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DB Cargo France

January 01, 1970

DB Cargo France is a French rail freight operator. It is presently a subsidiary of the German state-owned logistics company DB Cargo.

DB Cargo France
Founded2005
Headquarters
Paris
,
France
Revenue€ 146 million (2018)
Number of employees
900 (2018)
ParentDB Cargo
Websitefr.dbcargo.com/rail-fr-fr

DB Cargo France was originally established as Euro Cargo Rail (ECR) in early 2005 by the British freight company English Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS). The company had sought to expand its footprint in the continental European rail freight market; while one of its subsidiaries, EWS International, operated the trains, ECR was responsible for marketing and trading duties. EWS's application to operate open-access freight services in France was approved in November 2005, permitting the commencement of services in May 2006. Initially, operations were focused upon France's northern region and its borderlands; however, ECR had grand ambitions to expand across Europe, filing applications to operate in both Belgium and Germany during 2006.

During June 2007, EWS and ECR were both acquired by the German state railway company Deutsche Bahn (DB). By the following year, ECR had become the second largest rail freight company in France, after the traditional market leading state-owned operator SNCF. During October 2010, ECR formed a joint venture with the Port of La Rochelle, named OFP La Rochelle; seven years later, ECR sold its stake in the venture. While early rolling stock was typically leased, or transferred from EWS, the company was quickly able to place its own sizable orders for new-build locomotives, such as the TRAXX F140 MS and the EMD Series 66, although many of these deliveries would be received by DB Cargo rather than ECR itself. During May 2017, DB invested $150 million to recapitalise and restructure the company, resulting in the loss of one quarter of its staff. In late 2021, the company was rebranded as DB Cargo France.

History edit

During January 2005, it was announced that English Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS) had lodged an application for an operating licence to operate open-access freight services in France.[1] At the time, EWS International, a subsidiary of EWS focused on continental European operations, was intended to actually operate the trains, while a newly created entity, Euro Cargo Rail (ECR), was established to perform the marketing and trading of these rail services.[2] It was envisaged that initial operations would be focused upon northern France, specifically on those routes that ran close to or across the national borders of France. Furthermore, the company promoted itself as working to increase the amount of rail freight within France by pursuing operations that would be economically viable in comparison to road transportation.[2]

In November 2005, EWS' application was approved and a safety certificate was granted by the French Minister for Transport; this outcome meant that ECR had become only the third freight operator in the country at that time.[2] At the time, the commencement of freight services had been anticipated to occur sometime in that same winter.[3][4] In actuality, ECR would not run any services until May 2006.[5] In July 2006, it was announced that ECR had, as part of its ambitions to expand across western Europe, filed applications to operate freight services in neighbouring Belgium and Germany.[6]

On 28 June 2007, EWS was wholly acquired by the German state railway company Deutsche Bahn (DB) in a deal that included ECR.[7] On 7 November 2007, the European Commission (EC) issued its conditional approval of DB's takeover of EWS and ECR.[8]

By 2008, ECR had become the second largest rail freight company in France, after the traditional market leading state-owned operator SNCF, holding a 5.3% market share.[9] By 2010, the company's market share was estimated to have increased to 8%.[10] That same year, a major dispute between DB and SNCF over access to France's railways had escalated to the level of government ministers in both countries intervening.[11] Two years prior, ECR had been denied the train paths needed to operate aggregates trains on behalf of Lafarge on account of SNCF having booked all of the available paths.[12] In December 2012, SNCF was fined €60.9m for exercising anti-competitive measures that sought to block open-access operators from using certain resources, such as renting wagons or using train paths, thus forcing them to use less optimal alternatives or to not run certain services at all.[12]

During the summer of 2010, ECR became involved in the new French fright company OFP La Rochelle, which was structured as a joint venture between the company and the Port of La Rochelle.[13][14] ECR held a 24.9% minority stake, while the port authorities held a 75.1% majority stake. In May 2017, it was announced that ECR had sold its stake in the venture, which continued to operate using new partners.[15]

Starting in 2010, ECR participated in the Sustainable Iron and Steel Transport by European Railways project, which provided a door-to-door logistics service via two multi-client services ran per week between Turin, Italy and Sagunto, Spain, along with another two trains between Monza and Irun, via a newly opened cross-border link between Figueras and Perpignan. Specifically, ECR operated these freight trains while they were traversing the French rail network.[16]

During May 2017, following ECR's recorded loss of €25.5 million, DB Cargo invested €150 million into the business with the aim of recapitalising and stabilising the company's operations within the space of one year; other measures were taken, including a restructuring that led to the loss of 300 jobs, which was roughly one quarter of ECR's workforce.[17]

In June 2020, the company became a member of a new coalition of organisations across France’s rail freight sector, French Rail Freight of the Future, which sought to double the volume of rail freight in the nation by 2030.[18] During late 2021, ECR was rebranded as DB Cargo France, bringing its identity into line with that of its corporate parent.[19]

Rolling stock edit

ECR's initial operations were carried out using a small leased fleet of four Vossloh G1206 diesel locomotives; the maintenance of these locomotives was carried out at EWS's Dollands Moor Freight Yard in England, thus the locomotives were given a TOPS classification number, Class 21.[20][21]

Between 2007 and 2009, the company also acquired several Vossloh G1000 BB locomotives,[22] and briefly leased three TRAXX F140 AC locomotives from Mitsui Rail Capital (MRCE) during 2007;[23] these were returned to the leaser in August 2008.[24]

In 2008-2009, ECR also opted to lease around ten Vossloh G2000 locomotives and five Vossloh Euro 4000 locomotives (1668mm gauge) from Angel Trains Cargo.[23][25]

During 2008, a pair of TRAXX F140 MS locomotives operating in ECR livery were used for homologation of the type in France and Belgium; type certification was obtained in July 2009. The two locomotives formed part of an order of 20 units delivery between 2009 and 2010. In 2009, an additional 45 units were ordered, which were divided between DB Schenker (25 units) and ECR (20 units); these were delivered from 2010 onwards.[26]

In January 2006, the first Class 66 was transferred from EWS to ECR; by November 2007, fifty locomotives had been transferred.[27][28] During late 2007, the first of an order for 60 new EMD Series 66 locomotives were delivered.[29][30][31] as the Class 77 from 77001 to 77060.[32] However, only half of the order was ultimately delivered to ECR, while the balance was instead delivered to the parent company DB Cargo in Germany. Furthermore, all of ECR's Class 66s were gradually transferred to Germany, the last five locomotives being transferred during 2019.[33]

In April 2009, a pair of Class 08 shunters were sent to France from England.[34]

Starting in 2010, the company began leasing Alstom Prima electric locomotives (sub types BB 27000, and BB 37000 dual and triple voltage) from Akiem.[35][36] The company also began hiring SNCF Y8000 type shunters from Akiem in the same year.[37]

By 2018, ECR reportedly operated 151 locomotives.[38]

See also edit

Notes edit

References edit

  1. ^ "EWS seeking open access licence to work in France". The Railway Magazine. No. 1245. January 2005. p. 11.
  2. ^ a b c . Infrasite.net. 4 November 2005. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011.
  3. ^ "EWS wins French approval - trains will start this winter". Rail. No. 526. 9 November 2005. p. 8.
  4. ^ "Euro Cargo Rail to begin in December". Railways Illustrated. No. 35. January 2006. p. 16.
  5. ^ "ECR starts French contract". Rail. No. 540. 24 May 2006. p. 9.
  6. ^ "Euro Cargo Rail expands across Europe". Rail. No. 543. 5 July 2006. p. 10.
  7. ^ . Deutsche Bahn. 28 June 2007. Archived from the original on 5 July 2007. Retrieved 28 June 2007.
  8. ^ "DB's takeover of EWS approved". www.railwaygazette.com. Railway Gazette International. 15 November 2007.
  9. ^ . Presentation. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  10. ^ Schmitt, Jörg (8 January 2010). "France's SNCF Muscles in on German Rail Market". www.spiegel.de. Der Spiegel.
  11. ^ "Ministers aim to end French-German row". International Railway Journal. 27 August 2010.
  12. ^ a b Barrow, Keith (18 December 2012). "SNCF fined €60.9m for anti-competitive behaviour". International Railway Journal.
  13. ^ "News in Brief". www.railwaygazette.com. DVV Media International. 27 October 2010.
  14. ^ Battais, Luc (31 May 2010). "L'OFP de La Rochelle lâcherait la SNCF". wk-transport-logistique.fr (in French).
  15. ^ "New partners for port freight operator". Railway Gazette International. 10 May 2017.
  16. ^ "Freight operators hail Iberia's new gateway to Europe". International Railway Journal. 26 November 2010.
  17. ^ Williams, Marcus (12 May 2017). "DB Cargo recapitalises French subsidiary Euro Cargo Rail". Automotive Logistics.
  18. ^ Smith, Kevin. "New French freight coalition targets upsurge in rail freight volumes 9 June 2020". International Railway Journal.
  19. ^ "Freight World rail freight news round-up". railwaygazette.com. DVV Media International. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  20. ^ (PDF). Railway Herald. 1 (28): 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  21. ^ "Second time lucky for Class 21". Rail. No. 533. 15 February 2006. p. 24.
  22. ^ "Suche : Hersteller : "G 1000" , Lebenslauf : "ECR"" [Search results : Loco type "G 1000", operator "ECR"]. www.loks-aus-kiel.de (in German). Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  23. ^ a b "Search results "ECR"". www.railcolor.net. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  24. ^ "ECR Traxx locomotives back from France". www.railcolor.net. 31 August 2008.
  25. ^ "Suche : Hersteller : "G 2000" , Lebenslauf : "ECR"" [Search results : Loco type "G 2000", operator "ECR"]. www.loks-aus-kiel.de (in German). Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  26. ^ "ECR / DB E186: introduction". www.railcolor.net. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  27. ^ "66215 starts tests in Brttany". Today's Railways UK. No. 51. March 2006. p. 16.
  28. ^ "EWS / Euro Cargo Rail Class 66 Fleet". Railway Herald (111): 5. 30 November 2007. ISSN 1751-8091.
  29. ^ "EWS order 60 Class 66s for French freight traffic". Rail. No. 578. 7 November 2007. p. 8.
  30. ^ "Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. (EMD) Announces French Homologation Has Been Achieved For the Euro Cargo Rail Class 66 Locomotives". www.emdiesels.com (Press release). Electro-Motive Diesel. 6 January 2009.
  31. ^ "First new Class 66s for Euro Cargo Rail shipped from Canada" (PDF). www.railwayherald.co.uk (106): 3. October 2007. ISSN 1751-8091.
  32. ^ "Class 66 :: Electro-Motive Diesel JT42CWR". class66.railfan.nl. Class 66 >> Operators >> Euro Cargo Rail. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  33. ^ "Last Class 77 to quit France". Today's Railways Europe. No. 283. July 2019. p. 41.
  34. ^ "Class 08s in France". Today's Railways Europe. No. 162. June 2009. p. 8.
  35. ^ "More silver Primas for ECR and VFLI". www.railcolor.net. 13 January 2011.
  36. ^ "Euro Cargo Rail hires Prima locomotives". www.railcolor.net. 18 May 2010.
  37. ^ "Silver Prima locomotives for ECR". www.railcolor.net. 1 June 2010.
  38. ^ Euro Cargo Rail In Brief (in French) 3 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine DB Cargo

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Euro Cargo Rail.
  • Company website (in French)
  • . www.railfaneurope.net. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2007.
  • Goujon, Sonia (May 2009). (PDF). www.observatoire-transports-bretagne.fr (in French). Observatoire Régional des Transports de Bretagne. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2011.

January 01, 1970
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DB Cargo France is a French rail freight operator It is presently a subsidiary of the German state owned logistics company DB Cargo DB Cargo FranceFounded2005HeadquartersParis FranceRevenue 146 million 2018 Number of employees900 2018 ParentDB CargoWebsitefr dbcargo com rail fr fr DB Cargo France was originally established as Euro Cargo Rail ECR in early 2005 by the British freight company English Welsh amp Scottish Railway EWS The company had sought to expand its footprint in the continental European rail freight market while one of its subsidiaries EWS International operated the trains ECR was responsible for marketing and trading duties EWS s application to operate open access freight services in France was approved in November 2005 permitting the commencement of services in May 2006 Initially operations were focused upon France s northern region and its borderlands however ECR had grand ambitions to expand across Europe filing applications to operate in both Belgium and Germany during 2006 During June 2007 EWS and ECR were both acquired by the German state railway company Deutsche Bahn DB By the following year ECR had become the second largest rail freight company in France after the traditional market leading state owned operator SNCF During October 2010 ECR formed a joint venture with the Port of La Rochelle named OFP La Rochelle seven years later ECR sold its stake in the venture While early rolling stock was typically leased or transferred from EWS the company was quickly able to place its own sizable orders for new build locomotives such as the TRAXX F140 MS and the EMD Series 66 although many of these deliveries would be received by DB Cargo rather than ECR itself During May 2017 DB invested 150 million to recapitalise and restructure the company resulting in the loss of one quarter of its staff In late 2021 the company was rebranded as DB Cargo France Contents 1 History 2 Rolling stock 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksHistory editDuring January 2005 it was announced that English Welsh amp Scottish Railway EWS had lodged an application for an operating licence to operate open access freight services in France 1 At the time EWS International a subsidiary of EWS focused on continental European operations was intended to actually operate the trains while a newly created entity Euro Cargo Rail ECR was established to perform the marketing and trading of these rail services 2 It was envisaged that initial operations would be focused upon northern France specifically on those routes that ran close to or across the national borders of France Furthermore the company promoted itself as working to increase the amount of rail freight within France by pursuing operations that would be economically viable in comparison to road transportation 2 In November 2005 EWS application was approved and a safety certificate was granted by the French Minister for Transport this outcome meant that ECR had become only the third freight operator in the country at that time 2 At the time the commencement of freight services had been anticipated to occur sometime in that same winter 3 4 In actuality ECR would not run any services until May 2006 5 In July 2006 it was announced that ECR had as part of its ambitions to expand across western Europe filed applications to operate freight services in neighbouring Belgium and Germany 6 On 28 June 2007 EWS was wholly acquired by the German state railway company Deutsche Bahn DB in a deal that included ECR 7 On 7 November 2007 the European Commission EC issued its conditional approval of DB s takeover of EWS and ECR 8 By 2008 ECR had become the second largest rail freight company in France after the traditional market leading state owned operator SNCF holding a 5 3 market share 9 By 2010 the company s market share was estimated to have increased to 8 10 That same year a major dispute between DB and SNCF over access to France s railways had escalated to the level of government ministers in both countries intervening 11 Two years prior ECR had been denied the train paths needed to operate aggregates trains on behalf of Lafarge on account of SNCF having booked all of the available paths 12 In December 2012 SNCF was fined 60 9m for exercising anti competitive measures that sought to block open access operators from using certain resources such as renting wagons or using train paths thus forcing them to use less optimal alternatives or to not run certain services at all 12 During the summer of 2010 ECR became involved in the new French fright company OFP La Rochelle which was structured as a joint venture between the company and the Port of La Rochelle 13 14 ECR held a 24 9 minority stake while the port authorities held a 75 1 majority stake In May 2017 it was announced that ECR had sold its stake in the venture which continued to operate using new partners 15 Starting in 2010 ECR participated in the Sustainable Iron and Steel Transport by European Railways project which provided a door to door logistics service via two multi client services ran per week between Turin Italy and Sagunto Spain along with another two trains between Monza and Irun via a newly opened cross border link between Figueras and Perpignan Specifically ECR operated these freight trains while they were traversing the French rail network 16 During May 2017 following ECR s recorded loss of 25 5 million DB Cargo invested 150 million into the business with the aim of recapitalising and stabilising the company s operations within the space of one year other measures were taken including a restructuring that led to the loss of 300 jobs which was roughly one quarter of ECR s workforce 17 In June 2020 the company became a member of a new coalition of organisations across France s rail freight sector French Rail Freight of the Future which sought to double the volume of rail freight in the nation by 2030 18 During late 2021 ECR was rebranded as DB Cargo France bringing its identity into line with that of its corporate parent 19 Rolling stock editECR s initial operations were carried out using a small leased fleet of four Vossloh G1206 diesel locomotives the maintenance of these locomotives was carried out at EWS s Dollands Moor Freight Yard in England thus the locomotives were given a TOPS classification number Class 21 20 21 Between 2007 and 2009 the company also acquired several Vossloh G1000 BB locomotives 22 and briefly leased three TRAXX F140 AC locomotives from Mitsui Rail Capital MRCE during 2007 23 these were returned to the leaser in August 2008 24 In 2008 2009 ECR also opted to lease around ten Vossloh G2000 locomotives and five Vossloh Euro 4000 locomotives 1668mm gauge from Angel Trains Cargo 23 25 During 2008 a pair of TRAXX F140 MS locomotives operating in ECR livery were used for homologation of the type in France and Belgium type certification was obtained in July 2009 The two locomotives formed part of an order of 20 units delivery between 2009 and 2010 In 2009 an additional 45 units were ordered which were divided between DB Schenker 25 units and ECR 20 units these were delivered from 2010 onwards 26 In January 2006 the first Class 66 was transferred from EWS to ECR by November 2007 fifty locomotives had been transferred 27 28 During late 2007 the first of an order for 60 new EMD Series 66 locomotives were delivered 29 30 31 as the Class 77 from 77001 to 77060 32 However only half of the order was ultimately delivered to ECR while the balance was instead delivered to the parent company DB Cargo in Germany Furthermore all of ECR s Class 66s were gradually transferred to Germany the last five locomotives being transferred during 2019 33 In April 2009 a pair of Class 08 shunters were sent to France from England 34 Starting in 2010 the company began leasing Alstom Prima electric locomotives sub types BB 27000 and BB 37000 dual and triple voltage from Akiem 35 36 The company also began hiring SNCF Y8000 type shunters from Akiem in the same year 37 By 2018 ECR reportedly operated 151 locomotives 38 nbsp Euro 4000 in Alsasua Spain 2009 nbsp ECR Class 77 2009 nbsp Vossloh G1000 with ECR gypsum train at Beaurieres station 2008 nbsp TRAXX F140 MS locomotive in Zwankendamme near Zeebrugge Belgium 2015 See also editEuroporte SNCF Logistics Captrain FranceNotes editReferences edit EWS seeking open access licence to work in France The Railway Magazine No 1245 January 2005 p 11 a b c Euro Cargo Rail third rail freight operator in France Infrasite net 4 November 2005 Archived from the original on 5 October 2011 EWS wins French approval trains will start this winter Rail No 526 9 November 2005 p 8 Euro Cargo Rail to begin in December Railways Illustrated No 35 January 2006 p 16 ECR starts French contract Rail No 540 24 May 2006 p 9 Euro Cargo Rail expands across Europe Rail No 543 5 July 2006 p 10 Deutsche Bahn plans takeover of EWS and Transfesa Deutsche Bahn 28 June 2007 Archived from the original on 5 July 2007 Retrieved 28 June 2007 DB s takeover of EWS approved www railwaygazette com Railway Gazette International 15 November 2007 Welcome to Euro Cargo Rail Presentation Archived from the original on 26 September 2011 Retrieved 1 July 2011 Schmitt Jorg 8 January 2010 France s SNCF Muscles in on German Rail Market www spiegel de Der Spiegel Ministers aim to end French German row International Railway Journal 27 August 2010 a b Barrow Keith 18 December 2012 SNCF fined 60 9m for anti competitive behaviour International Railway Journal News in Brief www railwaygazette com DVV Media International 27 October 2010 Battais Luc 31 May 2010 L OFP de La Rochelle lacherait la SNCF wk transport logistique fr in French New partners for port freight operator Railway Gazette International 10 May 2017 Freight operators hail Iberia s new gateway to Europe International Railway Journal 26 November 2010 Williams Marcus 12 May 2017 DB Cargo recapitalises French subsidiary Euro Cargo Rail Automotive Logistics Smith Kevin New French freight coalition targets upsurge in rail freight volumes 9 June 2020 International Railway Journal Freight World rail freight news round up railwaygazette com DVV Media International 4 October 2021 Retrieved 27 October 2021 TOPS numbers issued for Euro Cargo Rail Vossloh locomotives PDF Railway Herald 1 28 5 Archived from the original PDF on 9 October 2011 Retrieved 5 July 2011 Second time lucky for Class 21 Rail No 533 15 February 2006 p 24 Suche Hersteller G 1000 Lebenslauf ECR Search results Loco type G 1000 operator ECR www loks aus kiel de in German Retrieved 1 July 2011 a b Search results ECR www railcolor net Retrieved 1 July 2011 ECR Traxx locomotives back from France www railcolor net 31 August 2008 Suche Hersteller G 2000 Lebenslauf ECR Search results Loco type G 2000 operator ECR www loks aus kiel de in German Retrieved 1 July 2011 ECR DB E186 introduction www railcolor net Retrieved 1 July 2011 66215 starts tests in Brttany Today s Railways UK No 51 March 2006 p 16 EWS Euro Cargo Rail Class 66 Fleet Railway Herald 111 5 30 November 2007 ISSN 1751 8091 EWS order 60 Class 66s for French freight traffic Rail No 578 7 November 2007 p 8 Electro Motive Diesel Inc EMD Announces French Homologation Has Been Achieved For the Euro Cargo Rail Class 66 Locomotives www emdiesels com Press release Electro Motive Diesel 6 January 2009 First new Class 66s for Euro Cargo Rail shipped from Canada PDF www railwayherald co uk 106 3 October 2007 ISSN 1751 8091 Class 66 Electro Motive Diesel JT42CWR class66 railfan nl Class 66 gt gt Operators gt gt Euro Cargo Rail Retrieved 1 July 2011 Last Class 77 to quit France Today s Railways Europe No 283 July 2019 p 41 Class 08s in France Today s Railways Europe No 162 June 2009 p 8 More silver Primas for ECR and VFLI www railcolor net 13 January 2011 Euro Cargo Rail hires Prima locomotives www railcolor net 18 May 2010 Silver Prima locomotives for ECR www railcolor net 1 June 2010 Euro Cargo Rail In Brief in French Archived 3 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine DB CargoExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Euro Cargo Rail Company website in French ECR locomotive www railfaneurope net Archived from the original on 18 February 2020 Retrieved 24 May 2007 Goujon Sonia May 2009 Les nouveaux entrants sure le marche du fret ferroviare francais PDF www observatoire transports bretagne fr in French Observatoire Regional des Transports de Bretagne Archived from the original PDF on 27 March 2012 Retrieved 17 July 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title DB Cargo France amp oldid 1193399379, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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