locomotive but chose a multi-system version that will be able to provide cross-border rail transport without changing locomotives. This will ensure maximum operational flexibility for our customer and enable them to react quickly to changing market conditions.’
Siemens Mobility has now sold 1 270 Vectron locomotives to 61 customers, with approval for operation in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey.
