Beacon Rail Leasing has announced that it has closed on the acquisition of Ascendos Rail Leasing S.à r.l., a European locomotive and rolling stock leasing company, after having received clearance with the German competition authorities.
The combined Beacon and Ascendos portfolio includes 225 locomotives and over 1,000 freight wagons on lease in the UK, Scandinavia, Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland and Germany, 55 passenger train units on lease in the UK and Germany, 67 double decker coaches on lease in Denmark, and 13 sets of Mark 5 coaches which will be operated by TransPennine Express in the UK.
“The closing on the acquisition of Ascendos marks the beginning of a new chapter for Beacon Rail. We are committed to providing quality, state of the art rolling stock to the UK and European freight and passenger markets and welcome the Ascendos employees to the Beacon family,” Ted Gaffney, Chief Executive Officer of Beacon, said.
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