LITHUANIA: LTG Cargo’s first 1,520 mm-gauge Stadler EuroDual has been painted in Valencia, advancing a 17-locomotive fleet designed to haul freight trains of up to 5,700 tonnes.

LTG Cargo EuroDual enters its next production stage with 6.15 MW, 500 kN and a planned capability for 5,700-tonne freight trains.
Photo: LTG Cargo

The painted locomotive is still in production, not delivered. Stadler is due to begin installing its first internal mechanical and electrical systems in September, while LTG Cargo expects testing on the Lithuanian network to start in May 2027.

500 kN and 6.15 MW define the Lithuanian specification

Stadler’s contract specification describes the Lithuanian units as 25 kV AC, six-axle locomotives for 1,520 mm gauge, with 500 kN maximum tractive effort, up to 6.15 MW of tractive power at rail and a maximum speed of 120 km/h.

LTG Cargo says the new locomotives are intended to haul trains of up to 5,700 tonnes. They are also planned to use regenerative braking, returning part of the braking energy to the catenary where the network allows it.

Parameter LTG Cargo EuroDual
Power supply 25 kV AC
Track gauge 1,520 mm
Axle configuration Six-axle
Maximum tractive effort 500 kN
Tractive power at rail Up to 6.15 MW
Maximum speed 120 km/h
Planned train weight Up to 5,700 tonnes

5,700 tonnes is a capability, not a confirmed increase

The 5,700-tonne figure has route-level relevance because LTG says the Vilnius–Klaipėda corridor carries about half of all freight moved by rail in Lithuania.

LTG Cargo’s current freight FAQ says the maximum load quantity depends on train-set availability, the route and infrastructure, but it does not give a typical total train weight for the Vilnius–Klaipėda corridor. The official material located for this article therefore does not support describing 5,700 tonnes as an increase over today’s train weights.

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LTG Cargo currently uses diesel traction for heavy freight flows on the route. It expects the electric fleet to reduce energy use and maintenance demand compared with that diesel operation; those remain intended benefits rather than measured results from the new locomotives.

LTG Cargo EuroDual enters its next production stage with 6.15 MW, 500 kN and a planned capability for 5,700-tonne freight trains.
Photo: LTG Cargo

Testing in Lithuania is expected from May 2027

The EUR 115.66 million contract covers 17 electric locomotives, spare parts, and maintenance and support for the first three years of operation. It also includes an option for 17 additional locomotives.

The fleet is linked directly to electrification of the Vilnius–Klaipėda route. Once the corridor is electrified, LTG Cargo plans to use electricity from renewable sources, allowing electric-hauled freight to operate without direct carbon emissions.

For now, the first locomotive’s milestone is visual rather than operational: painting is complete, internal installation is next, and testing on the Lithuanian network is expected to follow in May 2027.

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