Railcolor News recently published a detailed overview of all the Alpha Trains and Captrain France Euro 4001s. But seeing these modern diesel locomotives in action is a whole different story.
On 29.03.2021, our photo-correspondent from France, Pierre Colson, captured the following sight near Monceau-St-Waast featuring E4001-3971 with a freight service between Givet and Goussainville:
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To learn more about the combined Euro 4001 fleet of Alpha Trains and Captrain, check out the dedicated Expert resources on Railcolor News. Curious fact: their original livery red was red, find out what happened:
[FR / Expert] Alpha Trains and Captrain France Euro 4001 – data update