Rolling stock lessor Railpool has placed two orders for the
supply of 58 Bombadier TRAXX locomotives from manufacturer
Bombadier Transportation. The agreement, valued at approximately
€196 million, also includes an option for a further 80 locomotives.
Deliveries will begin in August 2009.
This is the first order for locomotives by the Railpool joint
venture between HSH Nordbank and KfW-IPEX Bank. The company
foresees a portfolio of assets worth up to €500 million within
three to five years.
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“Bombadier is a partner with which we can get fast access to the
European leasing market,” said Christoph Katzensteiner, managing
director of Railpool. The lessor plans to deploy the locomotives in
seven European countries, including Germany.
In August, Railpool named Germany as its primary target market.
This came following news, confirmed by the German finance ministry,
that Deutsche Bahn would be partially privatized later this
year.
The locomotives ordered from Bombadier will be assembled in the
German city of Kassel, using bodies produced at Wroclaw in
Poland.
