Belgium – Railcolor News

EMR refurbished Turbostar / NMBS CAF order suspended / Green Cargo / Enon / Bye bye FT ELT 200!

Lorenzo Pallotta — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 13:50:35 +0000

[locomotive] Oldest Transmontanas from Green Cargo return to their birthplace

Green Cargo’s Mb 4001 and 4002 locomotives were transported back from Sweden to Craiova, Romania, last week, where they were originally built in 2018.

Class9000 mid-life overhaul / Werbeloks RTB Cargo / TRI / FSE / One more optic-fiber loco

Lorenzo Pallotta — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 14:26:27 +0000

[locomotive] TRI 111 027 in corporate colours … and more

111 027 is the first BR111 to receive the TRI paint scheme in white, dark blue, and black.

ATO in Czech Republic / 1 Leitwolf down / DPB fiber-optic / PID / Trenitalia Chunnel

Lorenzo Pallotta — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 14:21:25 +0000

[passenger] GW Train Regio is looking for an ETCS supplier

Czech operator GW Train Regio has announced a tender for the supply of ETCS on-board units for 21 Siemens (class 650 RegioSprinter), Stadler (class 654 RegioShuttle) and Duewag (class 628) DMUs.

[passenger] Turmoil in Belgium: CAF preferred bidder for new NMBS/SNCB EMUs

Bastian Vogelvanger — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:46:13 +0000

Controversy has been sparked in the Belgian press over the (previously) leaked decision to select CAF as the preferred bidder for the new MR/AM30 (B)EMU contract.

[locomotive] Belgium watch out – More ‘Reeks 17’

Simon Wijnakker — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 15:25:09 +0000

Fresh new locomotives from Kassel. Thanks to Mr. Christian Klotz we can showcase the brand new 1703 and 1704 for the state railways of Belgium.

[passenger] Classic Brussels-Paris trains returns under Ouigo brand – reservation only [updated]

Lorenzo Pallotta — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 07:12:22 +0000

Starting Thursday, December 19, a new rail service will connect Brussels and Paris, thanks to a collaboration between SNCB and SNCF Voyageurs.

[Passenger] The timetable change is here! What has changed last weekend?

Bastian Vogelvanger — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 23:01:34 +0000

December is always a special time for rail-interested Europe, as the new timetables go into effect. Not only does this bring changes in train times, but also many new and lost connections, and most importantly: New trains.

[locomotive] It is done! VRS DE18 (SmartHybrid) locomotives authoirized for FR, LU, BE

Simon Wijnakker — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 09:49:40 +0000

On 20.06.2024, Nexrail and VRS presented the DE18 Stage V Smart Hybrid locomotive in Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, France. The most significant news of the event was that VRS and Nexrail were sure the Smart Hybrid would be authorized for France, Belgium, and Luxembourg before the end of the year.

[locomotive / FREE] Alpha Trains class 186 locomotives in NMBS/SNCB design [updated]

Simon Wijnakker — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 08:33:36 +0000

In 2023, Railcolor News extensively informed you about the near future of NMBS/SNCB’s fleet of leased Traxx locomotives. We mostly discussed minor beautifications to the existing fleet of twelve locomotives leased from Alpha Trains.

[locomotive] Modern history: The story of Alstom’s Prima 6000 locomotive

Simon Wijnakker — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:28:31 +0000

The Alstom Prima 6000 was a groundbreaking locomotive concept introduced in 2003 by Alstom’s factory in Charleroi.