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CBRail Sàrl is a European rolling stock leasing company based in Luxembourg, formed in 2004 from the European operations of Porterbrook.〔(Rail Cargo information Netherlands railcargo.nl )〕 Since March 2010 the company's rail leasing activities in Germany and Luxembourg have been carried out by the renamed subsidiary Ascendos Rail Leasing.〔(Ascendos Rail Leasing ) ''www.ascendos.com''〕〔(Current Asset Review: Period ended 31 March 2010 ) Page 6 , ''wwww.globalinvestmentslimited.com''〕 The company now forms part of Lloyds TSB Rail Capital, a division of Lloyds Banking Group. ==Background== CBRail was created by the takeover of the European operations of the Porterbrooks rail leasing company by a joint venture between Babcock & Brown and Bank of Scotland Corporate Europe (a banking division of HBOS)〔 At the time of the takeover from Porterbrook the company had leasing arrangements for 28 locomotives and 67 coaches.〔( CBRail, a new rolling stock leasing company created by Babcock & Brown and the Bank of Scotland, has purchased the European arm of Porterbrook Leasing ) ''International Railway Journal'', January 2005, via findarticles.com〕 Under the new financial backing, the company intended to grow to have a significant market share in the European railway leasing business; in order to do this it expanded its fleet. An order for 35 diesel and electric TRAXX locomotives was placed with Bombardier Transportation in 2006 with an option for 70 more.〔(Bombardier Receives $156 Million US Order from CBRail for 35 TRAXX Locomotives to Provide More Rolling Stock in Europe ) BusinessWire, 2 February 2006, via www.thefreelibrary.com〕 Through the 2000s CBRail continued to expand its fleet, including freight wagons in its portfolio.; by June 2008, the company had 118 locomotives, 785 freight wagons and 103 passenger vehicles either on lease or under construction.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「CBrail」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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