Dragon locomotive leads leasing company’s central European expansion

POLAND: Leasing company Akiem has unveiled the first of 30 Newag Dragon-2 locos ordered to support its expansion in the central European market.

Akiem said it was the first European lessor to ‘invest massively’ in new locomotives for central Europe, which represents 20% of its customer portfolio and is expected to continue to grow.

In November 2023 Akiem awarded Newag a contract to supply and maintain 10 Dragon-2 six-axle E6MST …