Summary：SWEDEN: Siemens announced on March 15 that Hector Rail had placed a firm order for a further 15 Vectron AC electric locomotives, as an option on a July 2016 order for an initial five

SWEDEN: Siemens announced on March 15 that Hector Rail had placed a firm order for a further 15 Vectron AC electric locomotives, as an option on a July 2016 order for an initial five.

The 200 km/h locomotives are scheduled to be delivered from early 2018 for use on heavy freight and timber trains in Sweden and Norway. They will be rated at 6·4 MW under electric power, and will have diesel power modules for short-distance off-wire operation.

They will be equipped for radio remote control, and fitted with ETCS as well as the ATC2-STM train control system.