{"id":1001,"date":"2026-06-12T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nexrail.lease\/?p=1001"},"modified":"2026-06-12T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T09:00:00","slug":"europe-s-ageing-diesel-shunters-ticking-time-bomb-or-chance-of-lifetime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nexrail.lease\/de\/europe-s-ageing-diesel-shunters-ticking-time-bomb-or-chance-of-lifetime\/","title":{"rendered":"Europas alternde Diesel-Rangierlokomotiven: Eine tickende Zeitbombe oder eine Chance auf ein zweites Leben?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unser Vorstandsvorsitzender, Luuk von Meijenfeldt, erkl\u00e4rt im RailFreight.com Magazine, dass die alternde Flotte von Diesellokomotiven mit Mittelsteuerhaus in Europa keine Krise darstellt, sondern eine einmalige Chance f\u00fcr einen Generationswechsel. 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