Alpha Trains
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| Industry | Rolling stock leasing |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Angel Trains |
| Founded | August 2008 |
| Headquarters | , Luxembourg |
Area served | Europe |
| Owner | Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP (41%) Arcus Infrastructure Partners Public Sector Pension Investment Board AMP Capital (21%) |
| Website | www |
Alpha Trains is a rolling stock leasing company operating in the European Union and EFTA regions of mainland Europe.
History
In August 2008, the European assets of Angel Trains, were spun-off into a separate company, Angel Trains International.[1] In January 2010 it was rebranded Alpha Trains.[2][3]
In December 2019, Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP purchased a 41% shareholding from the Arcus European Infrastructure Fund.[4]
Assets
As at December 2019, Alpha Trains owned 363 locomotives and 432 trainsets that were leased to operators in 17 European countries.[4]
- Passenger trains and locomotives[5]
- Freight locomotives[6]
- Bombardier TRAXX AC and MS locomotives
- Bombardier TRAXX DC locomotives[7]
- Vossloh G2000, G1700, G1206 and G1000
- Vossloh Euro 4000 and EMD Class 66 locomotives
References
- ^ Angel Trains split in two Rail issue 598 13 August 2008 page 13
- ^ New names Railway Gazette International February 2010 page 20
- ^ 2010 brings company rebranding Today's Railways Europe issue 171 March 2010 page 7
- ^ a b Pension investor takes stake in Alpha Trains Railway Gazette International 7 January 2020
- ^ Passenger trains Alpha Trains
- ^ Locomotives Alpha Trains
- ^ "Angel Trains Purchases 60 Bombardier Traxx Locomotives For Operation In Continental Europe". Alpha Trains.