Railpool leasing was the launching customer of the Traxx AC3 locomotive platform, as introduced in May 2011. Railpool got five AC3 units with additional Last-Mile Diesel feature, part of a framework agreement for the delivery of 36 Traxx locomotives dating from December 2010.
The 187 001, the first AC3 unit produced, was presented at the Transport & Logistics fair in Munich in May 2011. It was painted in the colours of Railpool.
Railpool 187: news
2012-08-27
[EU] TRAXX Last Mile at Innotrans 2012
update 2012|08|27
[EU] TRAXX Last Mile at Innotrans 2012
It is time to refresh the memory a bit. In September Bombardier will present its Last Mile feature again. Now we expect a locomotive in final configuration, as the one in Munich 2011 was more like a dummy. Bombardier offers some extra footage since 2011 explaining the principle of the Last Mile diesel and battery:
2010-12-23
[EU] Railpool orders another 36 Traxx locomotives
update 2010|12|23
[EU] Railpool orders another 36 Traxx locomotives
Yesterday, Railpool announced a second order for modern electrics. Next to the six Vectrons from Siemens, it expands its fleet until mid-2013 with 36 Traxx locomotives from Bombardier. Railpool already has 58 Traxx units (both AC and MS) on order, the majority of them being delivered by now.
Both Bombardier and Railpool do not say much about the specifications of the 36 new units. Only that delivery is scheduled for July 2011 to November 2013 and that these Traxx units will incorporate innovations of some kind. Volume of the order is approximately 120 million euro. - Railpool/Bombardier
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