Traxx Universal locomotives: Superior performance in challenging environments

Traxx Universal at a glance
As part of the broadest locomotive portfolio in the industry, Alstom offers Traxx Universal™, a 4-axle electric locomotive platform with outstanding modularity, reliability and performance, available for freight and passenger applications on many different multiple-country corridors.
Traxx Universal locomotives are used to operate freight or passenger trains at speeds up to 200 km/h. Offering a great variety of configurations for different catenary voltages, signalling systems, traction requirements, for single or multiple-country operations, and allowing multiple traction with other locomotives or pulling / pushing passenger cars.
Traxx Universal™ is the most modern 4-axle locomotive platform with latest converter, transformer, signalling and communication technology, providing better performance and easier upgradability to cope with future requirements.
Alstom was the first to introduce the last mile functionality. It allows to access non-electrified terminals, ports, sidings, etc. at high tractive effort and in seamless, dynamic transition without the need of a shunting locomotive. Together with a remote control for shunting, it even enables one-man operation.
This new generation of 4-axle mainline Traxx™ locomotives excels in all main aspects of lifecycle costs such as tractive effort, power, energy consumption and maintainability for many different types of applications and corridors, allowing customers to pull more wagons, safe energy cost and avoid many workshop visits to boost profitability.
The combination of the most modern locomotive platform with Alstom’s world-leading signalling system enables higher performances and longer / new corridors such as an East-West corridor from France to Poland.
Gauge |
1435 mm |
Axle load (approx). |
22 t |
Main propulsion | Electric MS, AC, DC |
Secondary propulsion |
Diesel or battery |
Power |
Up to 6.4 MW |
Tractive effort |
Up to 340 kN |
Operating speed |
160 - 200 km/h |