With the completion of loco 744 188-4, the second EffiShunter 1000 locomotive for HUPAC is now ready. In Italy, the loco will be renumbered to 744 041 and join sister locomotive 744 040 (744 187-6).

A new six-axle diesel locomotive design is not that common in Europe nowadays, but NEWAG introduced one to the market on September 16th. The Polish manufacturer announced that it had received the first order for Dragon diesel locomotive. Moreover, it was the first order for the Dragon 3, following on the Dragon 2 and Dragon types that have not featured a full-diesel variant.

CZ LOKO had already hinted at an EffiShunter 1000 loco being produced for an unnamed Italian operator. However, the picture from the factory did not leave much to the imagination. The orange and blue livery clearly showed that the loco was destined for Adriafer. Numbered 744 218-9, the loco has meanwhile been seen on a test run, which indicates that it is nearing completion.

753 608-9 in its new guise. Picture by Budamar Logistics

Railfreight operator Budamar Logistics has added Class 753.6 locomotive 753 608-9 to its fleet. The loco is leased from RS Lease and has been restyled into a special Budamar livery, designed and hand-applied by spray artist Denis Valašek from ARTWALL. The locomotive features a panorama of the High and Low Tatras.

Previously, the loco was operated by PSZ and featured the company's well-known green and yellow livery as can be seen in the picture below.

753 608-9 at the CZ LOKO works in Ceska Trebova on 16 February 2018. Picture by Dalibor Palko.

DB Cargo UK 66107 has just passed Burton upon Trent on 2 August 2024. Picture: Henk Zwoferink.

DB Cargo UK is heading for a new future. Media reports mention that the British railfreight operator has been put up for sale. DB Cargo has indicated that it will focus more on its Central-European operations.

Siemens EuroRunner locomotive 2016 910 has found a new owner. Stern & Hafferl has sold the locomotive to fellow Austrian operator Cargo Service (CargoServ). The loco now sports the well-known livery of its new owner: link.

Earlier in June, two further EffiShunter 1000 locomotives for Trainpoint Norway were outshopped by CZ LOKO and sent on their way towards Scandinavia. It concerns locos: 744 198-3 and 744 199-1.

Impression by CZ LOKO.

At the Rail Business Days 2026 trade fair in Ostrava, CZ LOKO revealed impressions of a DualShunter 2000 loco in EVM Rail livery. The Czech manufacturer has now made public that the Italian operator has ordered two of the type. EVM Rail already owns two CZ LOKO EffiShunter 1000 locomotives: 92 83 2744 017-0 I-EVM (ex-744 131-4) and 92 83 2744 026-1 I-EVM (ex-744 142-1)