{"id":2104,"date":"2024-03-19T07:32:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T07:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ell.co.at\/news\/"},"modified":"2024-04-15T16:49:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T14:49:29","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/en\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kx4ft5t8-a4962d85ab01c400eaf21ff7e5aaadcf\">\n.avia-section.av-kx4ft5t8-a4962d85ab01c400eaf21ff7e5aaadcf{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/171009-0225-hdr.jpg);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.avia-section.av-kx4ft5t8-a4962d85ab01c400eaf21ff7e5aaadcf .av-section-color-overlay{\nopacity:0.5;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/overlay.png);\nbackground-repeat:repeat;\n}\n#top .avia-section.av-kx4ft5t8-a4962d85ab01c400eaf21ff7e5aaadcf .scroll-down-link{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-kx4ft5t8-a4962d85ab01c400eaf21ff7e5aaadcf main_color avia-section-no-padding avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  amha-section amha-section-landing avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-section-color-overlay-active  av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-100  container_wrap fullsize'  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_pc='100'><div class='av-section-color-overlay-wrap'><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay\"><\/div><a href='#next-section' title='' class='scroll-down-link av-custom-scroll-down-color' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue877' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/a><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2104'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-3ae6h-b51efb5bdeb2be329994fb3fedd877f5 sc-av_three_fifth av-equal-height-column-flextable'><div class='flex_column av-3ae6h-b51efb5bdeb2be329994fb3fedd877f5 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top  av-animated-generic bottom-to-top '   ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kx4fqa3s-a43c59bc3d66ab7976c923388cade7a7\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-kx4fqa3s-a43c59bc3d66ab7976c923388cade7a7{\npadding-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-kx4fqa3s-a43c59bc3d66ab7976c923388cade7a7 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  amha-h2 '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >News<\/h1><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border'><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kx4fqnj9-538405b2ec2c9d479d9b1f90c519f494 '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock amha-textblock-container amha-max-337px '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Current information and updates from the ELL Group.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div><div class='flex_column av-9uxd-e89880f586470f4254271df6d1897f7a av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top '   ><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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Autoclose: 1 --><div class='flex_column_table av-1hs6d-bc573be700f8c3e77ade871b098d4161 sc-av_one_full av-equal-height-column-flextable'><div class='flex_column av-1hs6d-bc573be700f8c3e77ade871b098d4161 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top column-top-margin'   ><div  class='av-alb-blogposts template-blog  av-blog-meta-author-disabled av-blog-meta-comments-disabled av-blog-meta-category-disabled av-blog-meta-html-info-disabled av-blog-meta-tag-disabled '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Blog\" ><article class='post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-5422 post-loop-1 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-5422 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-en'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class='blog-meta'><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/en\/news-en\/ell-successfully-secures-eur-1-4bn-of-investment-grade-sustainability-linked-green-financing-to-support-its-next-phase-of-growth\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: ELL successfully secures EUR 1.4bn of investment grade, sustainability linked green financing to support its next phase of growth\">ELL successfully secures EUR 1.4bn of investment grade, sustainability linked green financing to support its next phase of growth<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/en\/NEWS\/news-en\/\" rel=\"tag\">News<\/a> <\/span><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/en\/news-en\/ell-successfully-secures-eur-1-4bn-of-investment-grade-sustainability-linked-green-financing-to-support-its-next-phase-of-growth\/\"  title=\"ELL-BNP-CA\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ELL-BNP-CA.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-5424 avia-img-lazy-loading-5424 attachment-hiveopengraphimagelandscape size-hiveopengraphimagelandscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ELL-BNP-CA.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ELL-BNP-CA-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ELL-BNP-CA-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ELL-BNP-CA-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ELL-BNP-CA-705x370.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2 class=\"p3\">European electric locomotive lessor secures an investment grade, long term financing structure with additional committed, undrawn debt facilities to fund its upcoming growth programme from a diversified group of banks and institutional investors.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p3\">ELL, Europe&#8217;s leading electric locomotive lessor, has successfully secured a \u20ac1.4bn long-term debt platform financing, extending its debt maturity profile and procuring committed capital for its fleet expansion and maintenance infrastructure across its European network.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">The refinancing comprises bullet term loans across several tenors (7, 8, 10, 12, 15 and 20-years) placed with 14 international banks and 7 institutional investors from the US and Europe. The package also includes a \u20ac400m sustainability-linked revolving capex facility reinforcing ELL\u2019s commitment towards providing environmentally sustainable solutions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">The innovative financing structure departs from traditional asset-backed financing models, providing ELL with flexibility to meet its growth ambitions whilst maintaining key infrastructure financing style creditor protections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Proceeds from this financing will refinance existing debt and fund ELL&#8217;s capital expenditure programme, supporting the company&#8217;s strategic expansion of its Siemens Vectron fleet\u2014currently the largest and youngest electric locomotive portfolio in Europe\u2014and enhancement of its full service capabilities serving freight and passenger operators across the continent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">The breadth of lender participation reflects the strong confidence in ELL\u2019s business model, operational excellence, long-term growth strategy, and highlights investor and market conviction in the Company.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">RBC Capital Markets served as sole financial adviser, private placement agent, and ESG coordinator. Milbank LLP provided legal counsel to ELL and Latham &amp; Watkins LLP represented the lending syndicate.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p5\">About ELL<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p3\">ELL is a leading electric locomotive lessor providing fleet and maintenance services to freight and passenger operators across key European markets. Owned by BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts and Cr\u00e9dit Agricole Assurances since 2020, ELL owns and operates Europe&#8217;s largest Siemens Vectron electric fleet and is an essential core infrastructure service provider in Europe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Christian Kern, CEO of ELL Group<span class=\"s1\">, said: \u201c<\/span>The confidence of the investors is a strong endorsement of our performance and business model. ELL currently operates a fleet of over 300 locomotives, making it the largest and most flexible Vectron fleet in Europe. The new financing platform enables us to offer our customers more added value-services.\u201d, commented.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Mark Gilligan, Head of Infrastructure at BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts, added: <span class=\"s1\"><b>\u201c<\/b><\/span>Our investment conviction is that decarbonisation, electrification, digitalisation, and sovereignty will drive infrastructure demand through 2050 and beyond. ELL is central to those convictions in supplying electrified locomotives which connect European businesses to markets and passengers to destinations. ELL has doubled in size since we acquired it for our clients in 2020. We are pleased to be entering its next phase of growth with the support of our lenders and this innovative platform financing. It allows us to scale the delivery of best-in-class zero-emission locomotives to Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><span class='post-meta-infos'><time class='date-container minor-meta updated' >2. June 2026<\/time><span class='text-sep text-sep-date'>\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/en\/author\/mikeemesser\/\" rel=\"author\">Michael Eisenriegler<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class='post_author_timeline'><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ELL-BNP-CA.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>630<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1200<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Michael Eisenriegler<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/company-logo.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Michael Eisenriegler<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-06-02T14:18:13+02:00\" >2026-06-02 14:18:13<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-06-02 14:18:13<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>ELL successfully secures EUR 1.4bn of investment grade, sustainability linked green financing to support its next phase of growth<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-5364 post-loop-2 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-5364 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-en'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class='blog-meta'><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/en\/news-en\/ell-sustainability-report-2025\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: ELL Sustainability Report 2025\">ELL Sustainability Report 2025<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/en\/NEWS\/news-en\/\" rel=\"tag\">News<\/a> <\/span><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/en\/news-en\/ell-sustainability-report-2025\/\"  title=\"Screenshot\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ELL-Nachhaltigkeitsbericht-2025.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-5377 avia-img-lazy-loading-5377 attachment-hiveopengraphimagelandscape size-hiveopengraphimagelandscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ELL-Nachhaltigkeitsbericht-2025.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ELL-Nachhaltigkeitsbericht-2025-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ELL-Nachhaltigkeitsbericht-2025-1024x508.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ELL-Nachhaltigkeitsbericht-2025-768x381.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ELL-Nachhaltigkeitsbericht-2025-705x350.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>ELL presents: Our sustainability report for 2025!<\/h2>\n<p>Please download the sustainability report here: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/en\/company\/sustainability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/en\/company\/sustainability\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Statement of the CEO<\/h2>\n<p>European Locomotive Leasing (\u201cELL\u201d) owns the largest and youngest fully electric fleet of 269 Siemens Vectron locomotives in Europe (as of December, 2025). With growing demand for sustainable rail transport capacity, ELL is focused on delivering the next phase of its tangible growth strategy by expanding its fleet to 456 locomotives by 2030. This growth strategy is accompanied by a sustainability strategy with ESG targets until 2030. We are convinced that sustainable and ethical business conduct is not only a question of moral responsibility, but also an important basis for our business success.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/christian_kern.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/christian_kern.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait CEO Mag. Christian Kern\" width=\"262\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/christian_kern.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/christian_kern-222x300.jpg 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><\/a>Customer satisfaction is one of ELL\u2019s core business values. With a top availability rate of &gt;98% we are highly committed to our customers, and we are aware of our responsibility to society and the environment.<\/p>\n<p>Progress in Environmental, Social and Governance initiatives drives us. Our key accomplishments in 2025 include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ELL has been rated by GRESB for the second time and improved its results to 95 out of 100 points, underlining ELL\u2019s efforts to become one of the top sustainable infrastructure companies worldwide.<\/li>\n<li>We were awarded a Silver Medal in our first EcoVadis Sustainability Assessment, placing us among the top 10% of rated companies.<\/li>\n<li>We joined the UN Global compact to communicate our commitment to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<\/li>\n<li>For the second time in a row, ELL received the \u201cGreat Place to Work\u201d certificate.<\/li>\n<li>Our workforce became even more divers. The share of women has reached 28% and ELL employs highly trained staff from 17 nationalities.<\/li>\n<li>We have professionalized our ESG Governance, by introducing the role of Group Sustainability Manager and two new policies, the Environmental Protection Policy and Sustainable Procurement Policy.<\/li>\n<li>ELL has supported two sustainability initiatives, to promote equal opportunities in the labor market and biodiversity in Austria.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In a challenging economic environment, ELL will continue to develop its business successfully in a sustainable way. Our overall goal is to shift passenger and freight transport to rail, the cleanest and, in our opinion, most sustainable mode of transport. In line with good governance and the highest environmental and social standards.<\/p>\n<p>I am pleased to share ELL\u2019s second audited Sustainability Report 2025 with you and invite you to explore our achievements and ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>We are grateful for the ongoing support and engagement of our employees, shareholders and stakeholders on our journey towards a sustainable future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Christian Kern<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Chief Executive Officer<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p><em>Picture \u00a9 Andreas Jakwerth\/LAIF\/Picturedesk.com<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><span class='post-meta-infos'><time class='date-container minor-meta updated' >29. May 2026<\/time><span class='text-sep text-sep-date'>\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/en\/author\/mikeemesser\/\" rel=\"author\">Michael Eisenriegler<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class='post_author_timeline'><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ELL-Nachhaltigkeitsbericht-2025.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>595<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1200<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Michael Eisenriegler<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/company-logo.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Michael Eisenriegler<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-05-29T14:29:35+02:00\" >2026-05-29 14:29:35<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-05-29 14:41:02<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>ELL Sustainability Report 2025<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-5401 post-loop-3 post-parity-odd post-entry-last single-big with-slider post-5401 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-en'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class='blog-meta'><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/en\/news-en\/300-locomotives\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: 300 Locomotives!\">300 Locomotives!<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/en\/NEWS\/news-en\/\" rel=\"tag\">News<\/a> <\/span><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/en\/news-en\/300-locomotives\/\"  title=\"ELL 300\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ELL-300.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-5400 avia-img-lazy-loading-5400 attachment-hiveopengraphimagelandscape size-hiveopengraphimagelandscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ELL-300.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ELL-300-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ELL-300-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ELL-300-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ELL-300-705x370.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>That happened quickly. Over the past few months, we have further expanded our position as the largest operator of Vectron locomotives. <strong>This week, we took delivery of our 300th Vectron!<\/strong> This means that nearly 15% of all Vectrons produced by <a class=\"irGkpmEvulvkYMJDebmYICdMAxGiQRquFRs \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/siemens-mobility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">Siemens Mobility<\/a> are now in our possession.<\/p>\n<p>ELL is the only major locomotive leasing company to rely on a uniform fleet. And for good reason: rail is a complex business and is becoming increasingly complex due to regulatory and technical requirements. Our goal is to make this as simple as possible for our customers. The specialization in a single locomotive type enables a unique depth of know-how and expertise, allowing our customers to prevail against competition.<\/p>\n<\/div><span class='post-meta-infos'><time class='date-container minor-meta updated' >27. May 2026<\/time><span class='text-sep text-sep-date'>\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/en\/author\/mikeemesser\/\" rel=\"author\">Michael Eisenriegler<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class='post_author_timeline'><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ELL-300.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>630<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1200<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Michael Eisenriegler<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/company-logo.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Michael Eisenriegler<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-05-27T10:35:29+02:00\" >2026-05-27 10:35:29<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-05-29 12:12:21<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>300 Locomotives!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><div class='single-big'><nav class='pagination'><span class='pagination-meta'>Page 1 of 19<\/span><span class='current'>1<\/span><a href='https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2104\/page\/2\/' class='inactive next_page' >2<\/a><a href='https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2104\/page\/3\/' class='inactive' >3<\/a><a href='https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2104\/page\/2\/'>&rsaquo;<\/a><a href='https:\/\/www.ell-group.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2104\/page\/19\/'>&raquo;<\/a><\/nav>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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