Work on the fleet commenced in December 2024, with the final unit delivered to Heavy Haul Rail in February 2026.
The manufacturer claims the new design offers a 30% reduction in purchase price compared to existing approved 40ft twin wagon models currently serving the British intermodal sector.
The agreement covers the use of the battery-powered railcars in industrial switching operations.
The intermodal solution operates on a nearly 300 km rail route from Rohrdorfer in Gmunden to Steinach am Brenner, with deliveries supporting works on construction section H53.
The acceptance took place at the manufacturer’s site, where Evonik representatives inspected the vehicles prior to entry into service.
The latest batch of 45 wagons has now left the manufacturer’s plant.
As part of the agreement, the entire fleet will be retrofitted with VTG’s iWagon telematics system.
The fleet, equipped with Innofreight “RockTainer ORE” containers, will handle around 1.8 million tonnes of iron ore annually from the Erzberg site in Styria.
The Chicago-based manufacturer reported revenue of $501.0m and increased gross margin to 14.6%.
After ramp-up, monthly output is planned at 40 to 60 wagons, with production scheduled to continue through the end of September.
The wagons are intended for intermodal freight services on the Polish market.
Streem and its subsidiary Ermewa have announced key management changes, combining continuity with strategic repositioning as European rail freight faces structural and regulatory challenges.
The wagons are used for transporting graphite products from the Austrian site.
The wagons were transported to the port of Świnoujście and shipped by ferry to Ystad.
UIP has raised concerns over the Swiss Federal Office of Transport’s decision to maintain national rail safety measures, despite a jointly agreed European framework.
The system is designed for use on 2×30 ft InnoWaggons and provides an 8-tonne payload increase compared with conventional rail solutions.
Programme 269 is designed to support investments in sustainable mobility. The financing has a seven-year term.
České dráhy is accelerating the phase-out of legacy rolling stock as part of the largest fleet renewal programme in the country’s history, with hundreds of older vehicles being scrapped or sold.
The wagons will be deployed on cross-border flows serving the company’s agricultural supply chain.
According to Mars Logistics, the rail movement replaced up to 30 lorry journeys on the same corridor.