The locomotives arrived at the Port of Douala in June 2026 and will support initial ore transport between the Inland Rail Facility and Douala in Q3 2026.
ENON selected the Euro9000 after earlier operation of Stadler’s EuroDual platform.
Another Italian freight rail carrier leases a DC3 Traxx from the German leasing company.
During the clearance process, a technical team from GRDA, port officials and representatives of the manufacturer inspected the locomotives to confirm their readiness for deployment.
The test was carried out on one of the more demanding sections of the corridor, where the southern ramp reaches gradients of up to 23‰.
The handover adds further leased traction capacity for the Italian rail freight operator.
The dual-mode locomotives will add to the operator’s existing CZ LOKO fleet.
The locomotive was delivered las week, completing the Wabtec part of CPKC’s locomotive fleet renewal programme.
The investment comes as South Africa prepares further changes to rail network access.
The trial forms part of the testing and commissioning programme ahead of planned commercial operation of the Class 99 fleet in July.
The locomotives are scheduled for delivery in 2028 and will increase Alpha Trains’ EURO6000 fleet to 92 locomotives.
KiwiRail and Stadler will prepare the three locomotives for operation over the next four to six weeks. After this phase, the locomotives will move to the main line for further testing.
The locomotive was built at TÜRASAŞ’s Eskişehir site.
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The Polish rolling stock leasing company said the first five Traxx MS3 locomotives have already been produced for operation in Germany, Austria, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland.
Stadler and SBB have presented the final livery of the EURO DuFour locomotives for SBB Cargo Switzerland, with the first units planned for commissioning in 2027.
The first Vectron order from Croatia will start being delivered in early 2027.
One locomotive is undergoing testing at the Velim test circuit before transfer to San Donato, where network trials are planned for November.
Heavy Haul Rail and BNSF Railway have presented commemorative locomotive liveries linked to history.
From June 10th, 2026, every newly made Vectron by Siemens Mobility will be a Vectron X.