Siemens Mobility has celebrated the delivery of the last of an initially ordered 80 Vectron electric locomotives to Finnish railway company VR – completing a supply contract first signed in 2014.
At the time, the order was the largest single contract for the Vectron platform, and paved the way for the platform’s introduction across Finland’s broad gauge network.
The contract between the two companies was first signed in 2014
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The order, which also represented the largest rolling stock investment in the VR Group’s history to date, is now fully complete, with all vehicles having been delivered within the contractually agreed timeframe.
Steffen Bobsien, Vice President Locomotives and Coaches at Siemens Mobility, said:
The completion of this order underlines the versatility of the Vectron platform and our experience in managing complex locomotive projects from design adaptation through to final delivery.
It also reflects the strong partnership we have built with VR Group throughout this project. We are pleased to have supported VR Group in modernizing its fleet for rail operations in Finland.
All locomotives have been adapted to ensure performance under local climate conditions, including temperatures as low as –40 degrees Celsius, and have been designed to meet all operational and regulatory requirements of rail transport in Northern Europe.
The vehicles were manufactured in the Siemens Mobility plant in Munich, Germany, whilst the bogies were produced in Graz, Austria. All units were delivered in phases over the course of the project, and each has now been fully integrated into the VR Group’s fleet for passenger and freight transport. To date, the fleet has completed around 72 million kilometres in operation.