77505 (DE 6311 F) and 77506 (DE 6312 F) F-AKIEM at Antwerp-Schijnpoort 2011 05 22
Euro 66 DE6311-F (92 87 0077505-1 F-AKIEM), & DE6312-F (92 87 0077506-9 F-AKIEM) parked up at Antwerp-Schijnpoort Yard awaiting their move to France.
DE 6313 F (77505 or DE6313-F (92 87 0077507-7 F-AKIEM to give its full number), is poking its nose out on view behind.
After 3 years in store at the old Tilburg depot, these were collected (with a few other brand new sheds stored in Holland) and transferred from Rotterdam Kijfhoek Yard to Antwerp-Schijnpoort on 17 May 2011.
Officially they were sold to AKIEM (SNCF's pretend separate rail company) a month later on 20 June 2011.
They had originally been ordered for DLC - Dillen & Le Jeune Cargo which became Crossrail, but that fell through with their cashflow problems as various shareholders came and went.
So after 3 years stored since arriving from North America, they were finally almost ready for work ๐
77505 (DE 6311 F) and 77506 (DE 6312 F) F-AKIEM at Antwerp-Schijnpoort 2011 05 22
Euro 66 DE6311-F (92 87 0077505-1 F-AKIEM), & DE6312-F (92 87 0077506-9 F-AKIEM) parked up at Antwerp-Schijnpoort Yard awaiting their move to France.
DE 6313 F (77505 or DE6313-F (92 87 0077507-7 F-AKIEM to give its full number), is poking its nose out on view behind.
After 3 years in store at the old Tilburg depot, these were collected (with a few other brand new sheds stored in Holland) and transferred from Rotterdam Kijfhoek Yard to Antwerp-Schijnpoort on 17 May 2011.
Officially they were sold to AKIEM (SNCF's pretend separate rail company) a month later on 20 June 2011.
They had originally been ordered for DLC - Dillen & Le Jeune Cargo which became Crossrail, but that fell through with their cashflow problems as various shareholders came and went.
So after 3 years stored since arriving from North America, they were finally almost ready for work ๐