Alstom TRAXX MS3 ARF Romania (0188) Archives - Railcolor News

ARF Traxx 001, 002, 003, 004, 005 – gotta catch them all!

Simon Wijnakker — Sun, 17 May 2026 14:57:53 +0000

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I like to put things in order.

Sunny Traxx festival in Kassel – OnTrain Traxx in the picture

Simon Wijnakker — Fri, 01 May 2026 22:43:50 +0000

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Ontrain

Just before labour day, a colourful spectacle was seen in Kassel with lots of first-timers.

ŽESNAD / ARF / HEROS / Leo Express / ÖBB / Silverstar Railway – Beacon Rail

Lorenzo Pallotta — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:57:57 +0000

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ŽESNAD marked anniversary with special Vectron livery

The Czech freight association ŽESNAD is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2026 with a commemorative locomotive livery.

Romania’s TRAXX Universal 188 002 tested in Kassel and delivered for trials [updated]

Lorenzo Pallotta — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:18:37 +0000

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Romania’s ARF – Autoritatea pentru Reformă Feroviară, has successfully completed the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) of TRAXX Universal locomotive 188 002 at Alstom’s Kassel plant on 24 March 2026.

It won’t be blue! Alstom unveils the design of Traxx electric locomotive for Romania’s ARF

Lorenzo Pallotta — Sat, 09 Aug 2025 06:57:13 +0000

Alstom publicly reveals the design of the Traxx Universal electric locomotive produced for the Romanian Railway Reform Authority (ARF), marking a key milestone in the delivery of the contract signed in 2024.

Rive-Northrail / ARF / SNCF / HS2 / Trenitalia / CargoUnit / Inlandsbanan

Lorenzo Pallotta — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 13:38:46 +0000

A second blue VRS Modula arrives from China

Recently, a second blue VRS Modula freshly arrived from China, numbered 1120 004.

First Traxx 3 MS locomotive for Romania released under €154M contract

Simon Wijnakker — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 13:50:50 +0000

In January 2024, it was officially announced that Alstom signed a contract with the Romanian Railway Reform Authority (ARF) for the delivery of 16 Traxx 3 MS electric locomotives, along with 20 years of maintenance and repair services.

[locomotive] ARF: Alstom to deliver new electric locomotives for CFR Călători [updated]

Lorenzo Pallotta — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 18:10:02 +0000

Not only are Alstom Coradia Streams and Pesa trains coming to Romania. In the future, there is also space for new electric locomotives.