TSA traction generators for a green fleet of high-performance maintenance vehicles by Plasser & Theurer

Austrian company Plasser & Theurer, the worldwide operating full-range supplier for track maintenance machines, was contracted by Austrian Federal Railways ÖBB to deliver 56 high-performance maintenance vehicles (21 MultiCrafters for permanent way, 29 CatenaryCrafter for the overhead contact line, maintenance and assembly, as well as 6 TransportUnits).

The new green fleet worth about 250 M EUR is the largest single order in the 70 years of company history at Plasser & Theurer. Traktionssysteme Austria from Wiener Neudorf will design and deliver 50 type TGE 59-33-4 traction generators which form the core of the sustainable transport system. The E³ drive technology enables an environmentally friendly electric hybrid drive. The electric machines powered by more than 500kW will be delivered by the end of 2025. A purchase option for another 46 generators is available.