RailPool orders Bombardier locomotives
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefBombardier Transportation said Thursday it has received an order for 36 TRAXX locomotives from the German leasing company Railpool GmbH (Railpool). The contract is worth roughly $157 million. Delivery is scheduled to commence in July, with all 36 locomotives in service by November 2013.
Final assembly of all the new TRAXX locomotives for Railpool will take place at Bombardier’s Kassel, Germany, site. The carriage bodies will be produced at the Bombardier site in Wroclaw, Poland, and the bogies will be produced at the site in Siegen, Germany. The Mannheim and Hennigsdorf sites in Germany will be responsible for the propulsion and control technology.
“This order for an additional 36 locomotives rounds off our current portfolio and carries forward our successful co-operation with Bombardier. Furthermore, it is a clear signal of our confidence in a positive future for the locomotives leasing business, " said Dr. Walter Breinl, chairman of Railpool GmbH.
Bombardier Transportation President, Locomotives and Equipment Division Åke Wennberg said, “We are very proud of the new contract, as it once again confirms that our customer is extremely satisfied with both our products and the co-operation between our organisations. With these new vehicles, Railpool’s locomotive fleet will increase to 100 vehicles, all of which can be flexibly put into service on Europe’s rail corridors.”
Railpool’s order from Bombardier was the second equipment order involving the leasing company reported this week. The company also has purchased six Siemens’ 6.4MW ac electric Vectron locomotives, which were unveiled at the InnoTrans rail show in Berlin in November.
