1. How do you serve
495 million Europeans?
Vectron. The locomotive that’s forging new paths.
Creating Corridors
Answers for mobility.
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3. Creating Corridors
With liberalized markets, widely varying
national requirements and changing
customer needs, today rail-based passen-
ger and freight transportation has to
be more flexible than ever. New paths
are needed – both in terms of ideas and
geography.
Vectron – the new locomotives for those who want to – and
have to – meet Europe’s current and future requirements and
transportation needs. Vectron was developed based on infor-
mation from interviews with many different operators, and on
experience gained from more than 1,600 Eurosprinters and
Eurorunners in operation. Ensured viability into the future, in-
vestment security, environmental compatibility and fungibility
were most important to operators. Vectron responds to these
needs by combining proven strengths with future-oriented
strategies and innovations. Come aboard and discover the
locomotive that forges new paths – to ensure a successful
future for your freight, regional or intercity traffic.
4. Tomorrow is here.
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Gear up for the future now. With an
advanced locomotive that is as ready
for long-term perspectives as it is for
changing markets and sudden unfore-
seen events. Your investment decisions Converging networks
today will determine your business
success tomorrow.
Longer trains
Growing competitive pressure
5. Europe is changing. The world of operators is changing.
Those who hope to succeed in the face of increasingly
intense market pressures must be able to respond quickly
and flexibly in the future. Get on the right track today to
ensure your competitive edge tomorrow.
Changing business opportunities
Revised standards
Stricter environmental requirements
6. Tomorrow is here.
Move ahead.
Planning and investments are secure with Vectron.
Innovations with great future potential status of future TSI regulations and can
require one thing above all: a lot of ex- adapt to changing standards. Reduced
perience. Vectron is based on 130 years pollutant and noise emissions, lower en-
of comprehensive expertise in the de- ergy consumption, and high recyclability
velopment, production and operation of are standard features. This keeps you in
rolling stock. That’s why Vectron makes step with the times, and allows you to
no compromises when it comes to mod- position yourself as a sustainable mobil-
ularity. You invest only in what you truly ity provider.
need, so you have the freedom to deal
with any situation in your locomotive
operations. Vectron focuses on what’s
most important – your success. Start-
ing with a cost-effective basic version,
you can choose from a broad range of
operator-oriented options. A high level
of parts commonality ensures uniform
operability and control, process stand-
ardization and optimized life-cycle costs.
Vectron is like your business – individual,
highly constant, and yet variable – thanks
to maximum flexibility to minimize risks,
combined with an optimized cost-bene-
fit ratio. Top performance and excellent
utilization of tractive power ensure your
competitive edge. The sophisticated ve-
hicle design already reflects the planning
7. Europe is changing. The world of operators is changing.
Those who hope to succeed in the face of increasingly
intense market pressures must be able to respond quickly
and flexibly in the future. Get on the right track today to
ensure your competitive edge tomorrow.
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8. Growing challenges.
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Take advantage of current and future
business opportunities – with a loco-
motive that perfectly matches your
traffic requirements. Vectron combines
efficiency with adaptability through- Cross-border traffic
out the entire life cycle. Its advanced
design and concept, which covers eve-
rything including individual financing
solutions, ensure that even customized
national variants and small batch pro-
duction are economical.
Fluctuating freight levels
Faster decisions
9. The volume of traffic in Europe is growing. The flow of
freight and rail applications are changing as well. Meet-
ing future traffic needs will mean being able to specialize
quickly and cost-effectively.
Heavier traffic
Changing applications
Increasing cost pressure
10. Growing challenges.
Grow as you go.
Vectron adapts flexibly to your needs.
Whether your traffic is national or Euro- consuming development and homologa-
pean, you can meet your traction needs tion processes. And Vectron can also be
efficiently and cost-effectively. The new converted for cross-border operation if
Vectron offers impressive traction in the place of deployment changes later.
four different versions: AC, DC, MS and That not only increases the security of
DE. Increase your competitiveness and your investment, but its sustained value
equip your Vectron with precisely the as well.
performance and components that you
need in your region. Financing options are customized much
like the Vectron itself. Talk to us about
Various performance classes are avail- your specific requirements. We have fi-
able, and the locomotives are scalable nancing solutions tailored to the needs
using country and equipment packages. of the private and public sectors, and
Standard certified and preferred variants we’ll help you take advantage of oppor-
can be delivered quickly, allowing for a tunities to grow your business.
rapid start with no additional or time-
11. The volume of traffic in Europe is growing. The flow of
freight and rail applications are changing as well. Meet-
ing future traffic needs will mean being able to specialize
quickly and cost-effectively.
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12. Changing route requirements.
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Cross borders with no limits. Vectron
gives you the freedom to choose the
routes you want to serve. The new
interoperable Vectron locomotives over-
come technical barriers and support
cross-border rail connections whenever
required by your business. Vectron can
be used on all continental European
corridors.
Different voltage systems
Various train protection systems
13. The importance of international traffic on the main European
corridors is increasing. To efficiently handle the flow of goods
and freight within the European Union, operators must be able
to serve different routes across national borders.
Fluctuating route capacities
Longer transport distances
Expanding ERTMS corridors
14. Changing route requirements.
Make the change.
Vectron means new freedom for cross-border traffic.
Forging new paths in cross-border traffic Powerful variants for strictly AC, strictly
will require knowledge and mastery of DC, or for flexible multi-system applica-
Europe’s certification procedures. This tions support the use of four different
applies to initial certification as well as voltage systems. Vectron’s innovative
to upgrades and retrofits. That’s why you and intelligent concept ensures current
should rely on a strong partner: Thanks and future flexibility in European sys-
to more than 25 multi-country certifica- tems, and is designed for cost-effective
tions for the Eurosprinter and Eurorunner ERTMS migration. Adding or removing
locomotives, successfully completed in train protection systems is not a problem
16 European countries, Siemens has a with the right preliminary equipment
wealth of experience from which the package.
Vectron now also benefits.
While you benefit from simpler, faster
certification procedures, Vectron’s pio-
neering country package concept en-
sures low costs for future upgrades or
retrofits for use on different European
corridors. Retrofitted vehicles are quickly
ready for new applications with minimal
time and effort required for certification.
Thanks to its country
packages, Vectron can be
used throughout Europe
15. The importance of international traffic on the main European
corridors is increasing. To efficiently handle the flow of goods
and freight within the European Union, operators must be able
to serve different routes across national borders.
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16. Performance on the move.
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Efficiency counts – everywhere in Europe.
As an operator, you have to completely High level of flexibility
focus on your transport business. To do
so, you not only need easy-to-maintain
vehicles, but an expert service partner.
When it comes to maximum availability
and reliability for your vehicles, service
concepts must be precisely tailored to
your requirements – to ensure long time-
frames between mandatory maintenance
intervals, fast implementation of repair
work at flexibly defined maintenance
locations, or reliable spare parts supply.
Available throughout Europe
17. Optimally planable operations require maximum availability,
which can only be ensured through service and maintenance
precisely tailored to your needs. After all, putting great things in
motion means having reliable vehicles available – at all times.
Shorter downtimes
Individual service
18. Performance on the move.
Keep moving.
Vectron Railcover offers tailored service.
With our individually tailored services, depot. Necessary spare parts will reach
we’ll help you make your business plans you in time, ensuring that all work can
a reality. Our sophisticated Vectron Rail- be performed rapidly. You get greater
cover service concept ensures maximum flexibility for your operations and avoid
availability and lower costs – anywhere an investment in sparepart stock.
in Europe. You can select from numerous
perfectly designed service modules, and And if an incident should occur at some
put together a service package precisely point – no matter where or when – rapid
in line with your needs. help is available. A help desk is standing
by around the clock to work out the best
You’ll be able to optimize travel times for possible solution for you. It will then be
your Vectron locomotives. A Europe-wide implemented by mobile service techni-
network of workshops allows preventive cians or by a Siemens or other authorized
maintenance even far from the home workshop.
19. Optimally planable operations require maximum availability,
which can only be ensured through service and maintenance
precisely tailored to your needs. After all, putting great things in
motion means having reliable vehicles available – at all times.
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