Leasing company Railpool orders five additional Vectron locomotives

German full-service locomotive leasing company, Railpool, has ordered five additional Siemens Vectron type AC locomotives for delivery by the end of this year.

Munich based Railpool will take delivery of the five Vectron locomotives this year with the vehicles entering operation in Germany, Austria, Hungary and Romania.  The locomotives, with a maximum output of 6,400 KW and a top speed of 200 km/h, will be built at Siemens’ plant in Munich-Allach, Germany. Once delivered, Railpool’s Vectron fleet will expand to a total of 19 units. The agreed contract also gives Railpool the option to order up to ten additional Vectron AC locomotives.

Railpool Vectron locomotive fleet increases to 19 units

“The short-term availability of the Vectron locomotives enables us to respond flexibly to current customer demand. With the Vectron, we are well-positioned, especially for operations along the Germany-Austria-Hungary corridor, and we look forward to further expanding our partnership with Siemens,” said Torsten Lehnert, CEO of Railpool.

“Our sales storage concept enables us to meet short-term delivery requests from our customers. In detail, the concept entails maintaining an inventory of chassis, driver cabs, locomotive bodies, frames and bogies in the Siemens factories. The locomotive’s machine room has fixed positions for all components and is individually fitted once the customer has placed an order,” explained Sabrina Soussan, CEO of Siemens’ business with high-speed/regional trains and locomotives.”