[design] New Railcolor Design: G2000 no. 272 205 for AIXrail

A sister for AIXrail 272 407: this is 272 205 in its new AIXrail action striping – two-tone grey with green accents:

AIXrail 272 205 in Aachen in July 2024 © AIXrail

The machines got to work right away – currently they are supporting track works in Frankfurt a/M:

AIXrail 272 205 in Frankfurt a/M in July 2024 © AIXrail
AIXrail 272 205 in Aachen in July 2024 © AIXrail

Together, side by side:

AIXrail 272 205 in Stollberg in July 2024 © AIXrail

The background story

In 2022, AIXrail expanded its diesel-traction portfolio with three 3,000 hp power-class locomotives – 272 205, 406 and 407 are Vossloh G2000-3 BB locomotives. The exterior design of the Vossloh G2000 is a divisive issue. This is reason enough for AIXrail to launch a project with Railcolor Design to create a livery for this type of locomotive. The aim was to create an eye-catching base design from which different variants for the individual vehicles in the AIXrail G2000 fleet could be derived. The final design is a playful take on warning stripe often used for equipment used for construction (trains) or departmental use:

We thank Omnimark, our project partner, for the printing and professional application of the stickers.