Siemens Mobility launches intelligent locomotive for the rail industry

Siemens Mobility and PIMK Rail presented the smartest locomotive in the railway industry – the new Smartron. Smartron  is the most advanced development of Siemens Mobility in the field of rail transport.

The first Smartron locomotive in Bulgaria was purchased by PIMK Rail to take over the company’s freight business. In 2016, PIMK Rail became the first Bulgarian railway operator to acquire a new Vectron from Siemens, and currently it owns and operates three such locomotives.

“On behalf of Siemens Mobility, I would like to congratulate our partners and friends at PIMK Rail for the good choice they made. So far, Siemens Mobility has delivered a total of 705 Vectron and Smartrons locomotives with a total mileage of 220,000,000 km. PIMK Rail is the first railway operator in Bulgaria to have both electric locomotives Vectron and Smartron,” said Mihail Margaritov, Chief Executive Officer of Siemens Mobility Bulgaria.

Developed on the successful Siemens’ Vectron locomotive platform, the model was unveiled at the Innotrans Berlin 2018. Smartron which weighs 83 t. is available for use in AC power system with a maximum speed of 160 km / h and a maximum output of 5.6 MW.

After obtaining the necessary permits in Bulgaria and Romania, the most intelligent locomotive in the railway industry can now operate in both markets. The Romanian railway operator EP Rail has already purchased four Smartron locomotives.