[FR] VFLI in the picture: That Euro Dual in France [updated x2]

In the past months Railcolor News recently you with an overview of all the EuroDual locomotives that recently entered service in Germany. But there is a single representative of the series that is currently in action in France. Being the prototype of the series, it is different. Time to see it at work!

This article was originally published on 19.05.2020 – and updated on 26.05.2020 and 29.06.2020. Railcolor News thanks François Pobez and Timothée Roux for sending their beautiful pictures for publishing.

Update 29.06.2020

A picture from mid-June, sent to us by Christophe Masse, showing the train in Damblain near Vittel (FR):

VFLI’s EuroDual 6001 01 seen with a water train in Damblain near Vittel (FR) 14.06.2020 Photo credit: Christophe Masse

Update: 26.05.2020

Not one, but two more especially beautiful landscape pictures, featuring the special EuroDual of VFLI. This time, the locomotive is seen running in diesel mode. François Pobez brings us the following landscape view from Suriauville, as seen on 19.05.2020:

VFLI’s EuroDual 6001 01 seen with a water train in Suriauville (FR) on 19.05.2020 Photo credit: François Pobez

And Timothée Roux managed to catch the empty water train passing through Tollaincourt, kilometers before its arrival on 21.05.2020:

VFLI’s EuroDual 6001 01 seen with a water train in Tollaincourt (FR) on 21.05.2020 Photo credit: Timothée Roux

In April, François Pobez witnessed the following landscape scene in France – VFLI’s EuroDual no. 92 87 0006 001-7 with a ‘Vittel’ water train passing through Arles in Vougeot. Enjoy:

VFLI’s EuroDual 6001 01 seen with a water train in Arles in Vougeot 04.2020 Photo credit: François Pobez

EuroDuals in action on Railcolor News

Missing all these “German-EuroDuals-in-action” series? We’ve got them listed below for your easy access: