Last Mile Locomotives Only – Railcolor News https://railcolornews.com New trains made in Europe Tue, 15 Apr 2025 21:55:34 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://railcolornews.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-logos2021-favicon-news-1-32x32.png Last Mile Locomotives Only – Railcolor News https://railcolornews.com 32 32 [data] CargoUnit Gama counter https://railcolornews.com/2025/03/26/pl-the-new-gama-marathon-locomotives-for-cargounit-an-overview/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pl-the-new-gama-marathon-locomotives-for-cargounit-an-overview Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:35:59 +0000 https://railcolornews.com/?p=116621 [data] CargoUnit Gama counter

At the end of 2022, Railcolor News started writing about CargoUnit from Poland ordering Pesa Gama locomotives.

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[locomotive] Railpool’s Polish fleet expansion (2024-2025) https://railcolornews.com/2025/02/13/locomotive-2024-the-new-traxx-dc3-locomotives-for-railpool-for-poland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=locomotive-2024-the-new-traxx-dc3-locomotives-for-railpool-for-poland Thu, 13 Feb 2025 13:46:40 +0000 https://railcolornews.com/?p=135656 [locomotive] Railpool’s Polish fleet expansion (2024-2025)

Very cautiously, step by step, “foreign” leasing companies are expanding their fleets for the Polish national railway market.

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[locomotive] Traxx 494 551 “Lady Pink Cecilia”: A tribute to a Contship icon https://railcolornews.com/2024/12/13/locomotive-traxx-494-551-lady-pink-cecilia-a-tribute-to-a-contship-icon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=locomotive-traxx-494-551-lady-pink-cecilia-a-tribute-to-a-contship-icon Fri, 13 Dec 2024 12:14:39 +0000 https://railcolornews.com/?p=140093 [locomotive] Traxx 494 551 “Lady Pink Cecilia”: A tribute to a Contship icon

A new “pink lady” has joined the Oceanogate fleet, honouring a real person who played a significant role in the company’s recent history.

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[data] The Railpool AC3s for the Nordics 2023-2024 https://railcolornews.com/2024/12/11/se-no-new-ac3s-for-railpool-arrive-in-sweden/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=se-no-new-ac3s-for-railpool-arrive-in-sweden Wed, 11 Dec 2024 14:55:26 +0000 https://railcolornews.com/?p=115532 [data] The Railpool AC3s for the Nordics 2023-2024

New AC3s in Scandinavia – Alstom is sending new TRAXXes to Europe’s north:

This article was first published on 26.04.2023 and is updated continuously.

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[data] 494.7: the new DC3 TRAXXes for Railpool of 2024 [updated] https://railcolornews.com/2024/09/11/data-494-7-the-new-dc3-traxxes-for-railpool-of-2024-updated/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=data-494-7-the-new-dc3-traxxes-for-railpool-of-2024-updated Wed, 11 Sep 2024 14:04:09 +0000 https://railcolornews.com/?p=135425 [data] 494.7: the new DC3 TRAXXes for Railpool of 2024 [updated]

Maybe you are not a regular follower of the Railpool’s domestic Italian fleet – but it is growing fast.

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[data] The VR Vectrons for Finland https://railcolornews.com/2024/08/16/data-the-vr-vectrons-for-finland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=data-the-vr-vectrons-for-finland Fri, 16 Aug 2024 16:06:45 +0000 https://railcolornews.com/?p=125473 [data] The VR Vectrons for Finland

In this article, we record the deliveries of the special ‘type N01’ Vectron for the national railways in Finland (VR Group).

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[data] Akiem TRAXX DC3 Last Mile for Italy [updated] https://railcolornews.com/2024/05/10/it-alstom-in-italy-new-dc3-traxxes-for-akiem/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=it-alstom-in-italy-new-dc3-traxxes-for-akiem Fri, 10 May 2024 08:20:16 +0000 https://railcolornews.com/?p=122617 [data] Akiem TRAXX DC3 Last Mile for Italy [updated]

Akiem joins Railpool and domestic operators in Italy: Alstom just delivered new AC3 TRAXX electrics to the leasing company with the three red squircles:

Akiem has DC3 locomotives but for Poland only.

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[data] New locos arrive – The Traxx DC3 fleet of Italian operator CFI https://railcolornews.com/2024/01/24/data-new-locos-arrive-the-traxx-dc3-fleet-of-italian-operator-cfi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=data-new-locos-arrive-the-traxx-dc3-fleet-of-italian-operator-cfi Wed, 24 Jan 2024 00:12:20 +0000 https://railcolornews.com/?p=125840 [data] New locos arrive – The Traxx DC3 fleet of Italian operator CFI

In 2020 and 2021, Bombardier in Vado Ligure completed five Traxx DC3 electrics for Italian operator CFI. On 23.01.2024, two more were outshopped by the Italian Traxx factory, now under the Alstom flag:

  • 91 83 2494 211-2 I-CFI = CFI 494 211 = Traxx DC3
  • 91 83 2494 212-0 I-CFI = CFI 494 212 = Traxx DC3
  • 91 83 2494 213-8 I-CFI = CFI 494 213 = Traxx DC3
  • 91 83 2494 581-8 I-CFI = CFI 494 581 = Traxx DC3 Last Mile
  • 91 83 2494 582-6 I-CFI = CFI 494 582 = Traxx DC3 Last Mile
  • 91 83 2494 583-4 I-CFI = CFI 494 583 = Traxx DC3 Last Mile
  • 91 83 2494 584-2 I-CFI = CFI 494 584 = Traxx DC3 Last Mile

You can recognise the machines by their distinctive grey/red design and tricolour logos:

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[PL] Competing for PKP IC contracts: Pesa Gama 2 for the Polish market https://railcolornews.com/2023/09/21/pl-competing-for-pkp-ic-contracts-pesa-gama-2-for-the-polish-market/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pl-competing-for-pkp-ic-contracts-pesa-gama-2-for-the-polish-market Thu, 21 Sep 2023 11:07:44 +0000 https://railcolornews.com/?p=120933 [PL] Competing for PKP IC contracts: Pesa Gama 2 for the Polish market

It was first mentioned during InnoTrans 2022, and we brought an extensive story earlier this year: Pesa’s next generation of 4-axle platform locomotives.

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[data] Alstom in Italy: the new DC3 TRAXXes for Railpool of 2023 [updated] https://railcolornews.com/2023/08/23/it-alstom-in-italy-the-new-traxxes-dc-for-railpool/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=it-alstom-in-italy-the-new-traxxes-dc-for-railpool Wed, 23 Aug 2023 15:00:21 +0000 https://railcolornews.com/?p=116049 [data] Alstom in Italy: the new DC3 TRAXXes for Railpool of 2023 [updated]

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In 2023, Alstom in Vado Ligure will out-shop a new batch of TRAXX DC3 locomotives with the Last Mile module for Railpool, following an order made in 2022.

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