en.Wedoany.com Reported - Alstom and Polish locomotive leasing platform OnTrain showcased the first Traxx Universal multi-system electric locomotive on the Zmigrod test track, produced under a contract signed by both parties in 2024, which covers a total of 40 locomotives. Among them, 35 units will be authorized for operation in Poland, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, and Serbia, while the remaining five will receive certification for the Eastern Corridor (Poland, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary). Alstom will also be responsible for the preventive maintenance of these locomotives during the warranty period.
Piotr Ignasiak, CEO of OnTrain, stated that OnTrain's goal is to provide customers with locomotives while maintaining the highest standards of safety and functionality, ensuring high fleet availability. As a new entrant in the railway locomotive leasing market, OnTrain relies on proven solutions such as the Traxx locomotive to compete with the largest players in the industry. The company has tested four of the five Traxx locomotives ordered in December 2024, and the tests have demonstrated the technical quality of the locomotives, confirming that choosing the Traxx platform was the right decision.
The third-generation multi-system Traxx locomotive offers high operational performance, reliability, energy efficiency, and extended maintenance intervals, designed to haul heavier loads. Based on a modular platform, it can be used in both passenger and freight sectors, suitable for domestic and cross-border operations, and is available in various configurations including AC, DC, and multi-system. The locomotives ordered by OnTrain are equipped with the Onvia signaling system (formerly Atlas), Alstom's onboard solution in the European Train Control System (ETCS) domain.
Beata Rusinowicz, Managing Director of Alstom Poland, stated that the Traxx Universal locomotives will enhance OnTrain's locomotive leasing platform fleet to support the dynamic growth of the European railway market. A significant portion of this order is produced at Alstom's Wroclaw plant in Poland, which is responsible for manufacturing locomotive bodies. The Wroclaw plant possesses unique technical capabilities and is a leading manufacturer of components such as locomotive bodies, passenger car bodies, and bogie frames for high-speed trains. To date, the plant has produced over 2,000 Traxx locomotive bodies in various versions and types, including models equipped with the "Last Mile" system, which allows shunting on sidelines without overhead power supply.
In recent years, the Wroclaw plant has participated in the manufacturing of ICE 4 long-distance trains for Deutsche Bahn, producing over 1,500 bodies and bogies. The execution of this contract was made possible by an investment of nearly 60 million euros in the plant, with the new W5 hall equipped with an advanced painting workshop, including spraying and sandblasting robots, as well as temperature- and humidity-controlled bonding areas. Over the past five years, Alstom has invested an additional 30 million euros or more in plant upgrades, including the construction of an aluminum welding line with robotic welders and a 90-meter-long aluminum machining center. Further investments at the plant include a train interior assembly line, which will be fully developed as part of a contract signed with a German operator, covering the production of 904 railway carriages in Wroclaw.
Alstom's Wroclaw plant currently employs over 1,000 people. The plant was established in 1833 and operated under the name Pafawag after World War II.
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