The transaction refinances existing debt and provides funding to support the company’s growth in locomotive and passenger train leasing and maintenance across Europe.
According to Northrail, the expandable configuration will enable operations in countries including Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia and Croatia once the relevant packages are activated.
The dual-power locomotive will feature specific technical approvals for operation in Slovakia and the Czech Republic alongside existing DACH region certification.
The first locomotive body has already been produced, with the initial unit scheduled to arrive in Ukraine in early 2027 for certification and resource testing. Delivery of the full fleet of 55 locomotives is planned by May 2029.
The remaining locomotives are scheduled for delivery through 2026.
The delivery concludes a fleet expansion program supporting a transition to direct operational control on the Vitória-Minas Railway.
The order comprises 10 locomotives and 91 coaches, scheduled to enter service on the Stockholm–Narvik and Stockholm–Umeå routes from 2030.
The agreement is valued at EUR 21.7m (PLN 96m) gross and covers the deep refurbishment of the regional operator’s push-pull motive power.
The locomotive will operate under 15 kV AC electrification and on diesel in non-electrified sections without changing traction.
The locomotive will be deployed in international freight operations across Europe.
The locomotive is one of 16 that Alstom manufactures for Romanian ARF.
The locomotives will operate on a dedicated freight corridor linking Arauco’s pulp mill under construction in Inocência, Mato Grosso do Sul, to Brazil’s national railway network.
The fixed order of 50 can rise to 80 locomotives in option; first deliveries are scheduled for 2029 and 2030.
The programme has been running since the start of 2026 and includes two Modula-EBB units.
Deliveries are scheduled for 2027 and 2028.
The tests, carried out under heavy freight loads and on demanding gradients, will inform future investment decisions on the operator’s locomotive fleet.
Locomotive 66537 has been outshopped in the company’s deep green and lime livery and will enter service on bulk freight flows across the UK.
The locomotive will haul diesel and heating oil trains from North Sea ports to tank farms across the country.
The locomotives arrived via the Port of Montevideo and have been transferred to the Peñarol railway workshops for commissioning, with entry into service planned for 2026.
Three more locomotives were delivered to CZ LOKO’s most successful export market.