Eurogate Rail Hungary
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| Formerly | Floyd Zrt |
|---|---|
| Industry | Rail freight |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Services | Freight train operator |
| Parent | Eurogate International |
| Website | eurogate-rail.hu/ |
Eurogate Rail Hungary,formerlyFloyd Zrt,is aHungarianprivate railway company founded in 2004 by Andras Bogdan. Its headquarters are inBudapest.Rolling stock is usually black with the name of the company written on a pink stripe. The vehicles were therefore given the nicknamePink Floyd.
The company mainly deals with the transit and transport of goods, with daily services to the Budapest Intermodal Logistics Center andHamburg.In October 2008, Eurogate purchased a 51% shareholding and ICE Transport another 23%, with Andras Bogdan retaining 26%.[1]In January 2022, Floyd Zrt was renamed Eurogate Rail Hungary.[2]
Fleet details
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- Siemens Vectron 193D– 6 units leased from BoxXpress.de
- Bombardier TRAXX F140 AC2– 1 unit leased fromAkiem
- LDE CFR 2100 – 429 series, three locomotives
- 429 004[3]
Past
[edit]- British Rail Class 86– 450 series, nine locomotives
- 450001 (ex 86248), 450002 (ex 86250), 450003 (ex 86232), 450004 (ex 86218), 450005 (ex 86215), 450006 (ex 86217), 450007 (ex 86228), 450008 (ex 86242), 450 009 (ex 86424)[4]
- British Rail Class 56– 659 series, three locomotives[5][6]
- 659001 (ex 56101), 659002 (ex 56115), 659003 (ex 56117)
- 60 CFR Series – 609 series, one locomotive
- 609 009[3]
- CFR LDH 1250 – 429 series, one locomotive
- LDE CFR 1250 – 492 series, one locomotive
References
[edit]- ^Eurogate takes control of FloydToday's Railways Europeissue 156 December 2008 page 42
- ^British Locos SoldModern Railwaysissue 882 March 2022 page 78
- ^abMarkku Salo (2019-08-25)."Hungary - Diesel locomotives and multiple units".railpics.club.Retrieved29 June2023.
- ^50 Years and Still Going StrongThe Railway Magazineissue 1373 August 2015 page 21
- ^Halász Péter (2012)."RegionalBahn: Jönnek az angolok".regionalbahn.blogspot.Retrieved1 March2012.
- ^Nemesis Rail to refurbish trio of Floyd Class 56s heading for EuropeRailissue 690 22 February 2012 page 67
External links
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Media related toFloyd (railway company)at Wikimedia Commons
- Floyd Co.
- "Railfaneurope.net".railfaneurope.net.2012.Retrieved27 February2012.
- "EU inquiry - Floyd Co. - Rail transport".eutudakozo.hu.2012.Retrieved27 February2012.
- "Floyd Co. - Rail transport - B Address: the best source of supply".floydzrt-c.cegbongeszo.hu.2012.Retrieved27 February2012.