Metrans adds twenty new Bombardier locomotives
HHLA subsidiary Metrans receives first of twenty TRAXX multi-system locomotives to enhance its production quality in Central Europe
The HHLA subsidiary Metrans is investing in the further enhancement of its production quality. The twenty TRAXX multi-system locomotives ordered with Bombardier are specifically designed to accommodate the different power supply and automatic train protection systems in Central Europe. They will primarily be used for traction services between Hamburg/Bremerhaven and the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. All of the locomotives are to be delivered by the end of the first quarter of 2015.
The Bombardier TRAXX F140 MS are among the most modern locomotives in electric rail freight transport, and they can be used along all European routes. They drive with a maximum a maximum speed of 140 km/h. The TRAXX F140 MS locomotive can be used for cargo and passenger transport services, though its high pulling power makes it particularly well suited for cargo transport.
Jiri Samek, Managing Director of the Metrans Group, explains: “The locomotives that we arepurchasing from Bombardier are perfect for meeting our requirements. Due to the fact that they can cope with the different power supply and automatic train protection systems in Central Europe, we will be using them primarily for traffic to the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, but also to Austria, Switzerland and within Germany. By using our own, high-performance locomotives, we hope to achieve both a reduction in costs and, in particular, a further increase in production quality.”
Metrans has been offering its clients tightly scheduled rail connections within Germany, Austria and Switzerland since autumn 2012. The routes to Austria run via hub terminals; sites in Germany/Switzerland and Hamburg/Bremerhaven are connected directly.
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