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Press Release21 December 2021Siemens Mobility GmbH
Akiem and Siemens Mobility sign a framework agreement for
the supply of Vectron locomotives
Initial firm order for 20
locomotives
The Vectron platform will boost Akiem’s
activities in key corridors of Central and South-Eastern Europe, up to
Scandinavia
With this partnership, Akiem strengthens
its ability to meet its customers’ growing needs in passenger and freight
operations throughout Europe
Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, 21 December,
2021 – Akiem, the rolling
stock leasing specialist, and Siemens Mobility announce Akiem’s firm order for 20 Vectron locomotives. The order has been finalised as part of a
framework purchase agreement for locomotives, ancillary equipment and services
signed August 2021. With this new contract, Akiem confirms its leadership of the European
leasing market and its ambition to supply European freight and passenger operators with appropriate, efficient rolling stock.
Initial firm order for 20
locomotives
The Vectron platform will boost Akiem’s
activities in key corridors of Central and South-Eastern Europe, up to
Scandinavia
With this partnership, Akiem strengthens
its ability to meet its customers’ growing needs in passenger and freight
operations throughout Europe
Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, 21 December,
2021 – Akiem, the rolling
stock leasing specialist, and Siemens Mobility announce Akiem’s firm order for 20 Vectron locomotives. The order has been finalised as part of a
framework purchase agreement for locomotives, ancillary equipment and services
signed August 2021. With this new contract, Akiem confirms its leadership of the European
leasing market and its ambition to supply European freight and passenger operators with appropriate, efficient rolling stock.
Efficient, safe and reliable rolling stock
Fabien
Rochefort, CEO of the Akiem group, comments:
“We are proud to build on a new partnership with Siemens Mobility and
diversify our fleet portfolio. At Akiem, we are committed to offering our
customers across Europe
the
locomotives that will secure and develop their cross-border operations. We continue to strengthen
our ability to deliver the
reliable,
efficient, safe and cost-effective traction
services that
passengers and freight operators demand. This acquisition will greatly help the wider development of our passenger
activities, with vehicles offering traction speeds of up
to 200
kph.
We are thrilled to continue
providing our customers with state-of-the-art locomotives
for
corridors towards markets
in Scandinavia, Italy and Central and South-Eastern Europe.”
Albrecht Neumann, CEO Rolling Stock at Siemens
Mobility, adds: “We are very pleased to win Akiem as a new Vectron customer. Vectron is a highly reliable, environmentally friendly and powerful
locomotive that meets European transport requirements and gives our customers maximum flexibility.”
The multisystem locomotives ordered have
a maximum output of 6.4 MW
and a top speed of 200 kph.
They are equipped with the required national train control system and the European Train Control System, ETCS.
Siemens Mobility has sold 1,156 Vectron
locomotives to
date,
including 767 Vectron MS units, to 58 customers in 16 countries. The Vectron
fleet has so far accumulated over
500 million kilometres in
service. Locomotives
based on the Vectron platform are approved for operation in 20 European
countries.
Akiem is a
leading European provider of services to rail operators, manufacturers and
local authorities. The company offers a fleet of 600 locomotives and more than
160 passenger units as well as solutions covering the entire rolling stock
value chain. Akiem has over 75 customers and is present in 17 European
countries. The majority of its 220 staff members are based in France, Germany,
Sweden, Italy, Hungary, Poland and the United Kingdom.
Akiem
Technik is at the heart of Akiem’s industrial and technical services. This
comprehensive ECM‑certified industrial ecosystem is built around a pan‑European
network of workshops and extensive stocks of spare parts for maintaining
rolling stock provided to its customers. Akiem is owned by TLP (SNCF
Participations) and Eurotraction, an investment fund managed by DWS, an
international asset manager that focuses on infrastructure. To find out more
about Akiem, please visit our website at akiem.com.
Siemens Mobility is a separately managed company of Siemens AG. As a leader in transport solutions for more than 160 years, Siemens Mobility is constantly innovating its portfolio in its core areas of rolling stock, rail automation and electrification, turnkey systems as well as related services. With digitalization, Siemens Mobility is enabling mobility operators worldwide to make infrastructure intelligent, increase value sustainably over the entire lifecycle, enhance passenger experience and guarantee availability. In fiscal year 2021, which ended on September 30, 2021, Siemens Mobility posted revenue of €9.2 billion and had around 39,500 employees worldwide. Further information is available at:
www.siemens.com/mobility.
