Effective members
Akiem
Akiem is a leading European provider of services to rail operators, manufacturers and local authorities. The company offers a fleet of 600 locomotives and almost 150 passenger units as well as solutions covering the entire rolling stock value chain. Akiem has 65 customers and is present in 17 European countries with more than 200 staff members.
Akiem relies on an in-house comprehensive ECM-certified industrial ecosystem built around a pan-European network of workshops and extensive stocks of spare parts for maintaining and repairing rolling stock provided to its customers.
Akiem is owned by TLP (SNCF Participations) and Eurotraction, (DWS).
Contact : Fabien Rochefort, Chair AERRL, Président AKIEM group
Web : https://akiem.com/
Mail: info@akiem.com
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MRCE
Mitsui Rail Capital Europe (MRCE) is an established full service provider of traction in the railway industry. As one of the leading electric locomotive leasing companies in Europe, we offer a variety of products to our partners to get them on track with customized solutions. Safety, sustainability and reliability are our key values. With a fleet of more than 340 modern electric locomotives and many years of experience in the railway industry, we are a knowledgeable and reliable partner. Next to full service locomotive leasing we offer locomotive maintenance services to owners and operators. A variety of professionals located in the Netherlands, Germany and Italy are 24/7 available and highly motivated to serve our customers. MRCE was the first leasing company in Europe to provide full-service locomotion availability and together with our strong Japanese parent Mitsui, we are determined to continually support railway businesses in the most sustainable way.
Contact: Bart Lam, Vice chair AERRL and Chief Investment Officer at Mitsui Rail Capital Europe
Web: https://mrce.eu/
Mail: info@mrce.eu
Railpool
RAILPOOL is one of the leading railway vehicle leasing companies offering real expertise for full service from a single source. The company was founded in Munich in 2008 and now operates in 16 European countries. RAILPOOL is one of the largest providers in Europe with more than 400 locomotives and an investment total of over one billion euro. The RAILPOOL fleet covers 70,000,000 kilometers every year and makes an important contribution to the modal shift to rail. RAILPOOL has its own warehouse with over 78,935 items from 2,700 different spare parts and components.
RAILPOOL. Flexibility For Rent.
For more information: Simone Fankhauser Head of Marketing
Northrail
Northrail GmbH (Northrail), which is part of the Paribus Group and based in Hamburg, Germany, is a leading lessor and asset manager of rolling stock in Europe. Currently, Northrail manages a portfolio of around 300 rolling stock assets for freight and passenger operation in Europe. Northrail’s fleet includes traditional shunting and universal locomotives as well as state-of-the-art electric locomotives and battery-electric regional trains. For its customers, Northrail develops tailor-made rental and service offerings and organizes the maintenance of the vehicles.
Contact : Juliane Storm-Ohm, Managing Director
Renfe Alquiler
Renfe Alquiler is Renfe Group’s rolling stock leasing company specialized in the
sale and leasing of rolling stock for passengers and freight transport, offering railway operators flexible and dynamic solutions avoiding long-term investments to develop their operation. The company was founded in 2014 and now operates in 2 European countries. The company offers a fleet of 77 locomotives and 31 passenger units as well as integral solutions covering the complete rolling stock value chain.
As one of the leading companies in the least polluting means of transport, we work every day to multiply that advantage to the maximum, supporting our
customers as powerful partners in the modal shift to rail.
Contact: Carmen García Cristóbal, Head of Business Development
Web: https://www.renfe.com/es/es/grupo-renfe/sociedades/renfe-alquiler/alquiler-conocenos
Mail: alquiler@renfe.es
Renfe Alquiler
Nexrail is a European locomotive leasing company, based in Luxemburg. Its goal is to drive sustainable traction innovation for various use-cases. Nexrail’s modern and young fleet, including its order book, consists of ca. 130 locomotives and is dedicated to the mainline freight and shunting markets all over Europe.
Nexrail is a portfolio company of funds managed by InfraVia Capital Partners and has offices in Rotterdam and Luxembourg.
Contact: Mark REMIE, CCO
Web: www.nexrail.lease
Mail: Mark.remie@nexrail.lease
Associate members
Beacon Rail Finance
Beacon are a rolling stock leasing company, headquartered in Luxembourg and focused on serving the European and UK markets. Beacon’s current portfolio includes 378 locomotives, 1,000 freight wagons and 575 passenger train vehicles on lease across Europe. Beacon has an industry leading management expertise and capital markets experience, enabling it to meet the equipment needs of its Pan-European customer base.
The contact person’s details to be included are:
Name: Rob Dee
Title: Chief Commercial Officer
Email: rdee@beaconrail.com
Web : Beaconrail.com
Cargounit
CARGOUNIT is the largest Polish locomotive leasing company and the largest locomotive lessor in Central and Eastern Europe. CARGOUNIT has 185 locomotives for rent, and offers a wide selection of rolling stock, from shunting and mainline diesel to mainline electric 4-axle and 6-axle locomotives. CARGOUNIT also operates in passenger rail leasing with electric multiple units in its portfolio. For almost two decades, CARGOUNIT has been providing leasing solutions to the largest Polish and international rail freight operators in Central and Eastern Europe active in a wide array of industries.
CARGOUNIT is fully owned by Three Seas Infrastructure Investment Fund advised by Amber Infrastructure Group.
Contact : Lukasz Boron, Chief Executive Officer
Web : http://www.cargounit.pl/
Mail: l.boron@cargounit.pl
ELP
European Loc Pool („ELP“) is an innovative Full-Service Rolling Stock Leasing Company focussing on creative value-propositions for 6-axle hybrid locomotives, designed with the latest technology available in the market. ELP also offers creative solutions for innovative freight wagons and for rolling stock in the passenger transport-segment.
ELP has been founded in May 2018 in Frauenfeld, Switzerland, and is since then leading innovation in full-service rolling stock leasing in Europe in a
„positive, disruptive“ way.
Within 3 years ELP managed to sign a Master Purchase Agreement for 100 locomotives, that will be called off before the end of 2023. So far 50 of these have been ordered and 28 of these 50 are in operation in 3 countries with
more than 10 different customers. The areas of operation will continuously be extended.
European Loc Pool „Passion for Traction“
For more information:
Antje Rüllenrath,
Marketing & Communication
info@europeanlocpool.com
