Alpha Trains has awarded Siemens Mobility a long-term locomotive service and maintenance contract to ensure efficient operation of lessor’s Vectron fleet.
The contract covers the complete maintenance of Vectron locomotives over a period of 15 years, including revisions at the Siemens Rail Service Center in Munich-Allach.
All Vectron locomotives are equipped with a remote data access system that works with Railigent X to ensure condition-based maintenance. Ongoing data analysis improves operational processes, optimises maintenance, increases cost efficiency, and enables maximum availability of the locomotives. All data provided by the locomotives can also be displayed in the customer’s system via API interfaces.
“We will draw on Siemens’ extensive know-how and experience to offer our customers maximum availability and service quality. Backed by this lean and smart solution, we’ll be able to respond quickly to customer needs and provide efficient, flexible, and reliable leasing solutions,” Fernando Pérez, CEO of the Alpha Trains Group, said.
The partnership between Alpha Trains and Siemens Mobility underscores their shared commitment to sustainable and efficient transport solutions in Europe. The high quality of maintenance for the Vectron locomotives and the resulting improvements in reliability and performance will support transport companies in shifting transport from road to rail and thus help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The locomotive service and maintenance will be tailored to Alpha Trains’ operation and carried out as needed in 13 different countries at the Siemens Mobility Service facilities located along the major trans-European rail corridors.
In September 2022, Alpha Trains and Siemens Mobility signed a contract for 15 Vectron MS locomotives and in November 2022, another order for 15 additional Vectron locomotives was exercised based on a framework contract agreed in November 2021.
Currently, Alpha Trains owns 185 locomotives and multiple-unit trains from Siemens, including over 80 Vectron locomotives and more than 90 Mireo, Mireo Plus B, and Desiro trains. The latest order is the largest service contract yet signed by the two companies.
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