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DE 18 locomotives are granted multi-country homologation
欧盟铁路局（ERA）于2024年12月6日授予中车株机Vossloh机车公司DE 18系列两种型号的多国许可（F/B/L），包括DE 18 SmartHybrid在法国，比利时和卢森堡批准运营，对于总部位于基尔的制造商Vossloh Rolling Stock和推出客户Nexrail来说，是他们合作的重要里程碑。首先，它标志着欧洲首台通用中心驾驶室柴油电池混合动力机车 DE 18 的批准。这证实了它在铁路市场向无化石能源未来的转型中的关键作用。其次，它标志着 DE 18 在比利时的首次亮相，以及第一个结合三个国家的中心驾驶室机车。欧洲需要更环保的货运。DE 18机车和DE 18 SmartHybrid特别为这一目标设定了正确的路线。通过法国、比利时和卢森堡的三国版本，使得铁路运输企业能够在各个方面在跨境交通中使用高效的机车。自2014年获得TSI批准并投放市场以来，DE 18柴电机车在调车、铁路建设和干线运营方面一直高度可靠，但它也在不断与时俱进，例如在2022年推出了用于清洁运营的Stage V发动机。DE 18作为欧洲功率最大的中央驾驶室机车，凭借其强大的驱动系统继续为铁路行业树立标准。同时，由于可以使用环保的HVO燃料并结合智能运行模式，因此在运行成本和低排放运行方面都具有相当大的优势。
2021年，Nexrail与Vossloh机车签署了120台机车框架协议，以购买DE 18 SmartHybrid。
原文：
The ERA has granted vehicle type approval for two locomotives from the DE 18 series, including the DE 18 SmartHybrid, for France, Belgium and Luxembourg. For both the Kiel-based manufacturer Vossloh Rolling Stock and the launching-customer Nexrail, the homologation is an important milestone in their cooperation.
With the multi-country homologation (F/B/L) granted on 06 December 2024 by the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) for two types of the DE 18 series, the universal locomotive simultaneously adds a two new chapter to its operational life. First, it marks the approval of Europe’s first diesel-battery hybrid locomotive in the universal centre-cab segment. This solidifies the DE18s pivotal role in the transition of the rail market toward a fossil-free future. Second, it means the debut of the DE 18 in Belgium and the first centre-cab locomotive to combine the three countries.
‘Europe needs greener freight transport. Our DE 18 locomotives and DE 18 SmartHybrid in particular are setting the right course for this goal,’ emphasises Henrik M. Egeter, Spokesman of the Management Board of Vossloh Rolling Stock. ‘With the three- country version for France, Belgium and Luxembourg, we enable our customers – above all Nexrail – to use a highly efficient locomotive in cross-border traffic in every respect.’ While the diesel-electric DE 18 locomotive has been highly reliable in shunting, railway construction and mainline operations since its TSI approval and market launch in 2014, it has continually moved with the times, for example with the introduction of the Stage V engine for cleaner operation in 2022. The DE 18, as the most powerful centre-cab locomotive in Europe, continues to set standards in the railway industry with its powerful drive system. At the same time, thanks to the possibility of using environmentally friendly HVO fuel in combination with intelligent operating modes, it offers considerable advantages both in terms of operating costs and low-emission operation.In 2021, Nexrail signed a 120 locomotive framework agreement with Vossloh Rolling Stock for the purchase of the DE 18 SmartHybrid.‘Since varied and quite demanding areas of application await the DE 18 locomotives,’ says Luuk von Meijenfeldt, CEO of Nexrail, ’we welcome the multi-country approval that has been achieved. We also appreciate that Vossloh Rolling Stock deliberately opted for a joint approval application for the DE 18 F/B/L (MV28003) and the DE 18 SmartHybrid F/B/L (MV28004). This enabled an efficient and time-saving process without a second, subsequent approval process.’
To fulfil the national requirements, the entire process was carried out in close cooperation with the authorities in France, Belgium and Luxembourg. The assessment was carried out by long-standing partner Certifer Belgorail. While the homologation for France and Luxembourg were technically updated, the DE 18 has now been approved for Belgium for the first time. The DE 18 SmartHybrid receives its initial homologation.
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