CBRail Orders 35 Traxx Locomotives

January 2006. CBRail has ordered 35 TRAXX locomotives from Bombardier Transportation. The order, which amounts to approximately €130 million, comprises the production of 25 Electric multi-system locomotives and 10 diesel-electric locomotives. The vehicles are scheduled to be delivered in 2007 and 2008. The contract also includes options for 70 additional locomotives.

CBRail has announced the order of 35 Traxx Locomotives from Bombardier for delivery in late 2007 and 2008, of which 25 will be electric multi system, and 10 will be diesel.  These locomotives have been ordered on a pre-lease basis.

The vehicles, renowned for their superior reliability, will be manufactured in Bombardier’s production facility in Kassel (Germany). The carbodies will be produced by Bombardier’s site in Wroclaw (Poland), while the bogies will be supplied by the Siegen (Germany) facility.

With this order, CBRail will expand its own locomotive fleet, which currently consists of 32 locomotives in mainland Europe, including eight existing TRAXX AC locomotives. This new order will enable CBRail to meet a wide variety of operator requirements for cross-border European operations from North to South or West to East, as well as the operation of services over non-electrified lines.

The modular multi-system locomotive for intra-European goods transport is designed for both direct and alternating current and can be equipped with the different train safety systems that exist in Europe. All locomotives are equipped with the tried and tested MITRAC propulsion and control technology from Bombardier.

The strategy applied to all locomotives in the TRAXX family, which consists of using a number of identical parts, is very advantageous for the customer. This makes the integration of new trains into existing fleets easily possible, and keeps the costs of usage and maintenance low. In addition, the TRAXX locomotives are known for their high level of availability and serviceability over their entire life cycle. Over 750 of the locomotives based on the 185 Series have already been ordered and almost 400 are in daily use transporting goods and passengers throughout Europe.

These locomotives are capable of serving the fast growing freight cross border markets, and can be tailored to meet individual customer requirements for traction and safety systems.