EUROPE: Leasing company Railpool has awarded Alstom a contract to supply 15 Traxx 3 locomotives for use in Norway, Sweden and Italy, with an option for five more.
The electric locomotives with last mile diesel engines are to be delivered from Alstom’s plants at Kassel in Germany and Vado Ligure in Italy.
‘Ordering these 15 locomotives will expand our fleet of Traxx locomotives to more than 250, underlining our long-standing, close partnership with Alstom’, said Railpool CEO Torsten Lehnert when the order was announced on January 27.
’We are also pleased to be able to offer our customers in Scandinavia and Italy additional, modern locomotives together with our proven full-service concept. All locomotives will be equipped with the proven Last Mile function, which significantly expands the range of applications.’
