Locomotives

Mobility through adaptability

Our future-ready locomotives allow you to operate economically while reducing environmental impact and conserving resources. Whether you are seeking flexibility or require powerful locomotives for the heaviest transport tasks, we offer you individualized solutions that can be precisely tailored to your requirement profiles.

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Locomotives for your exact requirements

Vectron

Meet Europe’s current and future transportation needs with locomotives that are exactly tailored to your requirements. Vectron features a full range of modular locomotives, from pure AC and DC locomotives up to MS locomotives and the dual-powered locomotive Vectron Dual Mode. The vehicle concept makes no compromises when it comes to modularity and can be precisely customized.

Smartron

The range of performance features in the Smartron is precisely tailored to freight transport within Germany. You benefit from optimally adapted performance with attractive terms and conditions.

Powerful locomotives for North America

Charger

The diesel-electric Charger was developed for fast regional and main-line service. It complies with the strict Tier 4 emissions standards and guarantees economical and ecofriendly operation.

ACS-64

Amtrak ordered 70 ACS-64 electric locomotives, which it is now using to offer more reliable and efficient service in the Northeast and Keystone corridors. And now SEPTA has also opted for 15 ACS-64 locomotives.

Both Charger and ACS-64 reach a maximum speed of 200 km/h.

Highest performance in freight traffic

The E40AC freight locomotive is designed for use in Australia’s heavy freight transport. Thanks to its superior performance, it significantly reduces the number of locomotives required: Five of the old locomotives can be replaced by three E40AC locomotives. 100 E40ACs are being deployed by three customers.

Reliability as the way to the future

Reliable and environmentally friendly ER24PC locomotives are the answer to the challenges of future-ready mobility in Iran. For passenger transport in Iran, 150 state-of-the-art ER24PC locomotives were delivered that reach speeds of up to 160 km/h.

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On-board sustainability Whether freight or passenger transport, whether mass transit or main-line traffic – rails are the most environmentally friendly mode of transport. With our locomotives, we take it one step further and combine environmental protection with extreme cost-effectiveness – state-of-the-art, highly efficient, electric, and ecofriendly locomotives that use green technologies to constantly set new standards in freight and passenger transport.

Vectron – a model of sustainability

Energy-efficient production, environmentally friendly materials, and up to 98 percent recyclability – that’s what makes the Vectron locomotive generation so extraordinary. For example: After recycling, a Vectron electric locomotive weighing a total of 85t is reduced to only 1,700kg – the equivalent of a mid-sized European car.

A worthy model of sustainability:

Energy-efficient operation thanks to the Vectron Eco Cruise driver assistance system
Environmental compatibility throughout the entire lifecycle
Use of converters with ecofriendly water-cooling and transformer coolants made with biodegradable ester
Compliance with the strictest emission guidelines for pollutants, particulate matter, and noise Regenerative braking system

Siemens Mobility locomotives – sustainability on track

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Many years of experience Siemens Mobility is at home on the rails. For over 140 years, we’ve been connecting people and regions via rails, and we’re constantly setting new trends in development with sustainable, smart rail transport. It all began back in 1879 with the first electric railway from Siemens.

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Expertise in manufacturing For more than 180 years, locomotives have been manufactured for the world market in Munich – a total of more than 22,000 to be exact. Today, we manufacture the Vectron at our locomotive plant in Munich-Allach using state-of-the-art production technologies as well as highly flexible assembly methods.

A look back at the plant

Locomotives have been built in Munich since 1838. In 1841, J. A. Maffei delivers his first locomotive, which bears the name "Der Münchener." By 1864 the total number of locomotives delivered reaches already 500, and the year 1900 sees the delivery of the two-thousandth locomotive.

The second locomotive factory in Munich, founded by G. Krauss, began building locomotives in 1867. Its first locomotive was named "Die Landwührden." One thousand locomotives have been delivered by 1882, and the 8,000-locomotive mark is reached in 1923.

To many experts, the Bavarian S3/6 is the most beautiful steam locomotive ever built in Germany. Originating at the Maffei factory, the first locomotive leaves the production hall in 1908.

In 1913, Krauss begins planning a new plant in Munich-Allach. The first building phase is completed in 1922.

In 1931, Krauss takes over Maffei’s locomotive-building business and becomes Lokomotivfabrik Krauss&Comp. – J.A. Maffei AG. The relocation to Allach is completed by 1935, and construction of the new plant is largely complete two years later. In the following decades, locomotives are delivered all over the world from what is now the only locomotive plant in Munich.

In 1935, the first diesel-hydraulic mainline locomotive leaves the workshops. The V140 is the first application of hydraulic power transmission in the power range above 1,000 kW. The design of the V140 pointed the way toward the future development of diesel locomotives.

The class V200 is one of the first mainline diesel locomotives from the new Deutsche Bundesbahn locomotive program. Built in 1953, its appearance reflects the typical industrial designs of the 1950s.

Series production begins after the construction of five pilot-series locomotives based on a design by Siemens for the electrical portion and Krauss-Maffei for the mechanical portion. Delivery of the first locomotives is in 1957. The E10 is the first model of the family of standard Deutsche Bundesbahn locomotives. The last locomotive in the family of standard locomotives based on the E10 is delivered in 1984.

On September 26, 1989, the first ICE 1 power car for Deutsche Bahn is rolled out in Munich. Construction of the coach body shell and the assembly of the power cars are carried out by a consortium of the German rail industry. The ICE 1 is the first high-speed train to be produced in series in Germany.

In the early 1990s, a closer cooperation with Siemens finally led to the takeover of the plant by Siemens AG. From here came locomotives of the Eurosprinter and Eurorunner family amongst others. In 2010, the first Vectron locomotives were completed.

The plant today

Locomotives by Siemens Mobility are manufactured, assembled and put into operation in Munich-Allach. Part of the development process also takes place here. Munich serves as a control center for the worldwide production of locomotives.

140 years of traction technology Since the first electric railway, we have driven rail traffic forward, time and time again. This also applies to the field of traction electronics – a sector that has developed rapidly since the 20th century. Our developments here have always stood for optimal traction performance with reliable, economical and efficient operation.

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