TRAXX
The proven TRAXX locomotive portfolio offers expertise eight years ahead of its time, and more than 2,300 locomotives have been sold worldwide. Bombardier’s new TRAXX 3 locomotive platform is one of the most innovative locomotives to enter the European freight and passenger transportation market.
TRAXX locomotives enable cost-efficient operations while reducing environmental impact and preserving resources globally. Since 1998, the TRAXX platform has been delivering top quality freight and passenger transport services. Throughout this time, Bombardier has continued to develop and perfect the platform’s technology.
The broad TRAXX product portfolio provides customers with key benefits including:
The new TRAXX 3 platform offers a flexible and modular design for all worldwide applications and configurations required for individual operation. Bombardier provides customized solutions for specific regions such as our ALP passenger locomotives for North America, the E464 locomotive for Italy’s passenger traffic and the IORE locomotives for heavy freight transport in Sweden.
For over 20 years, TRAXX locomotives have been safely and reliably providing freight and passenger service across 20 countries. Our freight locomotives set new standards in terms of tractive effort, energy efficiency, Last Mile support diesel engine, digitalization and service network. Many of these innovative solutions for day-to-day operations are proven to pay off in cost savings. |
TRAXX 3 locomotives with Last Mile function (diesel engine) allow for operation on non-electrified track sections all over Europe. The locomotives can bridge non-electrified areas for up to eight hours at up to 40 km/h. For convenience, remote control can be combined with the Last Mile option. |
The TRAXX locomotives come out on top when it comes to economy and ecology:
In a nutshell, the TRAXX locomotives provide both savings and benefits in daily operation.
Pre-defined options and corridors allow customers to customize the TRAXX 3 locomotive to suit particular operational requirements:
The result is a flexible variant management and customized homologation, fast delivery and optimized cost.
The new TRAXX locomotives will cross many borders:
Maxi-corridors for TRAXX locomotives make operation across Europe possible, regardless of borders
TRAXX locomotives are continually being maintained by our service team:
We maintain our customers’ locomotives, allowing them to stay focused on their operations and utilize their assets more efficiently.
Locomotive-hauled passenger traffic offers passengers particularly comfortable travel in long-distance service. The TRAXX locomotive and double-deck coach combination, like our TWINDEXX double-deck coach, is very energy- and cost-efficient. Intercity traffic closes the gap between regional and high-speed service while Bombardier connects metropolises and medium-sized cities. Our passenger locomotives operate on electrified lines, but our energy-efficient dual-power locomotives use innovative diesel traction.
Electrified TRAXX locomotives operate Europe-wide, and in Israel. They are capable of running under all main European catenaries. In North America the ALP-45 dual-power locomotives bridge gaps with the combination of electric and diesel sources. Additionally, our single and multi-engine diesel locomotive (the latter one known as “whispering locomotive” because of its low noise emissions) operate on non-electrified lines and in rescue service.
The innovative TRAXX platform is easily configurable due to three basic packages, pre-defined corridors and options for speed including 140 km/h, 160 km/h and 200 km/h in the future. A universal bogie for all TRAXX 3 locomotives has been developed for the whole speed range. For passenger service, communication packages are available including a passenger information system displaying train destinations. This means our passenger locomotives are both tailor-made and off-the-shelf mobility solutions.
LNVG’s Bombardier fleet of 37 TRAXX locomotives, 37 TWINDEXX double-deck cab cars and 183 TWINDEXX double-deck coaches boast a 99 per cent fleet availability. These fleets cover more than 130 million train kilometres in Northern Germany. An elaborate infrastructure for maintenance in our depots in Uelzen and Bremervörde makes this possible.
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The innovative TRAXX 3 platform unites Last Mile option, high energy-efficiency, high train-load performance, low maintenance costs and high reliability and availability – among other aspects which are key benefits for operators and leasing companies. More than 2,300 TRAXX locomotives have been sold to date.