[DE] ELP 159 216 – number two for HLG Bebra [updated]

Last week we brought you a complete update on the newest additions to ELP’s lease fleet. This week it is time for the release of three newbies. One of them is ’90 80 2159 216-1 D-RCM’ for Holzlogistik und Güterbahn GmbH (HLG) – number two for the German operator.

This article was originally published on 15.04.2021 – and updated on 16.04.2021 (new image added (scroll down to see it).

Kai-Florian Köhn caught the locomotive with his camera while running from Braunschweig, where most ELP locomotives get their stickers, to Bebra, its new home base:

ELP > HLG 159 216 on its way from Braunschweig to Bebra in Nordstemmen – 14.04.2021 – Kai-Florian Köhn
ELP > HLG 159 216 on its way from Braunschweig to Bebra in Nordstemmen – 14.04.2021 – Kai-Florian Köhn

Update 16.04.2021

That same day Tim Roux also caught the locomotive, but this time in Burgstemmen. Enjoy the view:

ELP > HLG 159 216 on its way from Braunschweig to Bebra in Burgstemmen – 14.04.2021 – Tim Roux

Same locomotive, different scale

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Also, new this week: Model train manufacturer Sudexpress has released the first images of its pre-production models of five different EuroDual versions:

  • HVLE 159 001
  • HVLE 159 003 as presented during InnoTrans 2018
  • Captrain Deutschland 159 101
  • ELP > HHPI 20-01
  • ELP > BSAS 159 208

Just too nice not to share them with you: