ITALY: On November 30 Siemens announced a contract to supply DB Schenker Rail with eight Vectron DC electric locomotives for use in Italy from late 2016. The freight operator will lease the 5·2 MW locomotives from Unicredit Leasing.
Jochen Eickholt, CEO of Siemens Mobility Division, said 23 locomotives of the type had ‘already proven their worth’ in Poland, while basic approval for use Italy had already been obtained which would enable a short delivery time.
EUROPE: Mitsui Rail Capital Europe has ordered a further 21 electric locomotives, Siemens announced on October 13, which will take the leasing company’s Vectron fleet to 56 locomotives.
POLAND: PKP Cargo announced an order for 15 Siemens Vectron multisystem electric locomotives at the Trako trade fair in Gdańsk on September 23. The €75m contract includes the provision of spare parts and maintenance for eight years, and there is a fixed-price €26m option for a further five locomotives to ...
FINLAND: The first broad gauge version of the Siemens Vectron locomotive family has been delivered to Helsinki, where it was displayed to the public on April 7.
PERU: Logistics company Dachser has delivered two 180 tonne diesel locomotives to Lima from the Port of Houston in the USA. ‘Managing all the steps of this type of heavy-lift cargo project can be quite challenging; however, Dachser was able to ...
ROMANIA: Testing is underway with a prototype diesel multiple-unit developed by Electroputere VFU Pascani for use on short and medium distance services. The 60 m long three-car 120 km/h DMU has a capacity of 164 passengers, including 22 in first class. Facilities include an accessible toilet, ...
USA: Wabtec has started conducting factory testing at its Erie plant of a prototype 4 400 hp battery locomotive, ahead of trial operations with BNSF that are planned to take place in the final quarter of this year. BNSF and GE Transportation (now Wabtec) began development ...
