The shipment consists of wagons with a loading capacity of 57.3 m², built specifically for heavy cargo transport.
Once fully operational, the factory is expected to produce more than 1,000 lightweight wagons and up to 3,000 bogies per year.
The first train on this route is scheduled to depart on 13 July 2025.
The operational deployment of these wagons by Freightliner is immediate, with first runs expected to commence within days.
The company has also approved a standard contract template for the operation of these wagons within Ukraine.
A weekly train service now operates from Celje or Kranj in Slovenia to Gratwein in Austria, delivering 500 tons of biomass each time.
DB Cargo uses a combination of artificial intelligence and video gates to detect damage to freight wagon tarpaulins early on.
The system integrates IoT sensors, a mobile application, and artificial intelligence features, with a total project cost of EUR 590,000.
The long-term financing, signed on 30 April 2025, is part of the company’s ongoing investment plan in rolling stock and is structured under a 14-year term.
Organized transport of new rolling stock required bogie changes due to different gauge width.
Öz Vagon supplies over 100 types of freight wagon spare parts to multiple European countries, with annual production reaching 2,750 tons and further export growth planned by 2026.
VTG has completed production of a new wagon type designed for ammonia transport.
Following the publication of the Swiss Safety Investigation Board’s (SUST) final report on the 2023 derailment in the Gotthard Base Tunnel, SBB has announced a gradual withdrawal from transporting freight wagons equipped with LL brake blocks. The majority of this process is expected to be completed by the end of 2025.
The transaction, expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2026, remains subject to customary closing conditions.
These are the estimated calculated by market research firm Berg Insight.
A new series-built freight wagon designed for corrosive bulk materials is scheduled to enter DB Cargo's fleet in Q3 2025.
The loan will finance the acquisition of approximately 120 new Helrom trailer wagons, intended to increase transport capacities. These wagons are planned for use on six additional train sets.
The operation uses E-type wagons—previously deployed for coal and iron ore—which are now redirected to carry construction aggregates.
Traction batteries for electric vehicles are increasingly being transported by rail as part of revised logistics chains aiming to reduce the carbon footprint associated with e-mobility.
Ermewa has now reached a significant milestone: At the beginning of May 2025, the 50.000th wagon — a Laaers wagon — was added to the Ermewa fleet.