New Germany-Hungary rail freight service

- RETRACK, a European research project, has launched a weekly rail freight service between Cologne, Germany and and Györ Hungary carrying automotive products, agribulk and chemicals.

Transpetrol, a leading provider of rail logistics services and member of the VTG Group, is the operator of the weekly RETRACK train. Two other RETRACK partners, LTE Logistik und Transport and Central European Railway provide the traction services. An interoperable multipurpose locomotive avoids unnecessary loco changes at the border stations, thus ensuring a seamless and fast service.

The train departs on Wednesday afternoon from Cologne and arrives 21 hours later in Györ. On Friday it returns to Cologne. The business model has been developed by RETRACK, a European research project for innovative rail freight concepts. RETRACK is being coordinated by TNO, the Dutch Institute for Applied Scientific Research and co-funded by the European Commission.

(Source: Container Management)