SZ VIT completes first Siemens Vectron overhaul for Beacon Rail

Slovenian maintenance provider SŽ-VIT has completed its first full overhaul of a Siemens Mobility Vectron electric locomotive for UK-based leasing company Beacon Rail.

FTMQ Travel, written by our newsroom8 October 2026 at 01:000 views

Slovenian national rail operator subsidiary SŽ-VIT has completed its first overhaul of a Siemens Mobility Vectron electric locomotive. RailTech, Railvolution, and RAILMARKET.com reported that the maintenance company returned the completed locomotive to UK-based leasing business Beacon Rail in September 2026. [1][4][6][7]

RailTech and RAILMARKET.com reported that the full maintenance work was executed independently by the SŽ-VIT Ljubljana Maintenance Section. RailTech noted that the specific unit serviced during this milestone project was locomotive 191-023. [1][6]

Beacon Rail operates as a rolling stock leasing company based in the United Kingdom. Its primary commercial operations center on leasing locomotives and passenger rail vehicles to various train operating companies across Europe. [7][9]

SŽ-VIT completed its first Siemens Vectron locomotive overhaul in Ljubljana.
The overhauled locomotive 191-023 was returned to Beacon Rail in September 2026.
The maintenance work was carried out by the SŽ-VIT Ljubljana Maintenance Section.

Sources

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[1]SŽ-VIT competes first Vectron loco overhaul for Beacon RailRailTech, 1d ago (the report this story comes from)
[2]SŽ-VIT competes first Vectron loco overhaul for Beacon RailRailway Gazette International, 1d ago
[3]First Ever Overhauled Vectron Delivered to Beacon RailRailway-News, 1d ago
[4]SŽ - VIT overhauled a Vectron for Beacon RailRailvolution, 2d ago
[5]SŽ-VIT Completes First Siemens Vectron Overhaul for Beacon Rail - News and StatisticsIndexBox, 1d ago
[6]SŽ - VIT completes first full Vectron overhaul in LjubljanaRAILMARKET.com, 1d ago

Background

[7]Beacon Rail on Wikipedia
[8]Siemens Charger on Wikipedia
[9]Beacon Rail on Grokipedia

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