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Press Release19 March 2019Siemens Mobility GmbHMunich
Siemens Mobility delivers locomotives to Austrian Federal Railways
61 Vectron MS locomotives
Deliveries beginning in March 2020
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) has ordered 61 Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens Mobility. With this order, ÖBB is calling a further option from the framework contract signed in January 2017 for the delivery of up to 200 Vectron locomotives. This now brings the total number of locomotives ordered to date to 108. The locomotives will be operated by the Rail Cargo Group, the freight division of ÖBB, and are planned for cross-border freight service in several European countries. The locomotives will be built at Siemens Mobility's factory in Munich-Allach, and deliveries will begin in March 2020.
61 Vectron MS locomotives
Deliveries beginning in March 2020
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) has ordered 61 Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens Mobility. With this order, ÖBB is calling a further option from the framework contract signed in January 2017 for the delivery of up to 200 Vectron locomotives. This now brings the total number of locomotives ordered to date to 108. The locomotives will be operated by the Rail Cargo Group, the freight division of ÖBB, and are planned for cross-border freight service in several European countries. The locomotives will be built at Siemens Mobility's factory in Munich-Allach, and deliveries will begin in March 2020.
"The fact that ÖBB is again calling an option from the standing framework contract confirms the reliability and performance of our Vectron platform. It provides sustainable value creation over the entire lifecycle, thus enabling our customer to make long-term plans for the future," said Sabrina Soussan, CEO of Siemens Mobility.
The locomotives for ÖBB have a maximum output of 6.4 megawatts and a top speed of 160 km/h, and are equipped with the required national train control systems as well as the European Train Control System (ETCS).
Siemens Mobility has already sold over 800 Vectrons to a total of 42 customers. The fleet of locomotives currently in service has already covered more than 180 million kilometers; the locomotives are certified to operate in Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey.
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, intelligent traffic 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 2018, which ended on September 30, 2018, the former Siemens Mobility Division posted revenue of €8.8 billion and had around 28,400 employees worldwide. Further information is available at: www.siemens.com/mobility.