MRCE Orders 14 Vectron Locomotives from Siemens Mobility

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BySharada Prahladrao
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Mitsui Rail Capital Europe (MRCE), a full-service locomotive leasing company, has ordered 14 Vectron MS multisystem locomotives from Siemens Mobility on the basis of an existing contract. With this order, MRCE will have a fleet of 147 Vectron locomotives. MRCE plans to use the locomotives in Germany, Austria, Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, and the Netherlands. 

MRCE believes that Vectron will be the solution in the long run for meeting future cross-border needs in the European market and intends to steadily increase its Vectron fleet as a main asset in its portfolio.

Vectron locomotives

                  Source: Siemens Mobility

The multisystem locomotives ordered by MRCE have a maximum power at wheel of 6.4 megawatts and a top speed of 160 km/h. The locomotives will be manufactured at the Siemens Mobility plant in Munich-Allach and equipped with the European Train Control System (ETCS) as well as the required national train control systems.

Since their introduction, Siemens Mobility has sold more than 1,500 Vectron locomotives to 62 customers in 16 countries. The Vectron fleet has covered more than 600 million kilometers in service to date and the locomotives are approved for operating in 20 European countries.

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