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Sep 09 2020

DB Cargo upgrades fleet with dual-mode locomotives

400 Vectron Dual Mode locomotives will be added to DB Cargo’s fleet in the coming years. The vehicles are able to run on both electrified and non-electrified lines. With their help, the German rail freight operator plans to significantly reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.

Siemens Mobility, a German manufacturer of rolling stock and railway systems, had been chosen by DB Cargo as the supplier of the dual-mode locomotives, which are equipped with two motors, electric and diesel. The relevant framework agreement for more than 1 billion euros was signed on Tuesday, 8 September, in Mainz. DB Cargo has not unveiled the exact terms of the deal. It is only known that the first batch will include 100 Vectron Dual Mode locomotives and they will be delivered to the operator by 2023.

 

By using innovative vehicles, DB Cargo intends to improve its freight operations, especially the last-mile services. “Even if a main line route is electrified, the last-mile can usually only be driven with an internal combustion engine. The two-motor locomotive can do both. It runs both with a diesel engine and electrically on the routes with overhead wires”, the company stated. After adding the Vectron Dual Mode locos to its fleet, DB Cargo expects to reach the annual fuel savings at around 8 million litres and to reduce CO2 emissions by 17,000 tonnes per year. Read more

 

Source: RAILFREIGHT.COM