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Eurogate Rail Hungary, formerly Floyd Zrt, is a Hungarian private railway company founded in 2004 by Andras Bogdan. Its headquarters are in Budapest. Rolling stock is usually black with the name of the company written on a pink stripe. The vehicles were therefore given the nickname Pink Floyd.
| Formerly | Floyd Zrt |
|---|---|
| Industry | Rail freight |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Services | Freight train operator |
| Parent | Eurogate International |
| Website | eurogate-rail.hu/ |
The company mainly deals with the transit and transport of goods, with daily services to the Budapest Intermodal Logistics Center and Hamburg. In October 2008, Eurogate purchased a 51% shareholding and ICE Transport another 23%, with Andras Bogdan retaining 26%.[1] In January 2022, Floyd Zrt was renamed Eurogate Rail Hungary.[2]
Fleet details edit
Current edit
- Siemens Vectron 193D – 6 units leased from BoxXpress.de
- Bombardier TRAXX F140 AC2 – 1 unit leased from Akiem
- LDE CFR 2100 - 429 series, three locomotives
- 429 004[3]
Past edit
- British Rail Class 86 - 450 series, nine locomotives
- 450001 (ex 86248), 450002 (ex 86250), 450003 (ex 86232), 450004 (ex 86218), 450005 (ex 86215), 450006 (ex 86217), 450007 (ex 86228), 450008 (ex 86242), 450 009 (ex 86424)[4]
- British Rail Class 56 - 659 series, three locomotives[5][6]
- 659001 (ex 56101), 659002 (ex 56115), 659003 (ex 56117)
- 60 CFR Series - 609 series, one locomotive
- 609 009[3]
- CFR LDH 1250 - 429 series, one locomotive
- LDE CFR 1250 - 492 series, one locomotive
External links edit
Media related to Floyd (railway company) at Wikimedia Commons
More edit
- Floyd Co.
- "Railfaneurope.net". railfaneurope.net. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- "EU inquiry - Floyd Co. - Rail transport". eutudakozo.hu. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- "Floyd Co. - Rail transport - B Address: the best source of supply". floydzrt-c.cegbongeszo.hu. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
References edit
- ^ Eurogate takes control of Floyd Today's Railways Europe issue 156 December 2008 page 42
- ^ British Locos Sold Modern Railways issue 882 March 2022 page 78
- ^ a b Markku Salo (2019-08-25). "Hungary - Diesel locomotives and multiple units". railpics.club. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ 50 Years and Still Going Strong The Railway Magazine issue 1373 August 2015 page 21
- ^ Halász Péter (2012). "RegionalBahn: Jönnek az angolok". regionalbahn.blogspot.com. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ Nemesis Rail to refurbish trio of Floyd Class 56s heading for Europe Rail issue 690 22 February 2012 page 67