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- Next to X4E-675, Italian rail freight operator Adriafer also hires X4E-674
- R2 on Alpha Trains 185 526 has been completed: REV Unt Bombardier Service Kassel 02.03.18
- DB Cargo 187 150 was seen in Kassel – After a 3-month-break delivery can continue
- Weird: MRCE 185 567 now sports: D/A/CH/BA – BA = Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Lineas has given back 186 212 to Alpha Trains
- The second DE-AT-PL-CZ-SK-HU-RO-NL locomotive for Captrain is Vectron no. 193 785
- The newest Hector Rail locomotive is diesel-electric
Akiem: 186 383 and 384 on maiden run
This week two more TRAXX MS locomotives for Akiem completed their maiden run. 186 383 (no Akiem ‘squares’/logos) and 186 384 with the standard livery. Photos of the latter one are plenty:
186 383 and 384 are part of a batch of 5 machines currently under delivery. 381-384 are all DE-AT-BE-NL locomotives. The fifth one is 186 371 DE-AT-CH-IT-BE-NL.
Bombardier: ‘188 001’ and ‘494 505’ to Velim
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