GYSEV CEO Szilárd Kövesdi said the European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided a EUR 40 million loan to GYSEV, of which EUR 35 mln will be used for the purchase. 

Siemens division head László Ludvig said the locomotives will be maintained by Siemens for 30 years after delivery. 

László Mosoczi, state secretary of the National Development Ministry, said the government plans to spend HUF 1.5 trillion on railway developments in the coming years, upgrading 882 km of railway lines by 2020.