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since 2002. When operating under Swiss ownership the locomotives have received the class ''Am 842'', several units owned by the ''

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'' are classified as CFL class 1100.

Design and specifications

The class is based upon the standard Vossloh locomotives design, and are a higher powered development of the Vossloh G800 BB which were produced mainly for the

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, with a MTU engine replacing the

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engine in the G800; as a result the front engine compartment is enlarged, whilst other features: bogie frame and overall dimensions remain the same. The locomotives have been homologated for Germany, France, Italy and Switzerland.

Operators

The main lessors of the locomotives are Angel Trains Cargo (now

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) and Vossloh Locomotives.

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and Northrail also lease locomotives. In Germany several units are operated by Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln and Chemion Logistiks GmbH.,

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(EVB) operates two units. Single units are operated by Siegener Kreisbahn and ''Managementgesellschaft für Hafen und Markt mbH'' (HFM) (

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, Six units are operated by the ''Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois'' (CFL) In Switzerland

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has operated several of the class, and BLS Cargo one unit, where the locomotives are classified as type ''Am 842''. A single unit is owned and operated by

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(Switzerland) at the ''Raffinerie de Collombey''. In France

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(ECR) and

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(since 2009

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) both operate over 10 units, and

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2 units.

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/''Société de Gestion et Valorisation de Matériel de Traction'' own 5 units for operation in Italy, since 2009 operated by Captrain Italia. Additionally Hupac S.p.A. (Italy) operates 3 units. One unit is operated by Taraldsvik Maskin A/S in Norway.

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