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Northrail leases locomotives to ProTrain
Northrail leases locomotives to ProTrain

Northrail, the Hamburg-based leasing provider and manager of rail vehicles, has signed a long-term lease agreement with the Swedish rail transport company ProTrain Trafik.

VTG completes full acquisition of Retrack Slovakia
VTG completes full acquisition of Retrack Slovakia

On 29 January 2025, VTG acquired the remaining shares in Retrack Slovakia from Rail Services Slovakia, becoming the sole owner of Retrack Slovakia and its subsidiaries in Hungary and the Czech Republic.

AERRL calls for urgent actions to enhance European rail transport
AERRL calls for urgent actions to enhance European rail transport

The Association of European Rail Rolling stock Lessors (AERRL) presented on 21 January 2025 its Manifesto 2024 - 2029, highlighting the need for coordinated deployment of the ERTMS from a single BL3.4 release, and urging that the market for the procurement of new rolling stock should not be disrupted.

ČD Cargo 2025
Class 99 EURODUAL heading to Velim
Class 99 EURODUAL heading to Velim

On 17 January 2025, the dual-power locomotive 99 001 set off on its journey from Stadler València to the VUZ Velim test centre.

CSP Logitren opts for diesels, waits for infrastructure improvements
CSP Logitren opts for diesels, waits for infrastructure improvements

València-based COSCO Shipping subsidiary CSP Logitren is perhaps a bit unusual among private railfreight operators in Spain. Its motive power fleet is composed entirely of five diesel locomotives.

HHLA Project Logistics coordinated first transhipment in the Port of Hamburg
HHLA Project Logistics coordinated first transhipment in the Port of Hamburg

On 14 December 2024, HHLA Project Logistics successfully completed its first loading operation in the Port of Hamburg.

EURODUALs for Lithuania
  • updated 20th Dec 2024 13:08
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EURODUALs for Lithuania

On 16 December 2024, LTG Cargo, the freight operator belonging to LTG Group, signed a contract with Stadler for the supply of 17 six-axle 25 kV 50 Hz locomotives.

TRAXXes for OnTrain, Poland
TRAXXes for OnTrain, Poland

On 16 December 2024, Alstom, announced signature of two contracts with OnTrain of Wroclaw.

DE 18 authorised for France, Belgium and Luxembourg
DE 18 authorised for France, Belgium and Luxembourg

On 6 December 2024, ERA granted two types of the DE 18 locomotives - the DE 18 Stage V and the DE 18 Stage V SmartHybrid - with the homologation for France, Belgium and  Luxembourg.

CRRC-built car carriers on test
CRRC-built car carriers on test

Three Laaeffrs560.4 wagons built by CRRC Shandong were recently present at the VÚKV test base in Cerhenice.

RAILPOOL France's first success in the French electric freight locomotive rental market
RAILPOOL France's first success in the French electric freight locomotive rental market

Regiorail and RAILPOOL signed a full-service rental contract for seven TRAXX Universal Last Mile locomotives.

Northrail acquires DE 18 locomotives for use in Sweden and Norway
Northrail acquires DE 18 locomotives for use in Sweden and Norway

Northrail announces the conclusion of a purchase agreement for ten ETCS-equipped DE 18 Stage V locomotives with Vossloh Rolling Stock.

MSC receives all regulatory approvals for participation in HHLA
MSC receives all regulatory approvals for participation in HHLA

As of 14 November 2024, all closing conditions for the voluntary public takeover offer of Port of Hamburg Beteiligungsgesellschaft SE (Bidder), a wholly owned subsidiary of MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. (MSC), have been fulfilled.

InnoTrans 2024 report (18)
InnoTrans 2024 report (18)

Nexrail Lease exhibited two locomotives, a representative of the first DE 18 SmartHybrid series in production and the brand new pure battery e6, developed and produced in cooperation with the Italian company IPE 2000 Locomotori.

CRRC's Class 461 certified
CRRC's Class 461 certified

The Class 461 electro-battery shunting locomotive has received type approval for operation in Hungary and both existing prototypes have been granted an Authorisation to Place on the Market (APM).

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