


PKP Cargo got 20 Vectron multisystem locomotives
Siemens Mobility has delivered two Vectron multisystem locomotives to PKP Cargo. Thus, the German manufacturer finalised the 20-vehicle order of the Polish rail freight operator. The multisystem locomotives help PKP Cargo strengthening its presence on...Read more
50th Siemens Vector MS on the way to Poland
Polish railway operator Laude Smart Intermodal has ordered its first Vector MS locomotive from Siemens. The contract was considered a milestone, as it marked the 50th locomotive of this type on the Polish market and...Read more
First orders for Smartron freight locomotives in Bulgaria and Romania
Siemens Mobility has concluded the first orders to supply Smartron electric locomotives to Bulgaria and Romania. The Romanian logistics company E-P Rail purchased four vehicles of this type while its Bulgarian counterpart PIMK Rail booked...Read more
PKP Cargo improves rail service on Baltic-Adriatic corridor
Czech freight operator Advanced World Transport (AWT), a subsidiary of PKP Cargo, has delivered a batch of cars from Czechia to the Slovenian port of Koper. The operation was provided with one Vectron multisystem locomotive...Read more
SBB Cargo orders 20 locomotives for Rhine-Alpine Corridor
Swiss rail freight operator SBB Cargo International has ordered 20 Vectron multisystem locomotives from Siemens Mobility. The deal includes an option for 20 additional vehicles. All the units will be used by SBB Cargo International...Read more
Rail Cargo Group strengthens multisystem fleet
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) has called on an option from the 2017 deal for supplying 61 Vectron multisystem locomotives. The vehicles will be operated by Rail Cargo Group (RCG), the rail freight division of ÖBB....Read more
New order for Smartron freight locomotives
Siemens Mobility has received a new order for 25 Smartron electric locomotives specially developed in accordance with the requirements of the German rail freight market. The deal was concluded with Paribus Holding, a Hamburg-based investment...Read more
Vectron Dual Mode locomotive completed
Siemens Mobility has accomplished the manufacture of the first Vectron Dual Mode locomotive. The vehicle will be capable to use both electric energy and diesel fuel. The Dual Mode locomotive was designed and developed primarily...Read more
PKP Cargo to increase multisystem fleet on Three Seas Corridor
Polish largest rail freight operator PKP Cargo has ordered five Vectron multisystem locomotives. The deal with Siemens Mobility signed on 28 January is worth around 26 million Euros. PKP Cargo will receive the first new locomotives in the...Read more
Siemens’ Nordic Vectrons enter Finnish rail freight market
Eight new Siemens broad-gauge ‘Nordic’ Vectron locomotives have gone into service on Finland’s rail freight network. They are the first of 80 locomotives that will all be delivered by 2026, and have been authorised for...Read more
GBRf’s Knowles is parent company Hector Rail’s new MD
GB Railfreight’s (GBRf) Chief Operating Officer David Knowles is to become Managing Director of Swedish-based parent group Hector Rail AB. With 25 years’ experience in the rail freight sector, he is being seen as the...Read more