[NL] Tingelingeling… There comes the AlpenExpress!

Written by on in Siemens, Siemens Vectron, Siemens Vectron SüdLeasing (SBB Cargo Int.)

Last weekend, it was an ELL-Vectron, hired to SBB Cargo International, that took the AlpenExpress from Venlo to Bludenz. Yesterday, for the first time, a new Südleasing locomotive had to honor to bring many, mostly Dutch, travelers, to the Alps. The A22-Vectron is theoretically capable of taking the train all the way from/to Amsterdam, its starting point, but currently there is still a speed restriction for the machines in the Netherlands. This means a RailExperts 1600-electric (no.9901) is used for the Amsterdam-Venlo section of the route.

We thank Jeroen Franssen and Henk Zwoferink for their pictures. 193 517 ‘Adda’ in Venlo and Kaldenkirchen:

Südleasing > SBB Cargo International 193 517 with AlpenExpress to Austria in Kaldenkirchen – 10.01.2020 – Jeroen Franssen
Südleasing > SBB Cargo International 193 517 with AlpenExpress to Austria in Kaldenkirchen – 10.01.2020 – Henk Zwoferink Photography

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Simon Wijnakker is industrial design engineer and all round railway industry expert. The larger trends, and small details as well, he documents all. Simon's specialization: the European locomotive industry. Simon is the founder of Railcolor.net, Railcolordesign.com and Railcolornews.com.

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