Partnership with Nederlandse Spoorwegen expanded

We are expanding our partnership with Nederlandse Spoorwegen to a total of 16 locomotives which are currently being wrapped by FLEETSHIELD in Rotterdam with the distinctive Dutch design.

Nederlandse Spoorwegen is a demanding customer and therefore a perfect match for our ELL Vectrons!

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RTB CARGO GmbH and ELL – We grow together – step by step!

Since 2014, we have been working together with RTB CARGO and are moving across borders in freight transport ranging from Eastern Europe to all major North Sea ports. RTB has been a customer from the very beginning, and now we are securing future growth together with a long-term framework agreement to consolidate further cooperation. RTB CARGO has already called up the first locomotive from the framework agreement and will rent another Vectron MS in the summer of 2024. This will then be the 12th ELL locomotive in RTB Cargo’s state-of-the-art fleet.

The CEO of ELL, Christian Kern, is delighted with this cooperation: “This is an important step and the deepening of an excellent partnership. Our goal is to support our customers’ strategy with a reliable and flexible locomotive portfolio. We have already shown that the cooperation with RTB works excellently – further expansion is the logical consequence.”

Comment Thilo Beuven / RTB: “We are very pleased that we have been able to agree on a further growth path together with ELL. The state-of-the-art fleet and the excellent availability, which the ELL team ensures with great commitment, are a perfect fit for RTB CARGO.”

Photo © Matej Pleško

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ELL signed another contract with Snälltåget!

7! Today we signed another contract with Snälltåget in Malmö/Sweden!

ELL – European Locomotive Leasing and Snälltåget share a partnership and a passion. 7 of our locomotives are now running between Malmö, Stockholm and Are and since recently also as night trains between Malmö and Berlin. Snälltåget is one of the most innovative private railway companies with spectacular ideas for the future. Without giving too much away: Austria also plays a role.

Here are a few snapshots from the station.

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Investment: European Locomotive Leasing Continues Expansion Course

Vienna, March 3, 2023 – The European Locomotive Leasing Group (ELL), one of the leading asset managers in the European rail market with headquarters in Vienna and Munich, is accelerating its international expansion. By 2025, they plan to invest up to 315 million euros in expanding their own fleet. Currently, the company boasts the largest Siemens Vectron fleet in Europe, and their investment strategy aims to solidify this market position.

In concrete numbers, this means: 56 Vectron locomotives currently in delivery, with an additional 13 already ordered from Siemens. The ELL Vectron fleet will thus grow to a total of 251 locomotives by 2025. Thanks to significant approvals across various countries, these locomotives can be deployed flexibly throughout Europe.

Mag. Christian Kern, CEO of the European Locomotive Leasing Group, succinctly summarizes the expansion: “Our goal is to support our customers’ growth in European passenger and freight transport with our zero-emission locomotives.” ELL exclusively invests in Siemens Vectron locomotives and provides its customers with a specialized network of workshops across Europe. Focusing on a uniform locomotive type allows them to achieve maximum efficiency, highest reliability, and a targeted service business. The investments demonstrate the full confidence of our owners, Axa and Credit Agricole/Predica, in the company and our business model. ELL locomotives represent the most environmentally friendly and modern choice in the rail transport of the future.

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