Bombardier TRAXX AC1 Akiem Archives - Railcolor News

First HTR 412 Battery-Electric / DB class 249 ETCS / Rock special livery / Alstom and Akiem close contracts

Lorenzo Pallotta — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 14:22:06 +0000

[passenger] HTR 412 n.070 begins testing: first Battery-Electric unit for Trenitalia’s new IC batch

On April 17, Hitachi Rail delivered the HTR 412 n.070 in Intercity livery from its Pistoia plant.

[design] More and more silver: Traxx AC1 locomotives in Akiem design

Simon Wijnakker — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 10:13:50 +0000

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Meanwhile, it has become clear which Traxx AC1 electrics have moved from MRCE (not Beacon Rail) to Akiem and how this affects the design of each machine.

[FR/DE] The Paris-Berlin direct train is back – and it’s a NightJet

Emmanuel Bremont — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 11:04:47 +0000

On Monday, 11.12.2023, a night train ran between Berlin and Paris for the first time in nine years.

[EU] More ex-MRCE locomotives re-appear in Akiem design (AC1, AC2, ES64F4)

Simon Wijnakker — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 14:15:58 +0000

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In 2022, we had a considerable number of locomotives making a transfer from MRCE to Akiem.

[DE / FR] A new owner for MRCE 185 551-557

Simon Wijnakker — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 13:43:51 +0000

Several sub-fleets of MRCE have moved to other lease companies. First were the 189s – which now work for Akiem – and currently TRAXXes are being moved over to Beacon Rail.