Metronom ME146 Locomotive

Technical Data
Total Built: 53 (19 of which are run by ME)
Weight: 85t
Length: 62'0.1" (18.9m)
Engine Power: 7,613hp (5,600kW)
Max Speed: 99Mph (160Km/h)

Produced between 2004 and 2011, the 146 TRAXX (Transnational Railway Applications with eXtreme fleXibility) P160 AC2 is an electric locomotive produced by Bombardier Transportation. This particular varient of the TRAXX series is classified as a 146.2. It has a maximum speed of 160km/h (99 mph), and a power output of 5,600kW (7,613hp). The most notable changes over the original TRAXX are revisions to the locomotive body, enhancing the crashworthiness of the locomotive, and expanding the air conditioner. Metronom operates the largest number of privately held 146.2's, running 19 (in addition to 10 146.1's), using the designation ME146 to signify it is an express passenger service.

Based in Uelzen, Lower Saxony, Metronom Eisenbahngesellschaft is a German state-owned railway company. Running passenger transport only, the company operates the following lines: Hamburg-Bremen, Hamburg-Uelzen-Hanover-Göttingen, and Hamburg-Cuxhaven. Express trains are denoted with ME while MEr (Metronom Regional) denotes trains stopping at all stations.

All Metronom's locomotives and carriages are rented by the state transport company Landesnahverkehrsgesellschaft Niedersachsen(LNVG) and are maintained by the manufacturer Bombardier in a depot in the north of Uelzen, which was built specifically for the maintenance of Metronom trains.