Bombardier TRAXX AC3 Railpool Archives - Railcolor News

The new Captrain green (in Germany)

Simon Wijnakker — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:07:33 +0000

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France: Since Hexafret became the new name for Fret SNCF, we have been getting used to the new green-and-blue colour scheme adopted by the company and its sister brands: Captrain, Technis, Forwardis, Naviland Cargo and VIIA.

From Murmeltier to Paracelsus – All SETG design locomotives

Simon Wijnakker — Sun, 03 May 2026 16:50:28 +0000

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For the first time, SETG has fully wrapped an Alpha Trains locomotive in its distinctive white and green livery.

[locomotive] How most Railpool 185s moved to the Nordics – and got ETCS

Simon Wijnakker — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 19:04:41 +0000

During the InnoTrans railway fair in Berlin in September 2008, Railpool announced its first order for 58 TRAXX locomotives worth approximately €192 million ($276 million), with an option for an additional 80 units.

SGL / Akiem / RATH Gruppe / Railpool / European Sleeper / WFL

Simon Wijnakker — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:37:17 +0000

[locomotive] Akiem Dragon2 production

Brace for continuous production of Dragon2 locomotives for Akiem. Just days after the official presentation of E6MST-025, the next one is ready: E6MST-026.

Beacon Rail loco order / CER / SETG / ICE L in the Netherlands

Simon Wijnakker — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 16:02:41 +0000

[locomotive] SETG returns AC3s to Railpool

Railpool 187 302 and 316 have lost their SETG design – the green/white stickers are gone and the machine are silver again.

Railcolor Daily News – 13.01.2025

Simon Wijnakker — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 14:59:07 +0000

The most important news facts of today:

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Lost in translation: HSL Netherlands confirms it is not buying a G1206 locomotive (Daily News 10.01.2025) from Northrail but leasing the black shunting locomotive.

[locomotive] CFL Cargo Sweden rebrands as SHN Cargo following sale

Oliver Karlsson — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:05:33 +0000

Mikaela Schön, managing director of CFL Cargo Sweden, acquired the company from its parent firm, CFL Cargo in Luxembourg.

[data] The Railpool AC3s for the Nordics 2023-2024

Kwong Sang Leung — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 14:55:26 +0000

New AC3s in Scandinavia – Alstom is sending new TRAXXes to Europe’s north:

This article was first published on 26.04.2023 and is updated continuously.

[locomotive] Railpool 187 fleet in Sweden and Norway: Who leases how many?

Oliver Karlsson — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 16:17:40 +0000

Today, Railcolor returns to the Railpool 187s in Sweden and Norway to see what has happened in the last 12 months.