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01.02.2018 // ELBA acquires two BR218 locomotives previously leased from HEROS

At the end of 2017, ELBA Logistik bought two series 218 diesel locomotives that had previously been leased from HEROS.

02.11.2017 // HEROS sells two classic restaurant cars to Continental Classic Express

HEROS Helvetic Rolling Stock has sold two WRmh 132.1 type restaurant cars to the Hungarian railway company Continental Railway Solution Kft. (CRS). The classic restaurant cars had been leased to CRS by HEROS Rail Rent GmbH since 2014 within the framework of a leasing contract, and the customer has now taken advantage of its purchase option after three years.

24.10.2017 // Bombardier Transportation rents brake vans for measurement runs

In the period between July and September 2017, Bombardier Transportation rented four RIC main-line coaches as brake vans for the test and certification runs of various TRAXX locomotives in Switzerland.
The Bimz 264 type vehicles were provided by HEROS Rail Rent in full service. For this scope of services, HEROS organised the transport to the Swiss border and back and took care of on-site maintenance with its mobile service personnel.

07.09.2017 // ELBA is leasing a second 218 series diesel locomotive from HEROS

Since June 2017, HEROS Rail Rent has been leasing another 218 series diesel locomotive to ELBA Logistik GmbH.
The 218 series 117-0 previously in use by HSL Logistik is now stationed in Bietigheim-Bissingen together with the 218 series 256-6 that has been on lease since 2015. Along with other diesel locomotives of this series, ELBA Logistik is primarily using these two locomotives for freight and work trains. HEROS may temporarily lease the locomotives to other third parties whenever they have available capacities. ELBA Logistik will directly perform the routine maintenance or will outsource it to third parties. HEROS will contract the heavy maintenance work, however.

11.04.2017 // Locomore Leasing a Total of 6 Passenger Coaches from HEROS

On 6 April 2017, HEROS Rail Rent provided Locomore with four more passenger coaches. Depending on capacity requirements, the coaches will be deployed as extras on the basis of a pay-by-use contract. Locomore will thus have a total of six Bimz 264 coaches for transporting passengers between Stuttgart and Berlin. The coaches were previously parked in Neustrelitz and were made operational in the Netinera plants. Depending on how passenger traffic continues to develop, the provision of more passenger coaches from HEROS’ inventory is conceivable at any time and may occur at short notice.