On 14.02.2024, European Loc Pool (ELP) announced a new leasing agreement with Verkehrsbetriebe Peine-Salzgitter (VPS). It covered the lease of two EuroDual locomotives, marking a significant step for VPS towards increasing efficiency and sustainability in heavy rail freight transport. Meanwhile, the first machine has been released:
VPS, Salzgitter AG’s logistics arm, has added two EuroDual hybrid locomotives to its fleet. They will primarily transport raw materials from Hamburg’s Hansaport and the eastern Harz region to Salzgitter Flachstahl’s steelworks. The EuroDuals improve VPS’s economic efficiency (+40% load) while reducing its CO2 footprint.
We show you locomotive no.1, being ELP 90 80 2159 265-8 with acceptance date 04.12.2024 and VPS fleet number 6201 – design by Railcolor Design:
Update 22.12.2024 – locomotive 2
Below, you see 2159 266 with acceptance date 20.12.2024 – which will be VPS 6202 – same design:
About Verkehrsbetriebe Peine-Salzgitter
VPS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Salzgitter Group and its central logistics service provider. With an annual transport volume of 43 million tonnes, VPS focuses on the following:
- Rail freight transport;
- Cargo handling in the public inland port;
- Logistics services;
- Combined goods transport;
- Development and spread of railway technologies;
- Maintenance and repair of railway vehicles.
The VPS fleet comprises many diesel shunting locomotives for internal use, such as the LHB 530, VRS G6/G1700, Alstom H3 and Gmeinder D100. For long-haul traffic, VPS has Alpha Trains Traxx electrics and Bluetigers. Both types will get competition from the EuroDuals.
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