Hector Rail buys 10 six-axle locomotives

Hector Rail has purchased ten six-axle locomotives from DB Schenker (DB Class 151). The locomotives were built in the mid 70s. The delivery will be 2016 and 2017.
The locomotives are powerful but still much more cost-efficient to buy than new locomotives. This makes these locomotives an attractive solution for heavy short-distance transports. However, these are also an attractive alternative for other segments of the rail market and also for intermodal transport.

A total of 15 such locomotives were purchased in order to ensure cost-efficient refurbishment and to be able to safely supply the respective spare parts in the future. Five of these locomotives are used as spare parts donors.

With this type of locomotives, Hector Rail can offer a new concept in the comparable market to the borrowed modern locomotives, which is a standard solution for other non-official rail transport companies on the market. Thanks to the financial strength of Hector Rail, all this is possible in the first place.

Some data of the locomotives:
Number of axles: 6
Weight: 118 tonnes
Power: 6288 kW
Starting tractive effort: 395 kN
Top speed: 120 km/h
Production year: 1972-1978