Vectron

what is it?

The Vectron is a locomotive series made by Siemens Mobility, introduced at the 2010 InnoTrans trade fair in four prototype versions: diesel, multi-system, and both AC and DC electric power. The diesel version has been replaced in 2018 by a dual mode locomotive which is powered by electricity on electrified sections of the track and can be switched to diesel mode on non-electrified sections. The Vectron series is reconfigurable and modular, with a Bo'Bo' wheel arrangement, and is intended as the successor to the EuroSprinter family of locomotives.

who runs it

Austrian Federal RailwaysČD CargoSBB CargoDSBŽelezničná spoločnosť SlovenskoBLS CargoVR GroupRaaberbahnRegioJetSnälltågetČeské dráhyHRHector Rail

base stats

• speed 233 km/htop speed

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🏎️Top speed is 1.8× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• ⏱️At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 10 minutes.
• 📏19 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).

spec sheet

built

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number built

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kind

(Diesel)electric (3-phase)

traction

diesel

origin

🇦🇹 Austria

builders

Siemens Mobility

designer

Siemens Mobility

operators

Austrian Federal Railways, ČD Cargo, SBB Cargo, DSB, Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko, BLS Cargo, VR Group, Raaberbahn, RegioJet, Snälltåget, České dráhy, Hector Rail

top speed

233 km/h

power

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gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

electric system

Catenary:, Any of 1.5 kV DC, 3 kV DC, 25 kV 50 Hz AC

wheel arrangement

Bo′Bo′

length

19 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.