On 28.01.2016 we got the first images of FuoriMuro Vectrons in active service. That day the 191 003 started working between Lecco and Chiasso, and 191 002 ran to Ravenna and Udine. The images show the 003 running light from Chiasso to Lecco Maggianico to collect a rake of steel wagons for Emmenbrücke, Switzerland. Update: an image of the train to Emmenbrücke. (Alessandro Destasi / Federico Paoletti / Enrico Bavestrello / Lorenzo Banfi)

Thanks Riccardo Mainoldi

On 29.11.2015, RailAdventure took Fuori Muro Vectron 191 002 and 003 to Italy, using RTC locomotive 189 902. (Roberto di Trani / Werner Moleri)

Italian freight operator Fuori Muro ordered these two machines in March 2012. The delivery of the machines, originally scheduled for December 2013, has been delayed for almost two years. Main cause is the long homologation period that was needed to get the Vectron approved for Italy.

On 23.10.2015 a new Vectron DC locomotive was transported from Munich to Wegberg-Wildenrath. It is numbered in the 191 series (191 004), which usually means it is built for the Italian market.

At this moment there are six 'Italian' Vectron locomotives, known to us:

191 001 > Siemens
191 002 > Fuori Muro, awaiting delivery (delivery planned for 12.2013)
191 003 > Fuori Muro, awaiting delivery (delivery planned for 12.2013)
191 004 > Siemens
191 011 > 09.2015 delivered to CFI (delivery planned for 2nd half 2014)
191 012 > 09.2015 delivered to CFI (delivery planned for 2nd half 2014)

Siemens informs: From now on, our Vectron-loco will be travelling in Italy! The Italian authority has granted the type authorization for the Vectron 3 kV DC. The Vectron can therefore run on all sections of the Italian network.

Today, RailAdventure 103 222 is taking two Vectron locomotives for Italy to Brenner station. The machines involved are the grey 191 011 and 191 012 for Italian railfreight operator CFI. Both machines were ordered in February 2014 and completed right away in the consecutive months. However, as Siemens is still awaiting the official approval of the Vectron for Italy, delivery was suspended until now.

Update: The machines have arrived at Brenner station this afternoon. Now their journey will continue to Bologna (IT).

FuoriMuro from Italy also awaits the delivery of two Vectron locomotives (191 002 and 003). These were ordered in March 2012. The two locomotives have been parked in Munich for quite some time now, they were already seen being completed early in 2014.

One week ago, the locomotive was transported from Bologna Interporto to Firenze. It is being prepared for dynamic tests. The graffiti was removed during the past days.
[Update] On 14.02.2014, the test train was ready, being composed of locomotives RFI 402B 101 and 142 and Austrian passenger coaches and of course 191 001. Images here.

Homologation for the South European country is an important issue, with now two pending deliveries of Vectron locomotives to Italian operators. The FuoriMuro 191 002 and 003 are ready, but are parked around the Siemens factory in Munich. Delivery of these machines was originally scheduled for late 2013.
Since yesterday we know about CFI, also about to receive two Vectron locomotive in the second half of 2014. For now, CFI will operate the last 189 series stock locomotive available, 189 823. - MS CFI Vectron FuoriMuro Vectron Siemens Vectron locos used for test and promotion Stock locomotives type ES 64 F4

The Vectron series of locomotives has completed its certification procedure for conventional rail transport in accordance with the Technical Specification for Interoperability TSI CR LOC&PAS. The EC certificate was presented yesterday by Ulrich Wiescholek, Head of the German notified body Eisenbahn-Cert (EBC), to Karl-Hermann Klausecker, CEO of Siemens Locomotives and Components.

“Vectron is the first electrical locomotive platform to be certified according to this specification in Europe. The certificate enormously simplifies for us the process of national approvals with regard to the expenditure and the time required. This means we have taken another important step toward approval of the Vectron throughout Europe”, said Karl-Hermann Klausecker on receiving the certificate.

The Vectron locomotives thus meet all standardized, pan-European technical specifications for the approval of locomotives. These specifications not only include the TSI CR LOC&PAS, but also the TSI HS RST for rolling stock of the trans-European high-speed rail system, Class 2 (vehicles with a maximum speed of between 190 km/h and 250 km/h), the TSI SRT (safety in rail tunnels), the TSI PRM (access for persons with restricted mobility), the noise requirements according to the TSI HS RST and the TSI NOI (rolling stock - noise) of conventional rail transport, and the TSI CCS (control, command and signaling) when using an ERTM system.

This has established the basis for obtaining the individual national approvals in Europe more easily and with considerably reduced test expenditure. At present, the approval authorities of all EU member states are aligning their national approval requirements with the TSI regulations. This means that only those national requirements that are not covered by the TSI still have to be met. These are being notified to the European Railway Agency (ERA) as National Technical Rules (NTR).

A number of customer-specific versions of the Vectron series of locomotives have already been able to obtain series approval from the German Federal Railway Authority (EBA). Thanks to the extended certification now available, all further Vectron variants pending approval at EBA can obtain continuous series approval until December 2020, after which applications can be submitted for extensions. In the case of locomotives without TSI CR LOC&PAS certification, the series approval ends in mid-2017. BoxXpress.de Vectron CargoServ Vectron DB Cargo Vectron (Poland) FuoriMuro Vectron MRCE Vectron Paribus (Northrail) Vectron Railpool Vectron Siemens Vectron locos used for test and promotion VR Group: Vectron locomotives for Finland

The Italian private railway operator Fuori Muro has awarded Siemens a contract for two Vectron DC locomotives. It is the first Vectron order from Italy. The vehicles will be built at the Siemens plant in Munich-Allach and delivered to the customer in December 2013. The Vectron is the new generation of Siemens locomotives for the European market and was presented for the first time at the 2010 InnoTrans International Trade Fair for Transport Technology.

Fuori Muro will use the two locomotives primarily to transport freight on the roughly 60 kilometer long railway line connecting the port city of Genoa and the Interporto Rivalta Scrivia terminal in its hinterland. With a driving power of 5.2 megawatt and a weight of 80 tons the Vectron DC operates at a maximum speed of 160 kilometers per hour. The contract awarded by Fuori Muro is the first which Siemens has received for its Vectron DC locomotives worldwide. The first customer for Vectron locomotives was the Munich-based locomotive leasing company Railpool, which ordered six Vectron AC in December 2010. - Siemens FuoriMuro Vectron

Then FuoriMuro wants to start its own freight shuttles, for example to Rivalto Terminal. Therefore it ordered two Vectron locomotives from Siemens, to be delivered late 2013. - ship2shore.it

Railcolor comment: It is officially the second Vectron order for Siemens. Railpool was the first to order this new generation of locomotives, six in total. However, no major orders up til now. With no less than eight electric Vectron Siemens is now eagerly working on the homologation of the Vectron in many different countries. Poland was the first to issue a (temporary) permit.

Siemens does not confirm this information. FuoriMuro Vectron