Rainer Beller entered the Leasing Business as CTO in 2011, at that time for Mitsui Rail Capital Europe (MRCE), being responsible for Service & Maintenance and Technical Management for a fleet of up to approx. 300 Locomotives. Meanwhile the Business was sold from Mitsui & Co. Ltd. to Beacon Rail, now being in the phase of organisational integration. Prior to 2011, Rainer Beller gained 15 years of Management experience within the international Railway Business at Siemens Mobility.

Leasing Company’s Experience Report about ETCS Upgrades 

The presentation gives insight from an investment perspective into the experiences of a typical Leasing Company with ETCS Upgrades. Having as well modern TSI Locomotives as also Locomotive fleets from the period prior to the TSI introduction in its Portfolio, many investments and its predictions remain uncertain. Especially continuous changes in the framework of authorization and many parallel Projects incl. Prototypes remain a challenge for the whole Sector.