Bombardier TRAXX AC3 WLC Archives - Railcolor News https://railcolornews.com/category/alstom/bombardier-traxx/bombardier-traxx-ac3/bombardier-traxx-ac3-wlc/ New trains made in Europe Wed, 12 Nov 2025 14:33:48 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://railcolornews.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-logos2021-favicon-news-1-32x32.png Bombardier TRAXX AC3 WLC Archives - Railcolor News https://railcolornews.com/category/alstom/bombardier-traxx/bombardier-traxx-ac3/bombardier-traxx-ac3-wlc/ 32 32 Hungary’s CER Cargo expands westward with purchase of WLC https://railcolornews.com/2025/11/05/hungarys-cer-cargo-expands-westward-with-purchase-of-wlc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hungarys-cer-cargo-expands-westward-with-purchase-of-wlc Wed, 05 Nov 2025 22:48:38 +0000 https://railcolornews.com/?p=148074 Hungary’s CER Cargo expands westward with purchase of WLC

After months of speculation, Hungarian logistics group CER Cargo is the one to acquire Wiener Lokalbahnen Cargo (WLC) from Wiener Stadtwerke and Wiener Lokalbahnen, the companies owned by the City of Vienna.

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[AT / Expert] WLC 187 321 redesign – Why again a new livery? https://railcolornews.com/2021/12/08/at-expert-wlc-187-321-redesign-why-again-a-new-livery/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=at-expert-wlc-187-321-redesign-why-again-a-new-livery Wed, 08 Dec 2021 16:53:59 +0000 https://railcolornews.com/?p=79981 [AT / Expert] WLC 187 321 redesign – Why again a new livery?

We just got used to Wiener Lokalbahnen Cargo’s (WLC) latest blue and white standard design. But, just months later, the Austrian company had to revise it again, as its mother company adopted a corporate identity.

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[AT] First TRAXX locomotive in WLC’s new branding released https://railcolornews.com/2021/03/26/at-first-traxx-locomotive-in-wlcs-new-branding-released/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=at-first-traxx-locomotive-in-wlcs-new-branding-released Fri, 26 Mar 2021 20:47:49 +0000 https://railcolornews.com/?p=65428 [AT] First TRAXX locomotive in WLC’s new branding released

Fresh out of the workshop: Wiener Lokalbahnen Cargo no. 187 324 – the first TRAXX AC3 locomotive in the operator’s fleet with the new branding.

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[AT / Expert] Crème brûlée: WLC 187 324 back in Kassel for repairs https://railcolornews.com/2020/02/13/at-expert-creme-brulee-wlc-187-324-back-in-kassel-for-repairs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=at-expert-creme-brulee-wlc-187-324-back-in-kassel-for-repairs Thu, 13 Feb 2020 19:10:52 +0000 https://railcolornews.com/?p=43068 [AT / Expert] Crème brûlée: WLC 187 324 back in Kassel for repairs

Curious: WLC TRAXX AC3 no. 187 324 was damaged ‘considerably’ during a fire, on 20.01.2020 at Enns station. When you click this link and scroll down, you’ll see the locomotive standing close to the remains of a storage building near the station.

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[AT / Expert] Second batch of AC3s for WLC is coming [updated] https://railcolornews.com/2019/05/03/at-expert-second-batch-of-ac3s-for-wlc-is-coming/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=at-expert-second-batch-of-ac3s-for-wlc-is-coming Fri, 03 May 2019 20:25:09 +0000 https://railcolornews.com/?p=29318 [AT / Expert] Second batch of AC3s for WLC is coming [updated]

Rail freight operator WLC from Austria decided to order another three TRAXX AC3 electrics with Last Mile feature. On 09.04.2019 locomotive 187 324-9 made a first test run, being the first of this second batch.

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[AT / Expert] Three more TRAXX AC3 Last Mile locomotives for WLC https://railcolornews.com/2018/05/25/at-three-more-traxx-ac3-last-mile-locomotives-for-wlc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=at-three-more-traxx-ac3-last-mile-locomotives-for-wlc Fri, 25 May 2018 20:48:22 +0000 http://railcolornews.com/?p=18087 [AT / Expert] Three more TRAXX AC3 Last Mile locomotives for WLC

Austrian railway operator WLC has decided to add another three TRAXX AC3 Last Mile locomotives to its fleet. It is a follow up order from the contract signed in 2016.

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[AT / Expert] 187 323: WLC Last Mile locomotive no.3 https://railcolornews.com/2018/04/23/at-187-323-wlc-last-mile-locomotive-no-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=at-187-323-wlc-last-mile-locomotive-no-3 Mon, 23 Apr 2018 15:10:49 +0000 http://railcolornews.com/?p=17233 [AT / Expert] 187 323: WLC Last Mile locomotive no.3

The WLC-trio is complete. On 22.04.2018 locomotives 187 323 left Kassel – soon to join 187 321 and 322 in the fleet of the Austrian rail freight operator.

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[AT] 187 322 – The second TRAXX AC3 Last Mile for WLC https://railcolornews.com/2018/02/13/at-187-322-the-second-traxx-ac3-last-mile-for-wlc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=at-187-322-the-second-traxx-ac3-last-mile-for-wlc Tue, 13 Feb 2018 13:58:04 +0000 http://railcolornews.com/?p=15110 [AT] 187 322 – The second TRAXX AC3 Last Mile for WLC

On 11.202.2018, the second TRAXX AC3 locomotive for WLC was released from work. Its REV data is quite fresh: 07.02.2018.

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[DE] Catch me if you can: WLC 187 321 https://railcolornews.com/2018/01/05/de-catch-me-if-you-can-wlc-187-321/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=de-catch-me-if-you-can-wlc-187-321 Fri, 05 Jan 2018 12:52:44 +0000 http://railcolornews.com/?p=13922 [DE] Catch me if you can: WLC 187 321

In December Bombardier handed over the first of three TAXX AC3 electrics to Austrian rail freight operator WLC. The designated 187 321 is now in Germany, where it is put into service in the harbour area of Speyer.

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[AT] Bombardier hands over first TRAXX AC3 locomotive to WLC https://railcolornews.com/2017/12/18/at-bombardier-hands-over-first-traxx-ac3-locomotive-to-wlc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=at-bombardier-hands-over-first-traxx-ac3-locomotive-to-wlc Mon, 18 Dec 2017 12:40:56 +0000 http://railcolornews.com/?p=13322 [AT] Bombardier hands over first TRAXX AC3 locomotive to WLC

On 14.12.2017, Bombardier handed over the first TRAXX AC3 electric to rail freight operator WLC from Vienna. The designated 187 321 is the first of three machines certified for international rail services in Austria, Germany, Hungary and Romania.

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