News
Additional HEROS 218 Series in Use at ELBA
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.
HEROS Leasing More Passenger Coaches to Locomore
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.
HEROS passenger coach permanently in use at Locomore
17.02.2017 // Locomore is permanently renting coaches from HEROS via a Pay by Use contract
Since mid-December 2016, Locomore has been renting two passenger coaches to transport passengers between Stuttgart and Berlin.
Fadak Train makes its debut in Iran
15.07.2016 // Fadak Train: HEROS supplies 133 passenger coaches to Iran
Over the past two years, HEROS has supplied 133 used RIC passenger coaches to Iranian rail company Rail Pardaz System (Tehran). The sitting coaches with a maximum speed of 200 km/h will be converted in Iran for use as night train rolling stock. The vehicles are being turned into comfortable sleeper and couchette coaches. The first rebuilt vehicles are already travelling between Tehran and Qom.
Siemens rents brake vans from HEROS for test runs
10.12.2015 // Siemens rents brake vans from HEROS
Siemens/HEROS: For certification runs of Vetron MS, Siemens AG has rented four brake vans with full service for Italy from HEROS Rail Rent GmbH.
BTE BahnTouristik-Express purchases InterRegio coach
04.12.2015 // BTE Bahn Touristik-Express GmbH purchases passenger coach from HEROS
BTE/HEROS: At the beginning of November 2015, BTE BahnTouristik-Express GmbH purchased a multi-voltage capable passenger coach from HEROS Helvetic Rolling Stock GmbH.
HEROS BR 218 in use in southern and south-western Germany
04.12.2015 // HEROS BR218 at ELBA Logistik stationed in Bietigheim-Bissingen
ELBA/HEROS: On 26 November 2015, ELBA Logistik took over a diesel locomotive from the 218 series in Bremen, Germany.
Relocation of the headquarters of the Swiss HEROS companies to Rheinfelden
13.10.2015 // Relocation and cooperation agreement with Engineering Steinegger GmbH
Engineering Steinegger GmbH/HEROS On October 1, 2015, the Swiss HEROS companies will move their headquarters from Zürich to Rheinfelden in the canton of Aargau.
New CEO at HEROS America Middle-East Asia GmbH
06.10.2015 // Ulrich Fackert appointed to the Executive Board of HEROS America Middle-East Asia GmbH
Effective January 1, 2015, Ulrich Fackert has been appointed to the Executive Board of HEROS America Middle-East Asia GmbH,
New services and testing for railway rolling stock
06.10.2015 // Cooperation between AREVA GmbH and HEROS Rail Rent GmbH in the marketing of testing services and test devices
AREVA/HEROS At the end of September 2015, AREVA GmbH and HEROS Rail Rent GmbH reached an agreement on the marketing of testing facilities and mobile testing of axles and wheels, as well as additional consulting, laboratory, and testing services in connection with the construction and maintenance of railway rolling stock.
Restructuring of the HEROS Group
24.09.2015 // Merger of HEROS Südosteuropa, HEROS Northern Europe and HEROS Helvetic Rolling Stock
In June 2015, the two Swiss companies HEROS Südosteuropa GmbH and HEROS Northern Europe GmbH merged with their parent company HEROS Helvetic Rolling Stock GmbH.
HEROS BR 218 in Operation in Northern Germany
24.09.2015 // HSL Logistik GmbH: long-term lease on diesel locomotive from HEROS Rail Rent.
HSL Logistik GmbH has taken a long-term lease on a diesel locomotive from HEROS Rail Rent.
The BR 218 117-0 was delivered to HSL Logistik GmbH’s Bremen plant at the end of September. The locomotive will be stationed in Hamburg and will handle demand-oriented traffic services in goods traffic, building logistics, and passenger traffic. We are pleased to have gained a new customer in Germany with this project.