Brawa - 62708 - Locomotive, Diesel, Switcher, Gravita 10 - MRCE - 92 80 1261 300-8

Road Name History: MRCE is an acronym for Mitsui Rail Capital Europe. With a fleet of more than 300 locomotives, MRCE is Europe’s market leader in full service locomotive leasing. The Company has two main offices: MRCE B.V. in Amsterdam responsible for leasing, sales, procurement, financing and MRCE GmbH in Munich responsible for maintenance, technical service, logistics (including ECM and Railway Authority Certification).

MRCE is 100 % subsidiary of Mitsui & Co., Ltd (Mitsui) one of the largest sogo sosha (general trading and investment companies) in Japan. Mitsui has been investing in development of various railway infrastructure projects across the world and has years of experience in the rolling stock leasing in Europe, USA, Russia and Latin America.

All-inclusive package on Europe’s rail network Being an expert in the industry, MRCE has adapted its equipment to meet the customers’ needs. MRCE’s locomotives not only fulfill the strict requirements for rail traffic in terms of safety and interoperability in Europe, but are also very efficient and sustainable. The Global Player Mitsui & Co., Ltd. stands for stability and longstanding successful operations in the leasing business.

Brand/Importer Information: Brawa Artur Braun Modellspielwarenfabrik GmbH & Co. was founded in 1948 by Artur Braun in Waiblingen, Germany, to distribute model trains from other toy makers; eventually they began to manufacture their own lighting accessories such as streetlights and signals. In 1963 they acquired the complete line of motorized trolleybus and ski lift models from Eheim. They also began to expand their own line to include scenery items, and by 1993 they'd added locomotives and rolling stock to their product range. This medium-sized business is today jointly managed by the second and third generations of the Braun family: Günter Braun, son of the founder, and his daughter Katrin Braun are the company's managing partners.
Brawa range covers HO, O and N scales. The N scale range is focused on European rolling-stock, German locomotives and accessories like signals, streetlights, clocks and telephone booths.

Here is how the company describes itself:
At BRAWA, continuity and sustainable thinking and action - as the particular strengths of a family business - have a double impact. Changes are carefully considered and strategic decisions taken on the basis of a long-term vision, thus enabling the company to respond quickly and deliberately to the demands of the market. In addition, cross-generation collaboration ensures a vibrant coexistence of tradition and innovation.
In short, our future course is set and all signals are pointing towards continuity and growth. Our presence at our site in Remshalden shows our commitment to this area and highlights the sustainable nature of our company's location in the region. Sustainability is, as it were, an intrinsic value of our family business.