TX Logistik adds more trips via the Brenner Axis
Resulting from a growing customer demand, TX Logistik’s service between Leipzig in Germany and Verona in Northern Italy will get an extra weekly train trip. The addition will apply from 10 May, and the company...Read more
TX Logistik doubles train departures for Coop in Sweden
TX Logistik AG, part of the Italian railway group Polo Mercitalia (FS Italiane Group), has doubled its rail freight services in Sweden for the supermarket chain Coop. This service now runs 20 times per week...Read more
Non-cranable trailers in Hungary can hit the rail
A system that enables the lifting of non-cranable trailers on a train has now been employed in Hungary by TX Logistik. The first shipment for a Hungarian customer took place on the route between Herne...Read more
TX Logistik appoints new CEO
Gian Paolo Gotelli has been appointed as the new CEO of TX Logistik AG. His position as the head of the rail logistics group was confirmed on 3 September by the Supervisory Board. Gian Paolo Gotelli...Read more
TX Logistik expands with new Rotterdam connection
TX Logistik AG (TXL) is expanding its European network with a connection between the Port of Rotterdam and Kornwestheim near Stuttgart, starting per 1 July. The new service enables a connection for businesses in Baden-...Read more
New order for Smartron freight locomotives
Siemens Mobility has received a new order for 25 Smartron electric locomotives specially developed in accordance with the requirements of the German rail freight market. The deal was concluded with Paribus Holding, a Hamburg-based investment...Read more
From standard pocket wagon to car transport wagon
Vegatrans and TX Logistik have developed a system that transforms a standard pocket wagon into a car transport wagon. It is called roadrailLink (r2L), designed to transport commercial vehicles per rail. The system is used on the...Read more
Record 2017 rail cargoes for Germany’s Port of Kiel
The Port of Kiel in northern Germany handled over 32,000 rail freight consignments last year, a rise of 9.5 per cent, according to official figures. These intermodal successes helped ensure 2017 was one of the best...Read more
TX Logistik boosts fleet with 40 new TRAXX locos
Germany-based TX Logistik has signed a contract with Bombardier for the supply of 40 TRAXX MS3 locomotives. Under the deal, delivery of the locomotives will start in the summer of 2019. It includes a 15-year preventive...Read morePetition calls for Dutch action on rail freight policy
A group of more than 50 rail freight stakeholders has presented a petition to the Dutch Parliament, calling for action to help stimulate rail cargo transport and put it on a par with its German...Read more
New Vectron fleet TX Logistiks complete and operative
Last week the last two of a total of ten new Vectron Multisystem locomotives were delivered to rolling stock leasing company Alpha Trains. The locomotives hit the tracks immediately for German freight operator TX Logistik,...Read more
TX Logistik buying 45 locomotives in joint Mercitalia tender
TX Logistik AG (TXL) is modernising its locomotive fleet through a joint tendering exercise with newly-established Italian freight specialist Mercitalia Rail. TXL says it will buy 45 modern multi-system locomotives over the next five years...Read moreSpot transport launched by TX Logistik
A spot rail freight facility is being offered by TX Logistik (TXL), providing shippers and other firms with the opportunity to move freight on European routes at short notice. It’s an increasingly popular type of...Read more
TX Logistik launches Leipzig-Verona TEN-T connection
Chemicals, consumer goods and vehicle parts will be among the cargoes aboard a new TX Logistik freight service between Leipzig and Verona, which links two key European Core Network Corridors. The three-times weekly round service...Read more