In January 2017 ÖBB awarded Siemens a framework contract to supply
its Rail Cargo Group freight business with up to 100 AC
locomotives, 50 AC locomotives with last mile diesel power modules
and 50 multi-system locomotives.
The framework included a firm order worth around €120m for an
initial tranche of 30 multi-system locomotives to be used by on
cross-border services between Austria, the Czech Republic, Croatia,
Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia.
The 6·4 MW 160 km/h locomotives are being supplied from the Siemens
plant in München-Allach, and will be equipped with ETCS as well as
national control systems.
2018
March 5
Concerns registration number(s): 91 81 1293 001-4
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Latest update on the 29th of June 2018 at 23:22
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