[locomotive] The Smartron look is back [updated]

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Are we starting all over again? In 2018, Siemens released the first stripped-down Vectron in capri blue—better known as Smartron—with only the essential components for services in Germany. The machine got number 192 001 (now e.g.o.o.) and a unique Siemens Smartron design. 192 002 (now PIMK Rail) followed soon after. 

This article was first published in June 2024 and updated on 15.08.2024 – scroll down for the update:

Siemens 22037 / 192 001 ‘Smartron’ on 24.03.2018 at Jena Göschwitz – with the future MRCE 191 023 – Photo: Marc Anders
PIMK Rail’s Smartrons 80 002 and 006, together with Vectron 80 962, all stabled at Todor Kableshkov station near Plovdiv (BG) 22.12.2020 Photo: Konstantin Planinski / BackOnTrack Studios

Update 15.08.2024

On 28.06.2024, a new locomotive in the same styling was seen in Munich. In August, Axel Schaer met the machine during test runs in Stendal:

  • 91 80 6192 114-7 D-SIEAG = Vectron 1397 = Siemens 23455 – for DE only.
Siemens 192 114 in Stendal on 12.08.2024 © Axel Schaer
Siemens 192 114 in Stendal on 12.08.2024 © Axel Schaer
Siemens 192 114 in Stendal on 12.08.2024 © Axel Schaer

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