RAILPOOL and Alza Cargo
RAILPOOL Polska announced that it had delivered the first of three Alstom Traxx DC 3 locomotives to Alza Cargo, as signed during the TRAKO fair. This event took place in Kluczyki, near Torun, and the locomotive 6 170 141 is set to be in service for the next five years, with the subsequent two locomotives scheduled for delivery in May.
Cargounit and HSL Polska
HSL Polska has taken over the second Pesa Gama Marathon locomotive from Cargounit. After locomotive 5 170 221 taken over three months ago, the second DC locomotive with a stronger shunting last mile engine, 5 170 222, has recently also started operating for the freight rail carrier.
ELL and FRACHTbahn
FRACHTbahn Traktion has also expanded its locomotive fleet via ELL, having recently accepted Siemens Vectron locomotive 193.513, along with another unit, increasing their total to 11. The new locomotive was picked up directly from the Munich Allach production plant.
RSL and České dráhy
In another update, RS Lease and České dráhy continue their collaboration with the takeover of three Siemens Vectron locomotives, rising the number of locomotives provided by RSL to ČD to 35. Throughout this year, RSL will supply a total of 22 new Vectron locomotives to ČD, boosting the total number of locomotives operated by České dráhy from RSL to 50. An additional 10 locomotives are provided by ELL, and one Vectron directly belongs to České dráhy.
ELL and RailLog
RailLog has been operating ELL’s Vectron locomotive 193 730, already with lessee stickers. Most recently, Vectron 193 215 has appeared with new stickers on one of the empty grain trains hauled from one of the North Sea ports to the terminal at the Slovakian-Ukrainian border. In December 2023, ELL signed a new framework agreement with Siemens Mobility to deliver 200 additional Vectrons to its fleet. Once delivered, ELL’s exclusive Vectron fleet will exceed 400 of these locomotives.
