Ferest Rail and Wascosa partner up in wagons mega-deal
Starting in November, Ferest Rail, a rail freight company from Udine, in north-eastern Italy, will be receiving a total of 300 rail freight wagons provided by Wascosa, one of the largest wagons suppliers in Europe...Read more
Wascosa settles in Italy to launch new Modular Freight Wagon System
Wascosa has opened a new headquarters in Desenzano del Garda, roughly 40 kilometres from Verona. Among the most significant innovations brought by the company’s new facility is the Modular Freight Wagon System, a lighter, updated...Read more
Great British Railways can provide more private sector involvement
In just over a year, a new body will take on responsibility for much of the running of Britain’s railways. The chief executive of the Rail Freight Group, Maggie Simpson, believes that bringing the rail...Read more
Wascosa, GB Railfreight and Network Rail announce rolling stock deal
A rake of pristine modular wagons, so box fresh they almost have the wrapping paper still on them, and a locomotive so strikingly liveried that one feared to touch the almost dry paint. All that...Read more
Wascosa delivers 45 EAMNOS wagons to German HVLE
Wascosa has handed over 45 new EAMNOS wagons to the German railway undertaking Havelländische Eisenbahn (HVLE). The wagons were built at Greenbrier in Poland. The colourful blue and orange wagons were handed over in Wustermark,...Read more
What does Wascosa’s wagon leasing deal say about UK rolling stock?
Lucerne-based Wascosa secured a major wagon leasing contract with Network Rail. The Swiss leasing company will supply 570 wagons to the UK infrastructure management agency. The order will be fulfilled by Greenbrier Europe, who have...Read more
How the modular freight wagon became the standard
Ten years ago, manufacterer Wascosa presented its first modular freight wagon. Recently, the 500th wagon was delivered. Today, the trend is firmly towards modular freight wagons, the company says, adding that this was much different...Read more
Safer tank wagon for dangerous goods on the market
Wascosa has developed a new tank wagon for acrylonitrile, a dangerous good. The newly developed wagon is setting new standards in terms of safety and wagon design. Hundred new wagons will be delivered by the...Read more
Flat spot detection to eliminate noise pollution in freight trains
With the support of the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), the freight wagon leasing company Wascosa and SAVVY Telematic Systems conducted a research project to analyse flat spot detection. Flat spots generate a...Read more
Wascosa adds 200 more wagons to fleet
Swiss wagon leasing firm Wascosa has bought the fleet of Hamburg-based Kurt Nitzer KG. It includes about 200 chemical and pressurized gas tank cars. This latest deal follows Wascosa’s recent purchase of a further 1,700 wagons...Read more
Wascosa expands wagon fleet
Wascosa, the Switzerland-based freight wagon leasing firm, is expanding its fleet with the purchase of 1,700 new wagons. This investment in new rolling stock will also further bring down the average age of its fleet...Read more