Topic: Vectron

Rail roundup: Warsaw megaproject resumes, Eurostar goes intermodal, half-price DB deal

It’s your daily dose of rail reconnaissance from RailTech. Yesterday marked the 60th anniversary of the world’s first bullet train. On 1 October 1964, Japan’s high-speed Shinkansen had…
Siemens will supply RAILPOOL with up to 250 locomotives

Siemens Mobility and RAILPOOL have solidified a framework agreement aimed at supplying as many as 250 locomotives.
Amsterdam-Berlin train is 30 minutes faster: no more locomotive change

DB Fernverkehr and NS International have decreased the travel time of international trains between Amsterdam and Berlin by 30 minutes this week. Travel time has gone from 6.20…

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Record quarterly order intake for Siemens Mobility

Siemens Mobility has ended the first quarter of fiscal year 2022 with its highest-ever quarterly order intake, parent company Siemens announced on Thursday during the presentation of its…
Analysis The journey of Siemens’ Vectron locomotive

According to the latest statistics, almost 1,200 Siemens Vectron locomotives had been sold by autumn 2021 to 56 customers, whether they are public or private companies. Frédéric de…
DB Cargo orders 200 new dual locomotives

At the start of the new year, DB cargo is taking action to modernise its locomotive fleet. The German operator and one of the European rail freight giants…
Railpool orders 100 Siemens locomotives

Rolling stock leaser Railpool is expanding its fleet with an order of 100 locomotives from Siemens Mobility. The various locomotive variants will be used on different European rail…
Cargounit expands fleet Vectron MS and Smartron locomotives

Polish locomotive leasing company Cargounit has taken delivery of two Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens Mobility. In addition, the company will purchase a Smartron locomotive for the Romanian…
Siemens Mobility sells 1000th Vectron locomotive

Last week, Siemens Mobility celebrated an anniversary: the 1000th Vectron locomotive left the manufacturer’s site in Munich-Allach to join its owner, the Danish public operator DSB.
ERTMS tests with Vectron on the Øresund Bridge were successful

After tests on the Øresund Bridge with a Vectron locomotive from Siemens Mobility, the ERTMS installation on the bridge and the transition between the Swedish and the Danish…
Siemens Vectron locomotive approved for operation in Denmark

The AC-version of the Vectron locomotive by Siemens Mobility is officially approved by the Danish safety authority to operate in Denmark. Danish State Railways (DSB) ordered 42 Vectron…
Vectron locomotive approved for ETCS Baseline 3

Siemens Mobility has authorised its popular Vectron locomotive for operations with the European Train Control System (ETCS) Baseline 3. The approval has been issued by Germany’s Federal Railway…
New locomotive workshop at port of Rotterdam

Siemens Mobility has opened a locomotive workshop at the port of Rotterdam. The facility known as Locomotive Workshop Rotterdam (LWR) was constructed in a partnership with train leasing…
Vectron Dual Mode locomotive will be introduced in 2020

In eight months after assembling a prototype of Vectron Dual Mode locomotive, the first customer purchased the new vehicles. German company Railsystems RP ordered two units of this…
Siemens completes first Vectron Dual Mode locomotive

German technology supplier Siemens Mobility has completed the assembly of the first Vectron Dual Mode locomotive that is capable to use both electric energy and diesel fuel. The…