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Tauern tunnel in Austria closed until July 2025

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November 19, 2024
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The Tauern tunnel, a vital trans-Alpine rail artery in Austria, has closed for modernisation works. It will remain inaccessible until July 2025, and will get…

Rail Cargo Group launches new Zeebrugge – Budapest service

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October 15, 2024
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Rail Cargo Group (RCG), the freight subsidiary of Austria’s state-owned rail operator ÖBB, is launching a new service between the Belgian port of Zeebrugge and…

Austria: ‘new’ Westbahn to fully reopen on 15 December

Marco Raimondi
October 10, 2024
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After disastrous floods hit Austria in September, the country’s rail infrastructure was left with unprecedented damage, especially in the northeast, in the area of the…

Austrian ÖBB welcomes 90 new wagons for infrastructure maintenance

Marco Raimondi
October 4, 2024
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ÖBB finalised the delivery of 90 4-axle self-unloading wagons manufactured by Slovakian ŽOS Trnava. The new wagons will be used for transporting bulk goods during…

‘Damage of floods to rail freight is immense’

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September 17, 2024
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Rail may hold the keys to climate friendly solutions in transport, but sometimes climate change hits back at the sector. This week, parts of Central…

Freight traffic in Austria ‘reduced to the minimum’ due to harsh weather

Nikos Papatolios
September 13, 2024
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Rail freight traffic in the Austrian railway network will be reduced to the “absolute minimum,” with operations possibly affected throughout the weekend. Extreme weather phenomena,…

RCG launches new Duisburg – Antwerp connection

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September 12, 2024
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Austria’s Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is launching a new direct connection between Duisburg and Antwerp. Round trips will take place twice a week and are…

New freight service established between Austria and Germany

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August 17, 2024
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ÖBB Rail Cargo Group has established a new TransFER freight service between Salzburg in Austria and Augsburg in Germany.

RCG’s new Serbian subsidiary to start operations in “the upcoming months”

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June 6, 2024
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ÖBB’s cargo subsidiary Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is creating a joint venture with Serbian logistics company Transfera. The enterprise will be headquartered in Belgrade and initially focus on intermodal transport. RCG and Transfera, a Serbian company that organises transportation across various modalities, have signed a partnership agreement for the establishment of a joint venture. Together,…

Rail Cargo Group acquires Captrain Netherlands

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May 31, 2024
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ÖBB subsidiary Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has acquired Captrain Netherlands. RCG and Captrain closed the deal on 31 May. With the acquisition, RCG is continuing its course of international expansion. RCG announced the acquisition of Captrain Netherlands on Friday 31 May. Captrain Netherlands has 61 employees and had a turnover of 12,2 million euros in…