Stadler, together with the German rail freight operator Havelländische Eisenbahn (HVLE), presented the new generation of six-axle bi-mode EURODUAL locomotives. HVLE ordered 10 locomotives in 2017 to be used in for freight transport in Germany. Deliveries will start in 2020. The first two locomotives have started the homologation tests in Germany few weeks ago.
Stadler’s EURODUAL locomotive maximizes energy efficiency, performance and reliability and therefore, the profitability of rail operators. The powerful locomotive, in both traction modes, is able to run at high speed through the European corridors with mixed traffic. Its adhesion control system and its impressive tractive effort up to 500kN ensure the greatest hauling capacity in the European market.
EURODUAL also minimizes the environmental impact during the production phase with a recyclability rate of 97.71% and also during its useful life reducing noise and exhaust gas emissions. The CAT engine C175-16, meets latest European normative Stage IIIB and Stage V.
“Versatility, profitability and environment, EURODUAL is the technological response of Stadler to the challenges posed by rail freight transport. With its avant-garde technology, it covers every need in an efficient and reliable way offering rail operators numerous economic and ecological benefits”, Iñigo Parra, CEO Stadler Valencia, said during the presentation of the locomotive at InnoTrans.
“The purchase of the EURODUAL as a launch customer is a milestone in the ambitious quality strategy of HVLE. The locomotive will enable HVLE to strengthen our market position and to achieve sustainable growth”, added Martin Wischner, member of the board of HVLE.
One of the routes where the German rail freight operator will use the EURODUAL is on the demanding Blankenburg-Rübeland route,the steepest public freight transport line in Europe with a slope over 63‰, in order to transport trains of 1,650 tons downhill with two locomotives.
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