The locomotives are approved under Germany’s EBO regulations for internal works traffic and are intended for heavy industrial shunting operations on plant rail networks.
The contract confirms the tendency to lease more and more locomotives to passenger rail operators.
The approval also covers Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg and Poland, enabling multi-country operation across six European markets.
The locomotives are A17 and A10 variants and were formally received on 23 January at DPB Rail Technical Service GmbH’s site in Krieglach, Austria.
Akiem is strengthening its position in France through new maintenance and leasing agreements.
The order of 40 new ES44AC locomotives comes along with the news of opening route between Chicago and New England for double-stack container trains.
The locomotives will be built at Progress Rail’s facility in Muncie, Indiana, with deliveries scheduled through 2026.
The approval programme is intended to clear the six-axle, multi-system locomotive for operation on the Polish rail network.
The locomotives are scheduled for delivery and entry into service in 2029.
DB Cargo UK stated that the sale forms part of its fleet optimisation programme and that the locomotives are surplus to its forecast operational requirements.
The facility began operations on 15 January and supports locomotives deployed on freight corridors serving India’s north-eastern states.
The locomotive acquisition supports Nordic Re-Finance’s expansion into Germany and increases the share of electric traction in its leasing portfolio.
Eurotunnel has launched the first phase of its Channel Tunnel rail signalling modernisation programme, covering the installation of ERTMS on board 57 Brush locomotives used on LeShuttle services between Folkestone and Coquelles.
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The EUR 62 m agreement covers maintenance services at Indian Railways’ Sabarmati locomotive depot through February 2031.
The first multi-system locomotive has been already handed over for freight operations across Central and Western Europe.
The non-discriminatory sale covers eight BB60000, five BB75000 and 11 BB36300 locomotives, with eligibility open to operators and industrial companies across the EU and EEA, excluding the SNCF Group and its subsidiaries.
Siemens Mobility’s Vectron Dual Mode locomotive has received authorization for operation in Germany, Austria and cross-border services between the two countries. The approval enables seamless traction on partially electrified routes using ETCS Baseline 3.6.
CZ LOKO handed over a new EffiShunter 1000 during the first week of 2026.