Rail Cargo Austria

CdH visits the Austrian market leader for Rail Logistics and the Central Railway Marshalling Yard of Vienna

At the Viennese headquarters of Rail Cargo Austria the trade delegates were welcomed by Günter Leidenfrost (Cargo & Logistics, Rail Cargo Austria), who gave an overview of the company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the ÖBB Group. With a staff of about 11,000 at more than 25 locations, Rail Cargo Austria AG is the market leader for rail logistics in Austria as well as in Central and South-Eastern Europe.

With its own logistics centres, 1,150 locomotives (like the modern "Taurus") and 31,466 goods wagons, Rail Cargo Austria offers customized transport solutions, supporting industry and commerce.  The service includes rail logistics, inter-modal logistics, contract logistics, single wagon and block train transport as well as universal forwarding for the international transport of goods and commodities.  Seventy five percent of Rail Cargo Austria's business is transnational, and the company is working on further extending its business within Eastern European countries.

ChemFreight

After Mr. Leidenfrost's introduction, Mr Karl Götz, key account manager of ChemFreight, gave a presentation of his company, a jointly-owned subsidiary of Rail Cargo Austria and the Swiss company, Ermewa SA (French Railways SNCF), which manages the transport of 7m tons of products of the mineral oil, gas, chemical and fertilizer industries (including biofuels) per year, both in single wagon and block train transport. 
 
In the hazardous goods transportation sector, security of supply is guaranteed thanks to pan-European coordination across the entire logistics supply chain. On request, handling equipment solutions can also be provided. Individual warehousing facilities are also available for key account customers.
 
The core competencies of ChemFreight are tailor-made and cost-effective transport solutions, freight management, tracking, wagon scheduling, wagon rental and the organisation of initial and final transport legs. Innovative logistics solutions and flexibility, coupled with experience and tradition as a group haulage company of Rail Cargo Austria, allow the company to respond to the ever-changing transport demands and security requirements of an efficient freight transport system throughout Europe.

Central Marshalling Yard, Vienna

After the above-mentioned presentations, a bus took the trade delegates to the Central Marshalling Yard in Kledering, where they were first shown an original model of the yard.  The visitors were then taken to an observation deck from where they could observe the shunting hump in operation. Then it was off to the central marshalling control centre where the many monitoring screens could be seen, showing the marshalling operations unfolding in real time. Site Manager Thomas Wallig told his guests that up to 5500 wagons can be moved in 24 hours. About 140 trains are handled per day, individually assembled.

The afternoon ended brightly with food and drinks at a typical Austrian "Heurigen" close to the marshalling yard in Unterlaa.

Please find the presentations of this event in our download section (for members only).