Lease of up to 600 container-carrying flat wagons for Rail Cargo Group

Rail Cargo Group (RCG), a freight operator and subsidiary of the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), is expanding its fleet of MOBILER system container-carrying flat wagons in partnership with Swiss leasing company MFD Rail, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

The signed framework agreement involves leasing up to an additional 600 flat wagons.

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The MOBILER system facilitates horizontal container transfer onto platforms or trucks using hydraulic devices, eliminating the need for crane equipment.

RCG already employs 100 such platforms successfully for transporting waste in compliance with new Austrian waste management laws, where rail transport is mandatory for loads exceeding 10 tons over distances of 300 km or more.

As of 2023, RCG has transported over 200,000 tons of waste using these platforms.

In the coming year, they plan to acquire an additional 100 platforms, expanding their fleet for efficient and environmentally sustainable transport of various goods.

Photo: ÖBB

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