On Monday, Siemens Mobility announced Mitsui Rail Capital Europe (MRCE), a full-service locomotive leasing company, had ordered 14 Vectron MS multisystem locomotives.
The order increases MRCE’s fleet to 147 Vectrons, Siemens said. MRCE plans to use the locomotives in Germany, Austria, Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, and the Netherlands.
“We are especially pleased that our long-standing customer MRCE is further expanding its fleet of Vectrons. MCRE’s trust in us shows that our Vectron locomotives stand for reliability and flexibility in European passenger and freight transport,” said Albrecht Neumann, CEO of Rolling Stock at Siemens Mobility.
The multisystem locomotives have a maximum power at wheel of 6.4 megawatts and top speeds of 160 km/hour. Siemens will manufacture the locomotives at the Seimens Mobility plant in Munich-Allach, and equip the locomotives with the European Train Control System (ETCS), as well as the required national train control systems.
“We believe that Vectron will be the solution in the long run for meeting future cross-border needs in the European market, and we intend to steadily increase our Vectron fleet as a main asset in our portfolio,” said Hayato Yanagisawa, CEO of MRCE.
Since its introduction, Siemens Mobility has sold more than 1,500 Vectron locomotives to customers in 16 countries. The Vectron fleet has covered more than 600 million kilometers in service, and the locomotives are approved for operation in 20 European countries.