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Veolia Cargo TRAXX MS2e: news |
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2010-07-20
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[DE/FR] Traxx MS for AKIEM
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update 2010|07|20
[DE/FR] Traxx MS for AKIEM
We can show you a bit more about the new looks of E 186 184 and E 186 185. This DSO post shows bot units in their new silver base livery with white fronts and decorated with AKIEM logos, the leasing company of the SNCF Group. Both the 184 and 185 were outshopped in the summer of 2009, destined for French operator Veolia. However, as we all know, Veolia as freight operator does not exist anymore. The non-French activities are now property of Captrain, also part of the SNCF family, so AKIEM is not that strange to end up with...
Veolia originally ordered nine Traxx units in 2007, eight were built and outshopped in Veolia colours. The three Traxx AC2 machines were delivered at the end of 2009 and are now part if the ITL/SNCF fleet in Germany. 186 181 and 182 were sold to leasing company Railpool and are now hired to SBB Cargo. 186 184 and 185 go to AKIEM, so only the 186 still remains. Today it was spotted in Eichenberg, Germany. It still has the basic Veolia livery...
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2010-01-31
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[DE/FR] Veolia coloured 186s are still alive...
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update 2010|01|31
[DE/FR] Veolia coloured 186s are still alive...
As you may know, Bombardier has built five Traxx F140 MS locomotives painted in the colours of Veolia Cargo; 186 181, 182, 184, 185 and 186. The 181 and 182 were sold to Railpool, but the other three are still there.. Since the summer they have been stored around Kassel. In December 2009 they were parked at Kassel Rangierbahnhof, together with CBRail 186 136, 137 and 139.
 Now one of them has returned from the dead, 186 186 was spotted last friday being part of a convoy heading for Wegberg - Wildenrath. It was accompagnied by Railpool's 185 677 and 678 and CBRail 186 238. There is no information on the how and why of this visit... It is also still questionable of the Veolia-coloured 186s will ever be delivered to the customer they were built for. Veolia is now split up and part of SNCF and Eurotunnel, and as these company already operate a considarable batch of Prima locomotives equipped for the French-German connection (the corridor these Traxx units are also equipped for) there is maybe no need for these three exotics anymore.
This adds another chapter to the weird story of Veolia and Traxx MS units. Officially, six units are on order, five have been built... - WS
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2009-11-20
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[DE/BE] Traxx varia
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update 2009|11|20
[DE/BE] Traxx varia
  186 346 is the fifth and last unit to be leased to B Cargo, for freight services in France and Belgium. Today it left Kassel. - Now Railpool also takes a pity for units originally built for Veolia Cargo, like 186 181. - CK
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2009-06-25
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[DE] from Kassel
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update 2009|06|25
[DE] from Kassel
 Several unsolved cases from Kassel this time. First one is about the three prototype 185 series locomotives built for DB Schenker back in 1999. The image shows the recent come-back of the 185 003 Kassel. Several websites mention the recent withdrawal of all three machens (per 04.05.2009) and that one of the 185 001-003 have been seen with a NVR number ending with -BTK and not -DB. Let's see what the future will bring!
- elektrolok.de / CK
 Another case is that of again two Traxx F140 MS locomotives for operator Veolia. This operator has 9 Traxx machines on order (3x F140 AC2 / 185 and 6x F140 MS / 186). Three have been completed in 2008; 185 598, 186 181 and 186 182. The first one is parked around Kassel ever since, the other two lost their Veolia logos after delivery and were rented out to ITL. However, this operator has recently ended the contract for both machines so now they are back by Bombardier again.
Last week, two new electrics in the colours of Veolia have been spotted during their maiden run: 186 184 and 185. So new machines are still to come. Let's see how the story of the Traxx fleet of Veolia continues. - DSO/Rolandrail.net/DSO
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2008-12-21
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[DE/NL] 186 182 with logo
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update 2008|12|21
[DE/NL] 186 182 with logo
ITL unit 186 182 has a ITL logo upfront now - DSO
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2008-12-18
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[NL] 186 181 and 182 approved for the Netherlands
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update 2008|12|18
[NL] 186 181 and 182 approved for the Netherlands
Per 12.12.2008, ITL units
E 186 181 and E 186 182 are welcome in the Netherlands. - Rolandrail.net
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2008-11-02
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[DE] ITL E 186 181 and 182!
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update 2008|11|02
[DE] ITL E 186 181 and 182!
A curious history today! The recently introduced E 186 181 and 182 in Veolia colours, have changed their apperance again... They still have the same basic livery in red and light gray, but have lost all their Veolia markings. The now have NVR service numbers, ending with -D-ITL! Let's see what will happen next... - DSO
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2008-10-15
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[EU] Veolia 186: three configurations
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update 2008|10|15
[EU] Veolia 186: three configurations
The Traxx F140 MS units for Veolia, will be delivered in three different configurations: 3x DE-BE-FR, 3x DE-AT-BE-NL and 3x DE-AT-CH-IT. - LC
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2008-10-09
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[DE] first Veolia 186 on the run / 185 621 CargoNet (update)
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