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After SBB Cargo partly cancelled its order for eighteen ES 64 F4 units, Siemens had to find new customers for eight locomotives (eg. six units from the order and two extra machines that where built to replace the damaged 474 007 and 008). Re 474 001, 007II and 010 were sold to Sanpaolo Leasing, which leased them to operator Del Fungo Giera (DFG). They were renumbered as Re 474 101, 103 and 102. Re 474 008II (the future Re 474 104) had to go the same way but finally it was sold to Nordcargo.
In 2008, DFG was merged into Impresa Ferroviaria Italiana (IFI). However, IFI lost its safety permit for Italy in August 2008 and all services were cancelled.
In October 2008, Impresa Ferroviaria Italiana (IFI) went bankrupt. Since then 474 101-103 are out of service. In the first week of April 2010 we did a check-up of the whereabouts of these three units, and they were still parked. No. 101 in DomoII, 102 in Latina and no. 103 in Chiasso. (MS)
In July 2010, all three units were gathered in Chiasso.
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2011-07-15
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[IT/DE] back amongst the living; Re 474 101, 102 and 103.. [update]
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update 2011|07|15
[IT/DE] back amongst the living; Re 474 101, 102 and 103.. [update]
Re 474 101, 102 and 103 in Kollmarsreute, Germany, today (!). All three units are out of service since the bankruptcy of their owner, Impresa Ferroviaria Italiana (IFI), in October 2008. Since then the three locomotives were parked at different locations, e.g. Domodossola, Latina and Chiasso.
Update: the three Re474s are (still) property of RAIL ONE S.p.A. from Chieti, Italy. Siemens will install ETCS on the locomotives in Wegberg-Wildenrath, in Germany. This will take three months. - KAR
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2008-08-06
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[IT] in Latina..
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update 2008|08|06
[IT] in Latina..
  Two images from yesterday, taken around the Italian station of Latina. The first image shows E 474 102 DG, deserted after its operator no longer is allowed to operate train in Italy. In the second one you see 1216 012 being used for trials between Roma Casilina and Priverno Fossanova evaluating its dynamic behaviour. - LP
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2008-08-05
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[IT] IFI has lost its license
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update 2008|08|05
[IT] IFI has lost its license
 Impresa Ferroviaria Italiana S.p.A. (formerly known as Del Fungo Giera) has lost its permit to operate trains in Italy per 31.07.2008. Italian railway authority has decided to stop all activities of this open access freight operator. IFI operated three ES64F4 locomotives, designated E 474 101-103 DG, which are now stored in Latina (south of Rome), Chiasso and Domodossola 2, waiting for things to come. - LP/RFI
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