Friday, August 30, 2024 Alstom, a world leader in intelligent and eco-friendly transportation solutions, has entered into a contract with Captrain Polska, an independent European rail operator. Under this agreement, Alstom will provide three advanced Traxx Universal locomotives designed for intermodal transport. These locomotives will be certified for operation in at least six countries: Poland, Germany, Austria, France, Belgium, and Luxembourg.
The production of these units will take place at Alstom’s facility in Kassel, Germany, while the car-body shells will be crafted at Alstom’s plant in Wrocław, Poland. “We are proud of another contract for a carrier providing international services. The Traxx locomotives will provide increased operational efficiency and reliability, as well as better availability thanks to extended maintenance intervals.
” “Captrain Polska has been using Traxx locomotives, both in MS and DC configurations, for more than 10 years and we are very satisfied with them. To date, we have leased all the locomotives of this platform, but in accordance with the company’s policy, after exceeding a certain number of locomotives of a certain type, we decide to supplement the fleet with our own locomotives. The current level of 10 MS locomotives and the recent decision to build our own warehouse of spare parts and develop the competence of our workshop in Wolow towards this particular locomotive platform, is the right moment to decide that Traxx locomot.