Logi-Railway utilizing diesel locomotives to haul long-distance companies.
Logi-Railway has employed three class 66 locomotives from DB Cargo France.
A brand new entrant to the French freight market, Logi-Railway, is utilizing diesel traction to haul trains over very lengthy distances on electrified routes as the usage of electrical locomotives is simply too costly.
Logi-Railway managing director, Mr Vincent Chansel, mentioned that there was no query of utilizing electrical traction after infrastructure supervisor SNCF Community elevated the cost for traction present by greater than 4 instances from €111.95/MWh in 2022 to €473.51/MWh in 2023.
The rail trade has requested the French authorities to intervene.
Instead of electrical traction, Logi-Railway is utilizing class 66 diesel locomotives or pairs of Vossloh G1206 locomotives to haul container trains from Champigneulles, close to Nancy in jap France, to Bayonne within the southwest, a distance of over 1100km.
Diesel traction can be getting used to haul container trains from Champigneulles to Rennes (800km), and on trains carrying cereals from the Centre area to Marseille (900 km) and Lacq (750 km).
Logi-Railway has employed three class 66 locomotives from DB Cargo France, whereas the G1206s are being supplied by observe upkeep firm ETF.
As a short-term measure, Logi-Railway had leased a category BB 36000 electrical locomotive from Akiem however this locomotive is now on its solution to Hungary.
Logi-Railway commenced operations late final 12 months, offering shunting companies for different operators at Champigneulles. Earlier this 12 months it started hauling cereals for VTG, the service to Lacq carrying maize for the manufacturing of bio-ethanol. Service frequency will progressively rise to a practice per week on the routes to Marseille and Lacq.
The container companies to Bayonne and Rennes are anticipated to function twice per week as visitors builds up. All visitors is new to rail and is taking lorries off French roads.