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''. The company mainly deals with the transit and transport of goods, with daily services to the Budapest Intermodal Logistics Center and

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. In October 2008, Eurogate purchased a 51% shareholding and ICE Transport another 23%, with Andras Bogdan retaining 26%. In January 2022, Floyd Zrt was renamed Eurogate Rail Hungary.

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- 450 series, nine locomotives ** 450001 (ex 86248), 450002 (ex 86250), 450003 (ex 86232), 450004 (ex 86218), 450005 (ex 86215), 450006 (ex86217), 450007 (ex 86228), 450008 (ex 86242), 450 009 (ex 86424) * British Rail Class 56 - 659 series, three locomotivesNemesis Rail to refurbish trio of Floyd Class 56s heading for Europe ''

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'' issue 690 22 February 2012 page 67 ** 659001 (ex 56101), 659002 (ex 56115), 659003 (ex 56117) * 60 CFR Series - 609 series, one locomotive * CFR LDH 1250 - 429 series, one locomotive * LDE CFR 1250 - 492 series, one locomotive * LDE CFR 2100 - 429 series, two locomotives *

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- 185 series, with a rented locomotives * '' Siemens ES64U2 (Taurus)'' - BosporusSprinter leased locomotives

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