MILLET SAS took delivery of five Vossloh DE18 Stage V locomotives on July 2, 2025, and three on July 8, 2025, before receiving two more on July 21, 2025. These locomotives are equipped to run on hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and are equipped with a 4,000-liter diesel tank.
The new locomotives were delivered in the MILLET blue and white livery and are intended for deployment in France for freight and construction companies.
Maintenance will be handled by ECE MILLET, the company's internal division.
A batch of four additional DE18 locomotives is expected to follow in October. Once the fourteen locomotives have been delivered, MILLET's locomotive fleet will reach 35 units.
Current Locomotive Fleet of Millet
MILLET SAS currently has a diverse portfolio of locomotives, including:
- 6 G1206 MTUs
Formerly operated by Colas Rail and delivered in orange livery. These locomotives are currently undergoing intensive maintenance and are being repainted in MILLET's colors.
- 9 G1206 CATs
Formerly in service with VFLI (red livery). A repaint is planned during major maintenance.
- 1 G1206 CAT
Acquired from MRCE / Northrail (black livery). A repaint and major maintenance are planned within a year.
- 2 Euro 4000s
Traded in from CAPTRAIN. These locomotives are currently being repainted in the MILLET group's livery, like the new DE18s.
- 3 DE18s
Formerly owned by Colas Rail. These locomotives are already part of the MILLET fleet and were also delivered in orange livery.
- 5 DE18 Stage V HVO
Delivered on July 2, 2025.
- 5 DE18s (3 on July 8, 2025 and 2 on July 21, 2025)
MILLET remains the owner of these assets, which are leased to various operators, including MILLET RAIL, CAPTRAIN, and other railway companies. Maintenance of the entire fleet is handled internally by ECE MILLET.
