Mercitalia orders six more EffiShunter 1000 locomotives from CZ LOKO

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27 October 2026, Italy — According to a Rail Market report published 27 October 2026, FS Logistix has ordered six CZ LOKO EffiShunter 1000 diesel-electric locomotives for its subsidiary Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal. The locomotives are intended for shunting at ports and terminals, freight operations on non-electrified lines and rescue duties; they are designated Class D744 in Italy. The report also records that CZ LOKO Italia maintains the group's CZ LOKO fleet.

Project facts

Project name: Not publicly disclosed

Location: Italy (operational roles cited: ports, terminals, non-electrified lines)

Owner / procuring entity: FS Logistix (order placed for its subsidiary Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal)

Timing: Report date 27 October 2026; no delivery schedule disclosed

Scope: Six CZ LOKO EffiShunter 1000 diesel-electric locomotives for shunting, freight on non-electrified lines and rescue duties

Technical parameters: four-axle locomotive; designated Class D744 in Italy; installed power 895 kW; maximum tractive effort 267 kN; capable of multiple-unit operation to haul heavier freight trains

Value: Not publicly disclosed

Financing: Not publicly disclosed

Source basis: Rail Market report, 27 October 2026 (secondary media)

Participants and responsibilities

Owner / Procuring entity: FS Logistix — placed the order on behalf of its subsidiary Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal, according to the report (Rail Market, 27 October 2026).

Operator / End user: Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal — intended operator for shunting at ports and terminals, freight on non-electrified lines and rescue duties (report).

Manufacturer / Supplier: CZ LOKO — supplier of the EffiShunter 1000 locomotives (report).

Fleet maintenance: CZ LOKO Italia — stated by the report as maintaining the group's CZ LOKO fleet (report).

Other participants: Not publicly disclosed

Milestone details: No delivery dates or contract value milestones were disclosed in the report.

Source basis: All participant and responsibility items above are reported by Rail Market (secondary media).

Contractor overview

CZ LOKO — Role: manufacturer and supplier of EffiShunter 1000 diesel-electric locomotives; Scope: production/ delivery of six four-axle EffiShunter 1000 units (Class D744 in Italy); Value/scale: Not publicly disclosed for this order; Source confidence: secondary media (Rail Market).

CZ LOKO Italia — Role: fleet maintenance for the FS/Mercitalia group's CZ LOKO locomotives; Scope: maintenance services for existing CZ LOKO fleet; Value/scale: Not publicly disclosed; Source confidence: secondary media (Rail Market).

Commercial context

The reported order continues a multi-year procurement relationship between the FS/Mercitalia group and CZ LOKO. Rail Market records earlier transactions: an initial order of five EffiShunter 1000 units by Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal in 2017 with deliveries completed in 2018; five units entering service with Mercitalia Rail in 2021; and two units purchased by Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal in 2022. The latest six-unit order reported on 27 October 2026 sits alongside a separate September 2026 procurement by Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal for eight Stadler EUROLIGHT Dual bi-mode locomotives, as noted in the same report. The Rail Market item did not disclose contract values, delivery schedules or financing arrangements for the six CZ LOKO units, and it does not cite direct company filings or official press releases as first-party confirmation.

Sources

https://en.railmarket.com/news/rolling-stock/65346-mercitalia-orders-six-more-effishunter-1000-locomotives-from-cz-loko — Rail Market (report published 27 October 2026)

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