Over the past three weeks, Lokomotion operationally organized and carried out test runs on the Tauern northern ramp for EuropeanLocPool (ELP) and Stadler Rail Valencia.
The objective of these runs was to demonstrate the performance and load limits of both Stadler locomotive types—the EuroDual and the Euro9000—in practice under real-world conditions.
Both locomotives were fitted by the mechanical measurement group of ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) with measurement equipment and technical attachments for rail conditioning/spraying (to simulate adverse weather conditions), which will also evaluate the collected data. The starting performance of the locomotives was then tested with various loads on specific sections of track assessed as particularly critical. For this purpose, the train configuration included the ÖBB measurement group’s test car placed immediately behind the test locomotive, several freight wagons, and a Class 151 six-axle locomotive from the Lokomotion fleet.
In June of last year, Lokomotion signed a lease agreement for its first two Euro9000 locomotives, which are scheduled to be delivered and enter initial service later this year.
