Brau Union Österreich brewery (Austria) and the Dutch food retail network SPAR collaborate with Rail Cargo Group (RCG) to transport their products by rail instead of road transport, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Multimodal service

Road transport is only used for the first and last miles. Trucks pick up Brau Union beer from the factory in Schwechat and bring it to the terminal in Vienna.

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From here, the goods are transported by rail to SPAR’s warehouses, such as in Wörgl, and then delivered to the final destination by trucks.

As noted by RCG, such projects are of interest to businesses since they do not require railway tracks at the facilities. This initiative was also made possible through RCG’s investments in multimodality.

In April, the company added 300 new swap bodies to its fleet, suitable for both rail and road transport.

“Swap bodies can be loaded and unloaded from all sides and the top. This is what sets them apart from regular containers,” explained RCG Consumer Goods Segment Manager Erwin Ferstl.

Eight swap bodies are utilized in RCG’s collaboration with Brau Union and SPAR.

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