14-03-2010
A quick update with some news flashes, new photos will follow soon...
CapTrain 6601, 6602, 6606 have been spotted with CapTrain logo now.
HHPI 29002 has been painted in green livery.
RTB has 6613 (266 067-6) in use, which is/was (?) leased to NBE Rail.
CapTrain has loco PB05 in service again.
ERS has loco 6614 temporary in service again.
CrossRail Benelux has blacky DE6305 in service again.
Europorte 77502 has moved from Tilburg to somewhere (France?) last Friday.
[U.K.]
Fastline 66434 is in service now.
FirstGBRf finally seems to get 66410 as well now.
The crashed 66048 has made it to Inverness by road, from there it will get to Toton by rail.

19-02-2010

[Europe]
Leasing company CBRail Leasing s.a.r.l. has done a namechange. During a press presentation today at the HGK workshop at Brühl-Vochem, they announced the new name Ascendos Rail Leasing. To celebrate this, loco

Loco

A total of 8 new

Euro Cargo Rail

is still located at Oberhausen (Germany) for driver training.
Leasing company Angel Trains has changed their name to

for their activities in continental Europe since 01-01.

. CapTrain is owned by SNCF Geodis.
Former Veolia Cargo

seems to be offlease since December 2009.
Former ERS Railways

was sent to Hattingen (Germany) for installing ETCS.
Former CrossRail

Here are some nice shots of class 66 locos in Europe.

[U.K.]
Here are some pictures of DB Schenker

Former DRS locos 66403, 66404, 66405 and 66410 were transported from Willesden/Wembley to Tonbridge on 25-01-2010.

on 08-02.

for driver training from 26-01 till 29-01.

(debranded!) to Dagenham Dock early February.

end of January for restricted use.

and will get new livery soon. The locos is currently at Barrow Hill.
Loco

26-01-2010
Loco PB19 joined CrossRail Benelux again, since they were short of operable locos.
Jumboship Jumbo Vision has entered the port of Halifax (Canada) to pick up the yesterday mentioned ECR class 66s.
Here a picture of freshly painted Colas Rail 66843.
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25-01-2010
Former Railion loco 266 453-0 has arrived at Padborg in Denmark! The machine will be used by CFL Cargo Denmark as a 'second-unit'. Since it does not have Danish ATC system installed, it may not run on its own. Therefor it will be used as the second driving loco in a train. Any further info is welcome.
Loco DE6606 has now been leased to CrossRail Benelux since 22-01-2010.
Another 8 Euro Cargo Rail class 66 are on their way to Europe. On 21-01-2010 they were transported from the EMD plant in London, Ontario (Canada) to the port of Halifax in Nova Scotia (Canada). Shipment to Rotterdam (Netherlands) is planned to arrive end of January. Video here!
Loco 66843 has switched from FirstGbrf to Colas Rail now, and has Colas livery already.
It is understood that loco 66844 from FirstGbrf will become offlease soon.

17-01-2010
Freightliner Poland has returned locos 6606 and 6607 to the leasing company Beacon Rail.
Loco DE6607 has now been leased to CrossRail Benelux since 11-01-2010.
Ex-ERS Railways 6609 has now been leased to HHPI since 11-01-2010 and now carries the road number 29006.
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And some photos of HHPI 29004 and 29005.
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This picture shows ex-Veolia PB05 leaving Holland on 03-01-2010.
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In the UK, Colas Rail plans to take over 66843 (former Advenza) from FirstGBRf.

11-01-2010
It had been confirmed that Veolia Cargo PB01 and PB05 are both offlease now, check the news-item 08-01-2010.
__Also Veolia Cargo PB017 should be returned soon.
ERS Railways 6615 is offlease, which only leaves 6611, 6612, and 6617 in service for ERS.
Railion/DB Schenker 266 107 is already offlease for a while.
German operator HGK has still 11 class 66 locos in service.
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10-01-2010
In the UK, it is understood that Colas Rail is in need for more Class 66 locos for their new traffic.
Here are some photos of HHPI oldstyle and newstyle.
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08-01-2010
CrossRail Benelux has indeed returned locos PB12, PB13 and PB19 to the leasing company.
On this picture we see PB05, PB13, PB12, PB01 standing at Krefeld (Germany). EMD has a servicefacility at Krefeld.
__It is unknown why PB01 and PB05 (both Veolia Cargo) were at this location.
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Euro Cargo Rail 77030 left Holland earlier this week, and was transported to Oberhausen (Germany).
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ACTS Nederland is using loco 653-4 which is the only black Class 66 with white front ends.
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DB Schenker Rail UK 66048 in its new Stobart livery. Too bad the loco has crashed this week.
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06-01-2010
As planned, Euro Cargo Rail 77030 was transported today from Kijfhoek to Germany and further.
CrossRail Benelux locos PB12, PB13 and PB19 lost their old DLC Railway decals on 29-12-2009.
__All 3 locos are becoming offlease soon or maybe already are now.
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Three black machines of ERS Railways on one picture: 6615, 653-3 and 6617. Loco 653-3 is now offlease.
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As mentioned earlier, many Veolia/R4C class 66s are losing their decals. Also the former R4C 653-08.
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Here are some snow photos of HHPI 29004 and 29005 in lease from Beacon Rail since 27-11-2009.
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A new list have been added to the menu (under 'Class 66') called the 'Offlease List'. This list contains
__all locos currently not in use by any operator. The list is far from complete, so if you have any corrections
__or additional information please mail.

05-01-2010
SNCF Fret Benelux has returned loco 6605 to CBRail on 21-11-2009.
Since 28-12-2009, Rurtalbahn has got loco 20038561-4 in lease from MRCE, and numbered V262.
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Euro Cargo Rail 77030 was transported today from NedTrain Tilburg to Kijfhoek, further transport is planned tomorrow.
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The name 'CapTrain' has been mentioned as the new name for the company which should include
__Veolia Cargo , (former) Rail4Chem Benelux and SNCF Fret Benelux. However there is no official information yet
__that states if this is correct. At least Veolia loco 8653-01 got some kind of new design already!
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ERS Railways has just 4 class 66s in operating service now, the blue/silver 6611, 6612 and the black 6615, 6617.
__The black 6616 is out of service since the horrific accident in September 2009. Here is a picture of loco 6617 today.
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DB Schenker Rail UK 66048 has got a Stobart-livery now for operating the new Stobart-traffic..
__However, yesterday on the first day of the new traffic, 66048 derailed and went into the woods
__at Carrbridge (UK). An impression can be found here and here.
Freightliner UK has stopped and stored the locos 66573-66574 and 66578-66581 after getting new GE Class 70s in service.

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