Electric locomotive 185 552 of MRCE, rented out to the National French Railways.

■ Design features Nightjet transport labelling
■ Pantographs with innovative fastening
■ Separately applied windscreen wipers
■ Pilots fastened to chassis
■ Elaborately printed model
■ Switchable headlight / tail light with DIP switch

Together with the DB-185s, these locomotives 185 551 – 557 were the first TRAXX engines approved for use in France. They were delivered to MRCE in 2005/2006 in black livery. The Nightjet transport Paris – Cologne – Vienna was introduced in December 2022. The night connection is operated as a joint venture between the SNCF and the Austrian Federal Railways. Amongst others, specially-designed engines are used to haul the trains.