Euro Cargo Rail

Euro Cargo Rail is a French rail freight operator formed in 2005 by English Welsh & Scottish Railway. It is now a subsidiary of DB Cargo.[1]

Euro Cargo Rail
Founded2005
Headquarters
Paris
,
France
Revenue€ 146 million (2018)
Number of employees
900 (2018)
ParentDB Cargo
Websitewww.eurocargorail.com

History

In 2004, English Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS) lodged an application for an operating licence in France.[2] This was awarded in November 2005.[3][4][5]

Operations commenced in May 2006.[6] It subsequently applied to operate in Belgium and Germany.[7]

ECR was included in the sale of EWS to Deutsche Bahn in 2007.[8] By 2008 it was the second rail freight company in France after SNCF with a 5.3% market share.[9] By 2010 the company's market share was estimated at 8%.[10]

In October 2010 ECR formed a joint venture with the Port of La Rochelle, called OFP La Rochelle.[11] In 2017, ECR sold its stake.[12]

Fleet

The initial operations of ECR were carried out with four leased Vossloh G1206 diesel locomotives, maintenance of the locomotives was to be carried out at EWS's Dollands Moor Freight Yard in England, so the locomotives were given a TOPS classification number, Class 21.[13][14]

From 2007 to 2009 the company also acquired several Vossloh G1000 BB locomotives,[15] and briefly leased 3 TRAXX F140 AC locomotives from MRCE in 2007;[16] these were return from lease in 2008.[17]

The company began leasing around ten Vossloh G2000 locomotives, and five Vossloh Euro 4000 locomotives (1668mm gauge) in 2008-9 from Angel Trains Cargo.[16][18]

In 2008 two TRAXX F140 MS locomotives operating in ECR livery were used for homologation of the type in France and Belgium; certification was obtained in July 2009. The two locomotives formed part of an order of 20 units delivery in 2009/10. 45 more units were ordered in 2009 to be split between DB Schenker (25 units) and ECR (20 units), and delivered from 2010 onwards.[19]

In January 2006, the first Class 66 was transferred from EWS to ECR; by November 2007 fifty locomotives had been transferred.[20][21]

In late 2007 the first of an order for 60 new EMD Series 66 locomotives were delivered.[22][23][24] as the Class 77 from 77001 to 77060.[25] However only half ended up being delivered to ECR, the balance being delivered to DB Cargo in Germany and these too have gradually been transferred to Germany, with the last five scheduled to move to Germany in 2019.[26]

In April 2009, two Class 08 shunters were sent to France from England.[27]

From 2010 the company began leasing Alstom Prima electric locomotives (sub types BB 27000, and BB 37000 dual and triple voltage) from Akiem.[28] [29] The company also began hiring SNCF Y8000 type shunters from Akiem in the same year.[30]

As at 2018, it operated 151 locomotives.[31]

See also

Notes

    References
    1. DB Cargo recapitalises French subsidiary Euro Cargo Rail Automotive Logistics 12 May 2007
    2. EWS seeking open access licence to work in France The Railway Magazine issue 1245 January 2005 page 11
    3. Euro Cargo Rail third rail freight operator in France Infrasite.net 4 November 2005
    4. EWS wins French approval - trains will start this winter Rail issue 526 9 November 2005 page 8
    5. Euro Cargo Rail to begin in December Railways Illustrated issue 35 January 2006 page 16
    6. ECR starts French contract Rail issue 540 24 May 2006 page 9
    7. Euro Cargo Rail expands across Europe Rail issue 543 5 July 2006 page 10
    8. "DB's takeover of EWS approved". www.railwaygazette.com. Railway Gazette International. 15 November 2007.
    9. "Welcome to Euro Cargo Rail". Presentation. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
    10. Jörg Schmitt (8 January 2010). "France's SNCF Muscles in on German Rail Market". www.spiegel.de. Der Spiegel.
    11. "News in Brief". www.railwaygazette.com. Railway Gazette International. 27 October 2010.
    12. New partners for port freight operator Railway Gazette International 10 May 2017
    13. "TOPS numbers issued for Euro Cargo Rail Vossloh locomotives" (PDF). Railway Herald. 1 (28): 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
    14. Second time lucky for Class 21 Rail issue 533 15 February 2006 page 24
    15. "Suche : Hersteller : "G 1000" , Lebenslauf : "ECR"" [Search results : Loco type "G 1000", operator "ECR"]. www.loks-aus-kiel.de (in German). Retrieved 1 July 2011.
    16. "Search results "ECR"". www.railcolor.net. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
    17. "ECR Traxx locomotives back from France". www.railcolor.net. 31 August 2008.
    18. "Suche : Hersteller : "G 2000" , Lebenslauf : "ECR"" [Search results : Loco type "G 2000", operator "ECR"]. www.loks-aus-kiel.de (in German). Retrieved 1 July 2011.
    19. "ECR / DB E186: introduction". www.railcolor.net. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
    20. 66215 starts tests in Brttany Today's Railways UK issue 51 March 2006 page 16
    21. "EWS / Euro Cargo Rail Class 66 Fleet". Railway Herald (111): 5. 30 November 2007. ISSN 1751-8091.
    22. EWS order 60 Class 66s for French freight traffic Rail issue 578 7 November 2007 page 8
    23. "Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. (EMD) Announces French Homologation Has Been Achieved For the Euro Cargo Rail Class 66 Locomotives". www.emdiesels.com (Press release). Electro-Motive Diesel. 6 January 2009.
    24. "First new Class 66s for Euro Cargo Rail shipped from Canada" (PDF). www.railwayherald.co.uk (106): 3. October 2007. ISSN 1751-8091.
    25. "Class 66 :: Electro-Motive Diesel JT42CWR". class66.railfan.nl. Class 66 >> Operators >> Euro Cargo Rail. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
    26. Last Class 77 to quit France Today's Railways Europe issue 283 July 2019 page 41
    27. Class 08s in France Today's Railways Europe issue 162 June 2009 page 8
    28. "More silver Primas for ECR and VFLI". www.railcolor.net. 13 January 2011.
    29. "Euro Cargo Rail hires Prima locomotives". www.railcolor.net. 18 May 2010.
    30. "Silver Prima locomotives for ECR". www.railcolor.net. 1 June 2010.
    31. Euro Cargo Rail In Brief (in French) DB Cargo
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