Yes, it is true, there have been two Shark locomotives for a week now. MRCE 193 623 got a friend. Say hello to ELL 193 949:
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The locomotive wrap is largely similar to MRCE’s 193 623 from 2019. The biggest difference is the addition of the ‘powered by ELL’ on each side.
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With the release of this second shark locomotive Rail Force One completes a project of branding seven mostly new ELL Vectron locomotives. In 2021-2023, six machines got a design in line with ELL’s branding.
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John van Staaijeren was already so lucky to portray sharky 2 in action:
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Railcolor Design is responsible for the styling/trim design, and Omnimark (NL) did the wrapping. We also thank LWR in Rotterdam, lease company ELL and Henk Zwoferink for the pictures.