Akiem and Alstom have signed a framework contract for 100 Traxx Universal MS locomotives with a firm order for 65 vehicles. Deliveries of the units are scheduled to take place between 2025 and 2028.
Up to EUR 500 million is the total value of the agreement which will help Akiem to meet rail market growing needs for either freight or passenger transport services. Final assembly is planned to take place at the Alstom site in Kassel, Germany.
The Traxx multi-system (MS3) locomotives benefit from optimised energy consumption and can run both freight and passenger operations at a speed of up to 160 km per hour.
As a unique feature for multi-system locomotives, a part of them will be delivered with the diesel or battery last mile feature enabling to access ports, terminals or industrial sites without the need of a shunting locomotive.
All locomotives will be equipped with the Atlas signalling system, Alstom’s onboard solution for the European Train Control System (ETCS). This system comes with the broadest coverage of countries and lines, both in ETCS as well as for legacy system operation, and superior two-out-of-three architecture.
The procurement of these Traxx Universal MS locomotives will allow Akiem to boost the development of its activities opening new routes from France to Italy, the northern ports and central Europe with a total of 12 countries – Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia and Switzerland.
According to Akiem, 55 Traxx multi-system (MS3) locomotives from this agreement will be deployed to deliver transport passenger and freight services from France to Europe.
“We are constantly investing in our locomotive portfolio to serve our customers and develop new market positions. This stock investments will allow to offer new efficient and sustainable routes which will contribute to increase the modal shift towards rail in Europe,” Fabien Rochefort CEO of Akiem said.
In 2022, the rolling stock leasing company ordered Siemens Mobility 65 Vectron AC and MS locomotives with the first vehicles expected to be delivered in 2024.
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