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Transflex: Strong partnership with European Loc Pool continues to grow
Handover of Stadlers Eurodual locomotive for ad hoc traffic in Germany
Hybrid locomotive brings consistent transports even on non-electrified routes
Already 20 locomotives for transflex - nationwide all over Germany
(Munich, June 3, 2025)-The OBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) took over its third Eurodual LOK from its partner European Loc Pool (ELP). At the solemn local baptism in the course of the Transport Logistic trade fair in Munich, she was officially included in the fleet for the flexible transflex traffic in Germany.
The six-axis dual fashion locomotives of the Stadler company combine the advantages of an environmentally friendly electric motor with the flexibility of a diesel drive. This enables quick, consistent transports on electrified and non -electrified routes. This brings an immense advantage, especially on the companys own connection lanes, which are usually not electrified, since no additional discharge/shunting locomotive is required. The RCG ensures a seamless logistics chain and delivers with maximum flexibility for quantity, relation and planning to the company door.
With the perfect equipment, we bring even more transflex traffic in Germany to the rails. Together with our partner Elp, we were able to convince numerous customers of our new flexible offer last year. The now third Eurodual-LOK is now making even more sustainable ad hoc trains for our customers in all segments, from mineral oil to Automotive, said Clemens, CEO of the OBB Rail Cargo Group, pleased.
Willem Goosen, CEO of European Loc Pool, also drew a positive interim balance: As an ELP, we started to consciously and positively disrupt the leasing market in rail freight traffic in Europe exactly seven years ago - under the motto Passion for access power . The RCG has proven with its flexible Transflex product since 2022 that positive disruption also works very well in the operational area of this segment. As a partner, we therefore fit together perfectly and complement ourselves ideally - which leads to excellent results: 1 + 1 = 3
Created for flexible missions
Under the motto Your Spot Transport on Rail, customers of all industries and industries in Germany can book transflex traffic, i.e. flexible ad hoc and spot solutions. Not least thanks to the powerful hybrid locomotives, it is possible to meet short-term customer orders with the greatest flexibility and a quick reaction to transport requirements. The personnel service and rail traffic company MEV is a reliable cooperation partner for this maximum flexible traffic from the RCG. For customers, the tailor-made transflex solutions have become an important part of the RCG product portfolio in Germany.
Since mid -April 2025, customers have also benefited from an additional transflex connection from and to Burghausen - a highly sought -after solution that strengthens the rail market and facilitates access to an important industrial location. Transflex is now also available for traffic from and to Austria.
Successful interim balance
In September 2022, the RCG started the pilot project with two locomotives, now the number of locomotives has grown from two to 20 - a complete success. The year 2024 was a milestone for Transflex. The number of transports and the geographical network have been significantly expanded, which enables an even larger selection of relations and routes. With 1.87 million kilometers driven and 2.25 million net barrels transported, the offer was impressively demonstrated by its performance.
In addition to efficiency, Transflex convinced in particular through its contribution to sustainability. Every transport on the rail makes a noticeable contribution to reducing CO2 emissions and supports companies in reaching their climate goals. This combination of speed, reliability and environmental friendliness makes Transflex a strong alternative in the logistics market and underlines the importance of the rail as a sustainable mode of transport.
With the continuous further development of the offer, the OBB Rail Cargo Group sets a new standard for short -term and efficient goods transport - both within Germany and beyond the national borders.
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