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First Trains with Fifteen New Platform Cars Sggmmrrs in Service from February 1

First Trains with Fifteen New Platform Cars Sggmmrrs in Service from February 1
photo: ZSSK CARGO / Facebook/First Trains with Fifteen New Platform Cars Sggmmrrs in Service from February 1
01 / 02 / 2023

From February 1, the first trains with fifteen new Sggmmrrs flat cars with Innofreight containers will start running for trial operation of the new iron ore unloading technology at Třinec Ironworks.

Subsequently, this form of transport will be used for the complex transport of iron ore for this customer, which is one of ZSSK CARGO's strategic transports with a volume of 2.7 - 2.9 million tonnes per year.

The new wagons also increase their competitive advantage, mainly due to the transport efficiency, as one two-cell wagon can transport up to 140 tonnes of the required goods. Fifteen wagons are therefore sufficient to transport one train. By deploying the new transport technology, ZSSK CARGO expects to achieve overall transport efficiency and optimise operating and maintenance costs.

The Sgmmrrs wagons consist of two connected cells (2 x 30ft) with two 15ft containers on each platform. Initially, one to two trains per week will run, with the number of trains gradually increasing according to the trial schedule. They are scheduled to begin regular service on April 1.

Based on the results of a public tender, ZSSK CARGO has signed a ten-year lease agreement with Budamar Innovations for these cars. The entity responsible for the maintenance (ECM) will be ZSSK CARGO.

Source: ZSSK CARGO on Facebook

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