AAE invests in 300 rail wagons

To be delivered in 2014, the wagons will be used by rail operator Metrans, a subsidiary of Port of Hamburg and Logistik AG (HHLA), which wants to set up additional trains running primarily to and from the North Sea ports, while also transporting continental freight loads as well.

“In the strongly growing hinterland traffic of the ports we can use the new wagons to transport three to four containers per train more than with conventional 80-foot wagons”, explained Jiri Samek, managing director of the  Metrans Group.

The wagons are lighter and have a higher axle weight on account of the distance between the bogies for a smoother ride, thereby reducing energy consumption.  In the right conditions, they can run without double traction, thus saving a locomotive.