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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.
Following successful use of the two Bimz 264 during the launch of Locomore on the basis of a conventional rental agreement for a two-month period, the agreement has now been changed to a Pay by Use Contract. The coaches will be used by Locomore long term as additional coaches. In the HEROS Pay by Use concept, rental payments are only due for the days on which the passenger coaches are actually in use. For some time now HEROS Rail Rent has been successfully realising similar concepts with other clients in conjunction with the transfer of locomotives. In this context, HEROS Rail Rent has taken a conscious decision to offer a payment scheme aligned to the availability of the rail vehicles and also contributes to the capacity utilisation risks of its partners.

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.

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. The RIC passenger coaches can be operated with a top speed of 200 km/h and are equipped for use with standard European voltage systems. HEROS organised the transport of the passenger coaches to and from the Italian border and is responsible for the local maintenance in Italy.

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.
BTW will use the Bimdz, with its wider boarding doors to the multi-purpose area, in a variety of projects.

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.
To be stationed in Bietigheim-Bissingen, the BR 218 256-6 will be used by ELBA Logistik GmbH primarily for freight and track maintenance traffic and also has free capacity for third-party use. HEROS provides the locomotive for long-term rent, including maintenance services, while ELBA is responsible for performing or contracting some of the maintenance. HEROS has more series 218 locomotives which will gradually be made ready for operation in the coming months and will be offered for both rent and sale.