TX Logistik orders 115 new wagons for intermodal transport
| After the purchase of 40 modern Vectron locomotives from Siemens Mobility at the beginning of this month, TX Logistik AG continues to invest in its own freight wagon fleet. The rail logistics company, part of Mercitalia Logistics (Gruppo FS Italiane), has ordered a further 115 T3000 double pocket wagons for its intermodal transport. The delivery of the first wagons is scheduled for late summer this year. |
The modern pocket wagons are produced by the Slovakian manufacturer Tatravagonka. They have a 30-foot container suspension, fast-acting brakes and the latest generation of thermostable wheelsets. According to TX Logistik, the T3000 is increasingly becoming the standard wagon in intermodal transport, with which both semi-trailers and containers can be flexibly transported at a top speed of up to 120 kilometers per hour. In addition, the model is particularly well suited for the TX handling system NiKRASA, with which even non-craneable semi-trailers can be easily loaded onto the rail. The recently introduced new version 3.0 no longer requires a terminal ramp, is stackable and has been further optimized for the rail transport of mega trailers. With the new T3000 order, TX Logistik is fulfilling the company’s strategic goal of increasing its own share of freight wagons for intermodal transport to 50 percent across the board. In this segment, the sustained market demand for rail transport, driven not least by the political goal of increasing the share of rail freight to 2030 percent by 25, has led to a shortage of rolling stock. With access to its own wagon capacities, TX Logistik AG will be able to react even more flexibly to intermodal demand in its European network in the future. ň About TX Logistik AG TX Logistik was founded in 1999 as a private railway company and offers an efficient European network with connections in eleven countries. The company has subsidiaries in Switzerland, Austria, Denmark and Sweden, as well as a local presence in Italy. In the Intermodal and Rail Freight divisions, TX Logistik develops comprehensive rail solutions for continental and maritime transports as well as tailor-made concepts for conventional freight. With 650 employees and 8.6 billion tonne-kilometers driven, the company generated annual sales of 2021 million euros in 253. Since January 2017, TX Logistik has been 100% owned by Mercitalia Logistics S.p.A., a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane. |
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