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Press Release22 September 2021Siemens MobilityMunich
Cargounit orders up to 30 locomotives
from Siemens Mobility
“We are
especially pleased to have received our largest Vectron MS order from Poland to
date. With this order, Cargounit is investing in one of the most modern and at
the same time most environmentally friendly universal locomotive available on
the European market today,” said Albrecht Neumann, CEO Rolling Stock at Siemens
Mobility. “Thanks to their modular design, the locomotives offer operators
maximum flexibility for sustainable, cross-border transport.”
“The Cargounit strategy is based on dynamic
development through investments in modern electric locomotives. The purchase of
Vectron MS locomotives, which are the core of multisystem locomotive fleets operated
by leading national and private carriers, fits perfectly into our company’s
development plans. International transport, especially in the intermodal
segment, is the fastest growing segment of the market. The Vectron MS
locomotives are a proven and valued platform for multisystem locomotives and are
approved by many European countries. One important aspect when choosing a
supplier of multisystem locomotives was the ability to quickly deliver fully
homologated locomotives to meet the current needs of our customers,” said
Łukasz Boroń, President of the Management Board of Cargounit.
The ordered
multisystem locomotives have a maximum output of 6.4 megawatts and a top speed
of 200 km/h. They are equipped with the required national train control system
as well as the European Train Control System (ETCS).
To date, Siemens
Mobility has sold more than 1,114 Vectron locomotives, including 736 Vectron MS
units, to 56 customers in 16 countries. The Vectron fleet has so far
accumulated more than 490 million kilometers in service. The locomotives based
on the Vectron platform are approved for operation in 20 European countries.
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