Today, Innotrans has published a draft list of all vehicles that will be on display at the 3,5 km of tracks available in Berlin.
For the close followers of this website, it doesn't offer many surprises, but still interesting, especially for the fans of diesel-hydraulic and diesel-electric locomotives. The hightlights for us:
Bombardier: The Traxx-platform will be there of course, at least the diesel-version will be present. Impressive will be the world première of the first ALP-45 Dual Power locomotive; This massive hybrid unit, stuffed with interesting technology, will run in the USA soon.
Siemens: the well-announced Vectron armada will set sail for Berlin; four prototypes will be on display. The known 193 901 MS high power and 193 921 AC high power versions will get company from two other units, of which one most likely will be a DC-version.
Alstom: anounces a hybrid unit, most likely to be the welknown 203-concept based on old V100 units of the German railways. Next to that the PrimaII will be present. Let's see which unit will represent this nicely designed platform.
Skoda: of course will bring the 109E again.
Voith: a new version of the Gravita will make its debute: the 15BB. All units in service at this moment represent the less powerful 10BB version. The Maxima is present on the stand of Wiebe.
Vossloh: comes in big, five diesel units will be present of which three are new. The
EUROlight, a 2800kW version of the Euro-platformen with less then 20t axle weight. The G12 will extend the 5th generation of Vossloh locomotives. It will be accompagnied by the G6, which was presented at Innotrans 2008. Then there will be the welknown Euro4000, in a surprising new trim we hope. Last but not least there is the DE18, which will really bring the knowledge of the Kiel and Valencia sites together we think.
GE: For the first time a Powerhaul-unit will pay the European continent a visit.
ZNLE: the new Dragon locomotive will be exhibited at the Newag S.A. stand, we think.
And then there are some new devopments, mostly coming from the East of Europe. GREDELJ, LOSTR, RTS, Remarul 16 Februarie and SNCF will also bring some locomotives.
Also, much to see, but also, when you compare it to the 2008-edition, some things are missing. The crisis for sure has put a hold on many developments (or at least has slowed them down). No Maxima-20BB, no new EU-version of the class66 by EMD, would the new Powerhaul be the announced European version or it it the UK-version for Freightliner? (We expect Freightliner unit 70007 at the fair) And the Bitrac from CAF, sure would like to see that one close-by. We will have to wait and see! As stated, the list is only a draft, version, sure there is still space for a nice surprise right?
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