Novelty 2025: With the Vectron Dual Mode, Siemens Mobility presented a dual-power locomotive in 2019 that has both a diesel engine and high-voltage equipment for drawing power from the overhead line. This means that the locomotives are not dependent on the contact wire and can be used more flexibly and resource-efficiently across the entire range of applications. Siemens offers the locomotives in two variants: the Vectron Dual Mode, known in Germany as BR 248, and the Vectron Dual Mode light, known as BR 249. Shape variant | Digital switching of drivers cab lighting and engine room lighting by retrofitting a digital decoder | Drivers desk lighting | A metal scissor pantograph | Fine fan grilles | Freely rotating fan wheel on the roof | Detailed bogies | View into the engine room | Freestanding mounted windscreen wipers and handrails The final design is still to be announced.