Stealth freight train unveiled

Following an incident on 10 August when a freight train derailed, which led to closure of the world’s longest and most modern rail tunnel, the undamaged tube will reopen for bi-directional traffic later this week

The Polish wagon company launched the new car, aimed initially at the Iberian intermodal market, at Innotrans in Berlin last week

Sweden’s Flexiwaggon will deliver a complete set of its unique railway carriages to the Austrian transport company CRD GmbH.

Russia’s United Wagon Company (UWC) and Polish MTO Laude Smart Intermodal SA have signed a contract on the supply of 200 Sgmmns 40ft container flat cars for operation on European standard gauge (1,435mm) tracks.

Swiss Combi is a joint venture of four family-owned Swiss logistics companies – Planzer, Camion Transport, Galliker and Bertschi

Russia’s United Wagon Company (UWC) recently completed delivery of 60 flatcars, both 40ft and 80ft models, to TransContainer, Russia’s biggest rail container haulier, in which business associates Roman Abramovich and Aleksandr Abramov now have a 24.5% stake.