Brawa Swiss Private Railroad Mitsui Rail Capital Voith Gravita 10BB Diesel Locomotive

Mitsui Rail Capital (MRC) is a rolling stock leasing company. It was established by the Japanese conglomerate Misui & Co, the company's main activities have been the purchase, renting, and leasing of railway freight cars and locomotives. MCR has been active in various parts of the globe; local subsidiaries such as Mitsui Rail Capital Latin America and Mitsui Rail Capital Europe BV (MRCE) were established to operate in the South American and European markets respectively. Rolling stock has typically been acquired directly from their manufacturers, however, other means of expanding the company's operations have been pursued on occasion, such as the acquisition of Siemens Dispolok in 2006. By 2022, MCR operated a fleet of 332 electric locomotives. During 2023, Mitsui & Co were bought out of MCR's ownership, and the company was rebranded as Modern Rail Capital to reflect this change. Later that same year, MCRE were sold to, and promptly integrated with, the British rolling stock leasor Beacon Rail. As a result, the company has undergone considerable restructuring during this time.

The Voith Gravita locomotives are a family of road switcher diesel-hydraulic locomotives built by Voith Turbo Lokomotivtechnik GmbH & Co. KG. Available in a range of configurations from 4 to 6 axles, they are designed for shunting and light and medium freight operations. The 10BB version has been chosen by Deutsche Bahn as a replacement for its DB Class 290 locomotives with an order of 130 locos in 2008. 

The Gravita 10 BB was first introduced on the InnoTrans 2008 trade fair, with the paint coat for MRCE Dispolok GmbH. Various leasings followed, among others to Stahl Gerlafingen AG in Switzerland. Stahl Gerlafingen is the largest producer of recycled steel in Switzerland and can look back on a great and long tradition at the Gerlafingen site. Reinforcing and sectional steel supplies not only the building construction and civil engineering sectors, but also industry with high-quality steel products. 

Model Details:

• ERA VI
• Digital sound version with multi-protocol decoder, DCC and SX-format
• Separately mounted handrails
• Finely detailed, three-dimensional bogie
• Finest paintwork and printing
• True-to-scale fan-grill
• True-to-scale engravings and details
• Close coupling
• All axles driven.
• LED lighting
• Red taillights
• Dimensions 98.2mm

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