The railway company BLS Cargo bought from Siemens Mobility ten new Vectron locomotives to come delivered in 2026 and will be used in corridor services north-south connecting Belgium and Holland, as well as Germany, Austria and Switzerland, with Italy. With the new vehicles the fleet of locomotives Vectron of BLS Cargo, which is 52% owned by BLS, 45% from Captrain Holding 45% and 3% from Ambrogio Trasporti, will rise to 50 vehicles.

"With the new locomotives - he underlined BLS Cargo Managing Director, Dirk Stahl - we can transport heavier trains than before on the gradients of the Alpine passes. This will make us more efficient and We will have more locomotives in service."