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The Austrian private rail operator RTS Rail Transport Service Austria GmbH runs freight services in Austria and Germany. Next to that the company is responsible for the transport of rail construction trains, building materials and special transports. RTS Austria is a 100% subsidiary of Swietelsky, on of the major rail construction companies in Europe. Since 2005, the company is expanding its own fleet. First 2nd hand 2143 series diesel locomotives were purchased from the OBB, and different ES 64 U2 and ER 20 series machines were rented from MRCE-Dispolok. In 2007 however, RTS decided to purchase new locomotives. By Siemens two ES 64 U4 electrics and EuroRunner diesel-electric locomotive were ordered. The latter one was outshopped in June 2007, being painted in the RTS corporate colours orange and silver. First commercial service of the 905 started on July 3rd 2007. It is the fifth EuroRunner for an Austrian based company and is used all over Austria and Germany.
 In 2009 the fleet of EuroRunners was extended with two new units: 2016 906 and 907, delivered during the Summer.
 The delivery of locomotive no. four, 2016 908, was postponed until April 2011. This machine was delivered in white from the EuroRunner assembly line in Neustrelitz.
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2013-03-28
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[AT] Train crash in Austria
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update 2013|03|28
[AT] Train crash in Austria
At about midnight on 27/28.03.2013 RTS 2016 907-5 crashed headlong into an ÖBB track assessment vehicle (SAT210) between Obereggendorf and Ebenfurth on the Pottendorferlinie. Two crew memebers were killed in the accident. Both vehicles were derailed but remained approximately upright. The line has been closed between Wiener Neustadt and Ebenfurth to allow recovery to take place. - SF
More information here. Images here.
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2011-04-07
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[AT] RTS got its fourth EuroRunner [update]
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update 2011|04|07
[AT] RTS got its fourth EuroRunner [update]
There it is, the fourth EuroRunner for RTS from Austria, finally filling the gap in between the 2016 907 and 909! The new machine however is not painted in the RTS colours orange and silver (yet), although there was plenty of time to do so..
The designated 2016 908 arrived at the Swietelsky workshop-facilities near Fischamend yesterday. Coming from Munich, it hauled a short train, together with 2143.077, of conveyor belt- and ballast-carriages. Possibly it will get its RTS livery in the Autumn of 2011, but that information is not yet confirmed. - MO/GR/HP
update: At Fischamend, the locomotive is decorated with some provisorial RTS and Swietelsky-logos: picture. This website also states that the 908 will replace a RTS-EuroRunner that is currently being used by the GKB.
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2011-03-17
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[AT] Fleet of RTS Austria soon to expand
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[AT] Fleet of RTS Austria soon to expand
 Rail Transport Service GmbH from Austria will soon expand its fleet. From Linz, Siemens will deliver a third ES64U4-locomotive to the operator: 1216 903.
Same for the number of diesel-electric EuroRunners, with the new 2016 908 their numbers will be raised from three to four. - Siemens
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2009-07-09
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[AT/DE] brand new EuroRunners
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update 2009|07|09
[AT/DE] brand new EuroRunners
  Siemens is recently delivering new EuroRunners; 2016 906 and 907 to RTS (Austria) and number 23 to the WLE.
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2009-06-02
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[AT] 2016 906 for RTS Austria
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[AT] 2016 906 for RTS Austria
A second EuroRunner has been delivered by Siemens to RTS Austria. The 2016 906 is the first of its type to be assembled at Arriva Werke Nord GmbH in Neustrelitz (DE). - ML/DSO
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