Research ministry sponsors development of new and most powerful Vossloh diesel locomotive
The pan-European 2700-kW Nordlok set to win new marketsKiel-based Vossloh Schienenfahrzeugtechnik GmbH is presently developing the Nordlok, a large diesel locomotive initially for operation in Germany and Scandinavia. The project, which is being carried out together with RAG Bahn und Hafen, Gladbeck, and a Swedish private rail operator, is sponsored by Germany's Ministry of Education and Research.
Serving as a basis for the Nordlok is the G 2000 diesel locomotive, of which meanwhile 40 units have been built, and which in its new configuration will feature a 2,700-kW diesel engine and three different signaling and control systems (for Germany, Denmark, Sweden). Currently the most powerful locomotive available (2,000 kW), the G 2000 is licensed to operate in Italy and the Netherlands in addition to Germany. Approval from Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, and Poland (in good time for EU accession) is expected anytime now.
Vossloh's G 1206 Europalok is already licensed for operation in nine countries. With the development of the Nordlok, the company will also be represented by a pan-European diesel locomotive at the top end of the power range, which in turn will enable Vossloh to steam into new markets.
Werdohl/Kiel, February 7, 2003
For more information contact:
Christiane Konrad, Vossloh AG, phone (+49-2392) 52263