E-P Rail, known for its recently delivered Smartron locomotives, has also added yet another, sixth, Transmontana member to its fleet. This is LEMA 048:
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Out now, with a stellar-inspired side motif, meet Transmonanta 480 048 of E-P Rail:
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The locomotive was first spotted on tests in early July, running still unmarked. These nice images show the locomotive stabled at Suceava in Romania, as seen on 02.09.2020.
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The E-P Rail Transmontana fleet
This is actually the sixth Transmontana for E-P Rail. This is the full list:
- 91 53 0480 035-1 – first seen in 07.2018 – “George Enescu” – composer, violinist, pianist, conductor, and teacher;
- 91 53 0480 036-9 – first seen in 11.2018 – “Nicolae Iorga” – historian, politician and literary critic;
- 91 53 0480 037-7 – first seen in 12.2018 – “Untdelemn de la Bunica” – a Romanian cooking oil brand;
- 91 53 0480 038-5 – first seen in 08.2019 – “E-P Rail” – abstract dynamic elements livery;
- 91 53 0480 039-3 – first seen in 06.2019 – “E-P Rail ” – special motif with Romanian tourist attractions;
- 91 53 0480 048-4 – first seen in 06.2020 – “E-P Rail ” – the operator logo is in the center of this design.