Vectron230 authorized for 230 km/h
posted on 22nd Dec 2025 14:38
On 22 December 2025, Siemens Mobility announced that Vectron locomotive has received authorization from the ERA for passenger service at speeds of up to 230 km/h. This makes Vectron the first modern locomotive with the corresponding authorization. It covers Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary. Denmark is in preparation and is expected to follow at a later date. The locomotives are equipped with Siemens Mobility’s Trainguard 200 ETCS on-board unit (Baseline 3.6).
The first operator to benefit from the approval are České dráhy. The company ordered 50 Vectron MS locomotives in April 2022; deliveries are already underway. Entry into service is planned from 1 January 2026.
To date, Siemens Mobility has sold more than 2,800 Vectron locomotives to over 110 customers, and the fleet has covered around 1.3 billion kilometers in service. Locomotives based on the Vectron platform have been approved for operation in 20 European countries.
