MRCE ES64F4

Two Siemens ES 64 F4 leased from MRCE Dispolok GmbH on the lead of a intermodal train from Italy to Germany.

Slowly the two TXL BR 189 sneaking up the northern Gotthard ramp towards Gurtnellen.

Two leased ES 64 F4 of TXL passes with an intermodal train the construction site, where the track and overhead wireing had to be reinstalled after the rock slide. As next step you can see workers in preparing the net fixation to protect the railline.

Hired to TX Logistik AG, as ES 64 F4-092, this Siemens unit was delivered 2706 to Dispolok GmbH and 2008 went over to MRCE.

From Captrain Italia S.r.l. leased, the ES64F4 with second section of ScandFibre Logistics AB empty paper#train. The livery is still in NORDCARGO, out of 2006/2009 operation.

Diverting the interrupted Gotthard route (falling rocks on rail tracks), this TXL BR 189 is on the way to Loetschberg-Simplon route to Italy.

From TXL - TX Logistik AG leased, those Siemens class ES64F4 heads with a intermodal consist from Italy towards Germany.

This ES 64 F4 class is leased to Captrain Italia S.r.l. on the way back with a northbound empty consist of ScandFibre Logistics AB of Sweden „Rail 11“ supply chain train.

Nordcargo leases most of its units from MRCE Dispolok, hence the yellow livery (ex Siemens Dispolok).

MRCE leasing company owns or has on order today a total of 125 ES 64 F4. Out of it are 20 3kV DC voltage systems, as shown in the picture, for the Italien market. In 2006, Siemens decided to sell its entire Dispolok fleet of 45 units to Mitsui leasing MRCE from Japan.

NORDCARGO currently has 9 locomotives ES 64 F4 in operation. It is licensed to operate on the Italian rail network, runs 7000 trains / 1.4 million train kilometers per annum, and is responsible for providing traction on international routes along the Adriatic and Tyrrhenian coasts between Milan and Naples. DB Schenker Rail is with 60% the majority stakeholder in the company. NordCargo has been active in the freight transport market since September 2001.

ERS Railways is a independent railway company within A.P. Moeller - Maersk Groups Container Inland Services division. It was established in 1994. ERS now operates around 100 weekly trains throughout Europe, with a strong focus from the Benelux and German maritime ports to selected destinations in Italy and Central Europe. Beside of 3 EMD Class 66 and 3 Vossloh G1206 diesel engines it operates 7 Siemens ES64F4 E189 units.

Several ES 64 F4 owned by MRCE are hired to Nordcargo. Part of the fleet are at the moment engaged for Eurocity operation of OBB/DB. Nordcargo as freight rajlroad company aims at supplying rail transport all over Italy and operates international freight transport in partnership with several European rail companies. It is owned by FERROVIENORD/Ipaly.

The MRCE/Nordcargo ES 63 F4 are used as well as freight engines as Eurocity locomotives. Here it runs down the Brenner route towards Innsbruck/Austria.

Coming down as brake engine with a freight train from Brenner alp transit line it has now parted the train and runs back empuy. This unit is hired by NORDCARGO S.r.l.

The "027", here on the way to Italy on the steep Brenner line, is hired to TXL. TX Logistik AG is a dynamic German rail company which, within a short period of tihe, has become one of the leading European privately owned rail companies. With TXL network companies in Sweden, Austria and Switzerland it is able to supply one-stop cross-border traffics.

The OBB/DB-Eurocity on the way from Brenner alp transit to Kufstein and to final destination Munich (Germany).