ÖBB has announced that Siemens AG Austria is the preferred bidder for the supply of 200 electric locomotives for freight transport.
Under the framework contract, the company has to supply 100 standard freight locomotives, 50 last mile locomotives with diesel engine and 50 six-axle last mile locomotives.
In October 2015, ÖBB launched the international tender for the supply of up to 200 electric and elctro-diesel locomotives. The tender was divided into three lots. Lot 1, or ”Standard locomotive”, involved the acquisition of 50 multi-system locomotives, of which half of them will be used for international transport and Italy, and the other half, for international traffic, excluding Italy. The four-axle locomotives should be delivered starting with 2017, with initial order of 30 units.
”Super Cargo West” is the second lot and included the acquisition of 50 electro-diesel locomotives with four-axle or six-axle. The first 30 units will have to be delivered starting with 2020.
Under the Lot 3, or ”Super Cargo East” ÖBB will purchase 50 AC electric locomotives with six-axle. These units will be used for rail traffic in Romania, Hungary and Bulgaria and in Austria will be put into operation on Hegyeshalom (Hungarian border) – Wien route.
The value of the contract was EUR 570 million.
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