Novelty 2025: With the Vectron Dual Mode, Siemens Mobility presented a dual-power locomotive in 2019 that has both a diesel engine and high-voltage equipment for drawing power from the overhead line. This means that the locomotives are not dependent on the contact wire and can be used more flexibly and resource-efficiently across the entire range of applications. Siemens offers the locomotives in two variants: the Vectron Dual Mode, known in Germany as the BR 248, and the Vectron Dual Mode light, known as the BR 249.

Digitally switchable drivers cab lighting | Digitally switchable engine room lighting | Drivers desk lighting | A metal scissor pantograph | Fine fan grilles | Freely rotating fan wheel on the roof | Detailed bogies | View into the engine room | Freestanding windscreen wipers and handrails | PIKO TrainSound® onboard

Features

EAN	4015615511779
Sound yes/no	yes
Type of current	DC
Railway administration	Private railway
Era	VI
Kind of measurement	LOB / length over buffers
Measurement	230
Minimum radius	358
Digital interface	NEM 658 PluX22
Built-in decoder	PluX22 sound decoder
Interior Lighting / Lights	Digital schaltbare Maschinenraumbeleuchtung (with PluX22 Decoder)
Number of Traction Tyres	2
Coupling	NEM pocket + close coupler mechanism
Sound	PIKO sound decoder fitted at the factory
Directional lights	Directional light change white / red
Age recommendation	from 14 years