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Class 48.1

Also known as:

LEMA TransMontana

UIC / EVN numbering:

91 53 0481

Vehicle type:

Electric locomotive

Registration country:

Romania

Railway companies:

SNTFC - Societatea Naţională de Transport Feroviar de Călători (CFR Călători)

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In service:

from 2024

Era:

Built by:

SOFTRONIC Craiova

Gauge:

Standard gauge (1'435 mm)

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2024

August

The first modernized electric locomotive under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) has been completed and is now awaiting testing and authorization for deployment later this year. The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (MTI), overseeing the Sustainable Transport Component of the PNRR, announced that this locomotive is part of a larger project funded by the European Union, which includes the modernization of 55 electric locomotives.

These modernized locomotives, which will be capable of speeds up to 160 km/h and pulling 16 carriages, will feature the European Train Control System (ETCS) and cabin door control. Nineteen of these locomotives will be adorned with the images of prominent historical figures from Romania, featuring a unified design scheme that extends across the entire fleet of 55 locomotives and 139 modernized passenger carriages.

The modernization project, with an allocated budget of €66 million in EU grants, is part of a broader €555 million initiative under PNRR, which aims to enhance the country’s railway infrastructure by 2026. This initiative also includes the purchase of new electric locomotives, long-distance electric trains, hydrogen trains, and the conversion of diesel shunting locomotives to electric.

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