Hrochostroj has taken delivery of its second EffiShunter 1000 locomotive: Hrochostroj 744 181-9. On 20 February 2026, it was named Jasmína at the CZ LOKO works in Jihlava, after the daughters of two shareholders in the company. The loco joins sister locomotive 744 161-1, which was delivered to Hrochostroj in 2024.

Italy's Salcef has ordered three more type 741.7 locomotives from CZ LOKO. The first of the three additional locos arrived in Italy in February 2026 and carries the number 741 783-5. The other two locomotives are expected to be delivered to Salcef by March 2026.

CZ LOKO has reached an impressive milestone with the completion of EffiShunter 1000 locomotive no. 100. The loco in question was 744 196-7 for Trainpoint Norway,

Europorte 4006 at the Erion France workshop in Montceau-Les-Mines on 16.02.2026. Picture by Erion France.

After more than a year of intensive repairs, Europorte 4006 has been released to service again by Erion France following an accident at Antwerpen Noord in August 2024. Luck is definitely not on this loco's side. It had already been repaired before by Erion France in the period 2021-2023 following an accident between Rumigny and Liart in France on 16.06.2021.

CLF 741 750-4 on its way to Italy at Breclav on September 29th, 2021. Picture by Jaromar Kozinka.

FERRENT S.r.l., part of Strukton Rail Italy S.r.l., has ordered an additional 8 type 741.7 locomotives from CZ LOKO. The order will see the fleet increase to 20 locomotives with 4 to be delivered in 2026 and 4 in 2027. The locos are expected to come in the livery of fellow Strukton Rail Italy companies CLF and Uniferr.

Artist impression by Stadler Rail.

Stadler has added another Turkish order to its books. While previous orders concerned EURO DUAL locomotives, this time it is the EURO 4001 that will be delivered. The type is currently not yet represented on Turkish rails, but this will change thanks to an order for 35 locomotives by TCDD Tasimacilik. The TCDD EURO 4001s will naturally meet TSI requirements and Stage V emission norms, and will feature both ETCS Level 2 and the Turkish ATS system.

On lease from Eversholt Rail, Freightliner 66563 passes King's Sutton with an intermodal train on August 18th, 2022. Picture by Henk Zwoferink.

Beacon has grown it leasing business even further by completing the acquisition of Eversholt Rail. The move sees the Beacon business grow substantially once again in both the freight and passenger segments.

Adam Cunliffe, CEO of Beacon, commented: "This acquisition represents a powerful step forward for our business and for the customers we serve. By bringing Eversholt Rail into Beacon, we are creating a stronger, more capable organisation equipped to support the long?term growth of sustainable rail transport across Europe. I'm enormously proud of what both teams have achieved to reach this point and excited about what we will deliver together."