Alstom TRAXX MS3 RIVE/Northrail Archives - Railcolor News

Northrail (RIVE) Traxx 3 MS locomotives in service – new liveries

Simon Wijnakker — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 21:18:59 +0000

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The first of 15 Northrail (RIVE) Traxx 3 MS locomotives (188 100-114) have now entered service with various lessees.

Northrail 188 107 is now pünktlich — and unmistakably part of the Smartrail family

Simon Wijnakker — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:40:11 +0000

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If you connect the dots, a clear picture emerges: Smartrail from Germany has been steadily building a versatile and distinctive locomotive fleet over the past years.

DB / DSB / Hoyer / S-Bahn / Railpool – SBB Cargo International / DKB

Lorenzo Pallotta — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:19:05 +0000

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Deutsche Bahn introduces Talent2 EMUs on Ahr line three months early

Class 442 EMUs have entered service on the Ahr Valley’s RB30 line three months ahead of schedule.

Västtågen / Smartrail / HRS / Sr3 / BDŽ / ÖBB

Lorenzo Pallotta — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:43:59 +0000

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Alstom to continue maintaining Västtågen fleet under new 11-year contract

Alstom has secured a new 11-year agreement to maintain the Västtågen fleet in western Sweden, continuing its cooperation with SJ after the operator was awarded a new contract by Västtrafik.

Traxx 3 with OnviaCab enters service – RIVE/Northrail hand over first locomotives to customers [updatedx5]

Simon Wijnakker — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:58:17 +0000

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The developments go fast – this article keeps you updated on the all the developments regarding Northrail Traxx locomotives 188 100-114.

Be prepared — Alstom has completed a large number of new Traxx 3 MS locomotives [updated with pictures]

Simon Wijnakker — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 23:01:30 +0000

Slowly but steadily, the “garden” in Kassel is once again filling with third-generation newly built Traxx multi-system locomotives.

[locomotive] Traxx 3 for RIVE/Norhtrail – first locomotives out [updated]

Simon Wijnakker — Thu, 15 May 2025 09:40:04 +0000

About the project

On June 29, 2023, a €370 million framework agreement was announced for the supply of up to 50 TRAXX 3 MS locomotives, including full-service maintenance for up to 16 years.

[locomotive] RIVE Private Investment announces the acquisition of Northrail

Simon Wijnakker — Tue, 28 May 2024 04:48:59 +0000

RIVE Private Investment now owns 91,75% of rolling stock asset manager Northrail. This is the result after RIVE took over 100% of the shares previously held by Paribus Group via its RIVE Transportation Assets Income Fund (RTAIF).

[EU] The Traxx comeback: RIVE/Norhtrail order up to 50 Alstom locomotives

Konstantin Planinski — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 09:45:11 +0000

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Exciting times are ahead for the railway industry. Ever since Alstom took over Bombardier’s TRAXX 3 MS platform, it was only a matter of time before these vehicles reappeared in the spotlights of the European locomotive market.