Rolls-Royce has signed a letter of intent with Vossloh Locomotives GmbH for the delivery of 44 ultra-low emission MTU Series 4000 rail engines. They are to be used in Vossloh’s DE 18 diesel electric multi-purpose locomotives, which are to be supplied by Vossloh to the French leasing company Akiem. The first engines are scheduled for delivery beginning in 2017.
A special requirement of Akiem is that the emission levels are to be 50 per cent lower than the EU Stage IIIB emission standards, since the locomotives are also to be used for works in tunnels – among other tasks such as shunting and the haulage of freight and infrastructure trains.
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