Eurogate Rail Hungary Explained

Former Name:	Floyd Zrt
Foundation:	2004
Location City:	Budapest
Location Country:	Hungary
Industry:	Rail freight
Services:	Freight train operator
Parent:	Eurogate International
Website:	eurogate-rail.hu/

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.

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

Current

• 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

• 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
• CFR LDH 1250 - 429 series, one locomotive
• LDE CFR 1250 - 492 series, one locomotive

External links

• Floyd Co.
• Web site: Railfaneurope.net . railfaneurope.net . 2012 . 27 February 2012 .
• Web site: EU inquiry - Floyd Co. - Rail transport . eutudakozo.hu . 2012 . 27 February 2012.
• Web site: Floyd Co. - Rail transport - B Address: the best source of supply . floydzrt-c.cegbongeszo.hu . 2012 . 27 February 2012.

References

1. Eurogate takes control of Floyd Today's Railways Europe issue 156 December 2008 page 42
2. British Locos Sold Modern Railways issue 882 March 2022 page 78
3. Web site: Markku Salo . Hungary - Diesel locomotives and multiple units . railpics.club . 29 June 2023 . 2019-08-25.
4. 50 Years and Still Going Strong The Railway Magazine issue 1373 August 2015 page 21
5. Web site: RegionalBahn: Jönnek az angolok . Halász Péter . regionalbahn.blogspot.com . 2012 . 1 March 2012.
6. Nemesis Rail to refurbish trio of Floyd Class 56s heading for Europe Rail issue 690 22 February 2012 page 67