The Vossloh G1000 BB is a class of off-centre cab diesel-hydraulic B'B' 4 axle locomotives built by Vossloh

Vossloh

Vossloh AG is a German transport technology manufacturer based in the Westphalian town of Werdohl. The group has 4,700 employees , and generated sales of €1.2 billion, of which approximately 60% came from the rail infrastructure division, and the remainder from the motive power and components...

 in Kiel

Kiel

Kiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 238,049 .Kiel is approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the north of Germany, the southeast of the Jutland peninsula, and the southwestern shore of the...

 since 2002. When operating under Swiss owenership the locomotives have received the class Am 842

Am 842

Am 842 and SBB-CFF-FFS Am 842 are Swiss railway locomotive designations, and can refer to:*MaK G 1204 BB*Vossloh G1000 BB...

, several units owned by the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois are classified as CFL class 1100.

Design and specifications

The class is based upon the standard Vossloh locomotives design, and are a higher powered development of the Vossloh G800 BB which were produced mainly for the Austrian Federal Railways, with a 1.1MW MTU

MTU Friedrichshafen

MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH is a manufacturer of commercial internal combustion engines founded by Wilhelm Maybach and his son Karl Maybach in 1909...

 engine replacing the 0.8MW Caterpillar engine in the G800; as a result the front engine compartment is enlarged, whilst other features: bogie frame and overall dimensions remain the same.

The locomotives have been homologated for Germany, France, Italy and Switzerland.

Operators

The main lessors of the locomotives are Angel Trains Cargo (now Alpha Trains

Alpha Trains

Alpha Trains is a rolling stock leasing company operating in the European Union and EFTA regions of mainland Europe.-History:Alpha Trains was formed on 1 January 2010 from the former mainland European business of Angel Trains, being renamed from Angel Trains International-Assets:*Passenger trains...

) and Vossloh Locomotives. Mitsui Rail Capital

Mitsui Rail Capital

Mitsui Rail Capital is a railways rolling stock leasing company and part of Mitsui & Co. based in Japan. Its main activities are the purchase and rental of railway freight cars and locomotives.- United States :...

 and Northrail also lease locomotives.

In Germany several units are operated by Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln and Chemion Logistiks GmbH., Eisenbahnen und Verkehrsbetriebe Elbe-Weser

Eisenbahnen und Verkehrsbetriebe Elbe-Weser

EVB Eisenbahnen und Verkehrsbetriebe Elbe-Weser GmbH is a German railway and bus company offering passenger and freight services that is headquartered in Zeven and Bremervörde...

 (EVB) operates two units. Single units are operated by Siegener Kreisbahn and Managementgesellschaft für Hafen und Markt mbH (HFM) (Frankfurt

Frankfurt

Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...

,

Six units are operated by the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois (CFL)

In Switzerland SBB Cargo

SBB Cargo

SBB Cargo is a subsidiary of Swiss Federal Railways specialising in railfreight. Swiss Federal Railways is a former state-owned company that was transformed in 1999 into a joint-stock company under special legislation and divided up into three independent divisions: Passenger Traffic, Freight and...

 has operated several of the class, and BLS Cargo one unit, where the locomotives are classified as type Am 842. A single unit is owned and operated by Tamoil

Tamoil

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 (Switzerland) at the Raffinerie de Collombey.

In France EuroCargoRail (ECR) and Veolia Cargo France (since 2009 Europorte) both operate over 10 units, and COLAS Rail 2 units.

AKIEM/Société de Gestion et Valorisation de Matériel de Traction own 3 units for operation in Italy, since 2009 operated by SNCF Fret Italia. Additionally Hupac S.p.A

Hupac

Hupac is a railway company in Switzerland. Hupac's Shuttle Net has 108 intermodal trains per day across Europe. Hupac also offers a rolling highway from Basel to Lugano. In 2009, volumes carried fell by 13.5%, to 607,284 road consignments; but profit increased...

 (Italy) operates 2 units.

One unit is operated by Sydvaranger Gruve AS (see Sydvaranger

Sydvaranger

Sydvaranger was the company that operated the Bjørnevatn Mine in Kirkenes, Norway between the start in 1906 until 1996. Since then the company has mainly been concerned with cleaning up the industrial areas and business development...

) in Norway.

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