Transmontana
Transmontana owned by LTE
Type and origin
DesignerSoftronic
Build date2010 –
Total produced66 (as of August 2022)
Specifications
Configuration:
  UICCo'Co'
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Length:
  Over couplers20,7 m[1]
Axle load21.5 metric tonnes
Loco weight120 metric tonnes [1]
Electric system/s25 kV AC
15 kV AC
Performance figures
Maximum speed160 km/h
Power output:
  Starting6600 kW
  Continuous6000 kW [1]

Softronic Transmontana is a six-axle electric locomotive for freight trains, produced by the Romanian locomotive producer Softronic.[2]

History

The first machine of this type was delivered in 2010.

Users

It is used for freight train operation by operators based in Austria, Hungary, Romania, Sweden, Slovakia.

Company Country Fleet
CER CargoHungary4
CFRRomania1
CTVRomania2
DB Cargo RomaniaRomania17
E-P RailRomania4
Green CargoSweden16
LTE GroupAustria5
MMVHungary3
Prvá Slovenská železničnáSlovakia1
United Railways Romania2

CFR Calatori also owns one unit, using it regularly on InterRegio trains. In 2021, one of its pantographs was replaced, now having one Schunk pantograph (replaced) and a classic Softronic Stemann pantograph.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Transmontana: Bi-System Electric Locomotive" (PDF). Softronic. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  2. "Transmontana". Softronic. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2023.


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