On Friday, September 15, 2017, a technical and safety test of next Vectron ČD Cargo, locomotive 383.006, took place in the Velim – Poříčany railway section. A further part of the tests was conducted on the railway test circuit.

In the coming days, the locomotive should be equipped with a promotional platform and at the end of the next week it should be put into normal operation. Locomotive 383.006 is part of the delivery realized on the basis of an option to buy three more Vectrons.