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The new EURO9000, ‘next generation locomotive’ for European Loc Pool to be exhibited at Innotrans 2022 in Berlin

European Loc Pool (ELP) is Stadler’s first customer for the latest, most innovative, and powerful EURO9000 freight locomotive. Since May 2019, ELP has ordered 30 EURO9000 hybrid locomotives from Stadler. The vehicles are part of the framework agreement between Stadler and ELP for at least 100 locomotives and will be leased by ELP to rail freight operators from various countries. Stadler and ELP will present this great locomotive for rail freight transport in Europe at InnoTrans. The exhibited locomotive will be operated by the first lessee of the EURO9000, the Dutch rail-freight-operator Rail Force One. Additional novelties are the DAC hybrid couplers, that will be specially exhibited on this ‘Innotrans EURO9000 locomotive’.

With 50% more tractive effort and power, the EURO9000 is indispensable for the success of rail freight operations in Europe. The EURO9000 is a CoCo multi-system locomotive with 500kN starting tractive effort at up to 9MW power paired with 1.9MW diesel. The six-axle locomotives are TSI compliant and have been ordered with multi-system configuration for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Netherlands, and Belgium (15 kV + 25 kV AC and 1.5 kV + 3 kV DC). The vehicles are intended for use on the most important European Railway Corridors and are equipped as standard with ETCS, lateral drive switches (on both sides in each cabin), 3kV DC boost mode (up to 7.7MW at the wheel in 3kV countries), radio remote control and electronic door locking. The modular design of the EURO9000 allows the installation of up to three different drive systems together: Electric drive, diesel drive with two energy-saving 950 kW engines (with current Stage V emissions standard and usable with HVO diesel for CO₂-neutral operation) and batteries, which enables environmentally friendly operation on non-electrified routes. Thanks to a power range of up to 9 MW and an outstanding tractive effort of up to 500 kN, operation with only one locomotive will be possible in many cases where two standard locomotives are required today. Railway operators thus benefit from a higher payload and lower traction costs. It is versatile, economical and environmentally friendly, combining energy efficiency, performance and reliability, resulting in optimal life cycle costs and thus long-term cost efficiency of rail operations.