Stadler’s first locomotive order for the Lithuanian market includes an option for 17 additional units, spare parts and a 3-year maintenance period.
The supply consists of seventeen electric 25 kV AC locomotives based on the EURODUAL 6-axle platform for extreme weather conditions. Because the cargo locomotives are designed for temperatures as low as -40ºC.
Eglė Šimė, CEO at LTG Cargo, said: “The new electric locomotives will transport freight between Vilnius and Klaipėda – a corridor that carries half of all rail freight in Lithuania annually. Electric locomotives are about three times more efficient than diesel locomotives, so we can offer our customers greener and more competitive freight transport services.”
The 1.520-meter gauge locomotive for Lithuania’s cargo rail network provides 500 kN of maximum tractive effort, up to 6,15 MW at rail of tractive power, and can reach a maximum speed of 120 km/h. It also includes an electric brake with regenerative brake functionality to increase the locomotive’s efficiency further. The Valencia-built vehicle is also equipped with an automatic coupler SA3s.
Besides that, two driver cabs include video surveillance equipment (CCTV) system consists of two rearview cameras per cab, allowing the driver to observe the rear from his central driving position, and a forward camera.