Bombardier TRAXX AC2 Beacon Rail Archives - Railcolor News

[design] How many electrics are Beacon blue?

Simon Wijnakker — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 20:40:36 +0000

Do you know what we have noticed in recent months? After the massive logistics operation to remove all the MRCE logos from Beacon Rail’s locomotives, the first electric locomotives started appearing with a complete makeover, including a repaint in Beacon blue.

Railcolor Daily News – 11.01.2025

Simon Wijnakker — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 15:42:32 +0000

The most important news facts of today:

New locomotives for VR Group – Finland

On 11.01.2025, two more new Class Sr3 locomotives for the Finnish state railways started their journey to the north.

[locomotive] Viking Rail hires 185 407 and 408

Oliver Karlsson — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 17:58:17 +0000

Viking Rail is a Danish rail transport company with over 20 years of experience in transporting goods, special vehicles, and special cargo across the Danish railway network.

[locomotive] 185 under review in Kassel, the latest news

Lorenzo Pallotta — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 10:42:55 +0000

There is always something new in Alstom’s Kassel factory- Maybe not many new machines, but the existing fleets need service and overhaul.

[SE] Beacon Rail and Railcare – TRAXX AC2 update

Simon Wijnakker — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 18:00:50 +0000

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Earlier this year, Beacon Rail sent five TRAXX AC2 electrics to Sweden. It results from a collaboration between the leasing company and Swedish operator/fleet maintenance provider Railcare.

[SE] Beacon Rail: another TRAXX trio for the Nordics

Simon Wijnakker — Thu, 18 May 2023 10:01:03 +0000

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Railcolor News previously reported on 195 592 and 599’s arrival to Sweden. Soon the two TRAXX AC2 locos will get the company of another three machines from the same batch:

On 13.05.2023, locomotives 185 590, 594 and 596 were seen in Kassel ready for transport.

[DE] Beacon Rail taking over MRCE TRAXX locomotives – an overview [updated]

Simon Wijnakker — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 10:00:49 +0000

This article was first published on 17.01.2023 and is being updated continuously.

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More and more MRCE-locomotives are seen with a new VKM – the alphanumeric code of Beacon Rail: D-BRLL.

[SE] Beacon Rail and Railcare to introduce more TRAXX locos to Sweden

Konstantin Planinski — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 14:47:56 +0000

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Remember the freshly painted TRAXX, which arrived in Sweden in mid-January? Railcolor News follows up on the unexpected nordic appearance of the locomotive with some interesting details, including the recent arrival of a second machine.

[EU] Beacon Rail 185 592: Old colors, new logos

Simon Wijnakker — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 07:31:27 +0000

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185 595 was lucky, 185 596 got the new paint, and 185 599 recently joined the blue fleet.

[SE] Different: Another Beacon Rail TRAXX repainted [updated]

Simon Wijnakker — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 12:20:11 +0000

This article was first published on 12.01.2023, and updated on 16.01.2023.

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Beacon Rail 185 599 is the third TRAXX of Beacon Rail, which received a repaint in blue, black, and gold.