Railpool: The latest figures, news and market research on Railpool

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Country: Germany

German company, Europe's leading locomotive lessor

Fleet of 400 locomotives and 150 passenger wagons, worth €1.2 billion

100 employees

Freight locomotives: Germany's Railpool enters the French market 29/10/2023

30 companies share the European locomotive rental market in continental Europe.
A total fleet of 1,860 electric locomotives currently in circulation.
Only 170 of these are in France, compared with 580 in Germany.
The German company, founded in 2008 and owned by Singapore's GIC and Germany's Palladio Partners, will attempt to gain a foothold in the French market
Akiem's 92% market share in France.
British lessors Beacon Rail (7%) and Alpha Trains (1%) share the rest of the market.
Opening of the freight locomotive market to private operators in France since 2006.
23 major Fret SNCF lines to be sold to third parties by 2024.
Recent sale of Akiem to Canada's CDPQ.
Railpool, Germany's leading locomotive lessor, owns a fleet of 339 locomotives (77% Alstom and 23% Siemens) and plans to increase this total to 493 machines by 2027.
Railpool has placed an order for 160 locomotives, including 50 for the French market, thanks to a €1.1 billion financing package from Crédit Agricole CIB.
Railpool is aiming for a 16% market share in France in the near future.
Railpool is focusing on new machines, with an average age of 6.4 years. 39% of the French fleet are still diesel locomotives, but growth is expected in the rental of electric locomotives due to the increase in rail freight traffic.
Railpool's services include 24-hour maintenance, insurance, and the possibility of regularly changing country or machine.

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