ÖBB launches tender for up to 300 eHybrid shunting locomotives

ÖBB eHybrid shunting locomotives are the focus of a new procurement process launched by ÖBB-Produktion. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

It covers the development, manufacture and delivery of up to 300 units. The contract notice was published on 14 April 2026. Requests to participate are due by 6 May 2026. This follows unsuccessful attempts in the past to tender this type of locomotive.

ÖBB eHybrid shunting locomotives tender scope

The contract covers design, construction, railway authorisation, delivery and commissioning. Those elements are set out in the TED notice. Meanwhile, it is being run as a negotiated procedure with prior publication. The legal basis is Directive 2014/25/EU.

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Framework agreement and fleet replacement

The tender is structured as a 10-year framework agreement. ÖBB says the new locomotives are intended to replace several existing shunting classes. Those classes have different remaining service lives. The current fleet includes around 200 electric Class 1063, 1064 and 1163 locomotives. It also includes Class 2068 and 2070 diesel shunting locomotives.

ÖBB plans to invite up to eight candidates to the second stage of the procedure. Procurement documents are available via the ProVia platform, as reported by Railmarket.

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