Wascosa, based in Lucerne, Switzerland, is delighted to announce that it has secured a major wagon leasing contract with UK railway network owner and infrastructure manager, Network Rail. Under the terms of the contract, Wascosa will provide a total of 570 wagons, to be built by Greenbrier Europe and which will be maintained as part of the 10-year deal in partnership with leading UK train operator GB Railfreight.
In addition to the “Falcon” box wagons which it will be leasing for site work along with JNA Big Box wagons for bulk ballast transportation, Wascosa has developed a modular wagon for the carriage of track panels, sleepers, switches, rails and loose materials, made possible by a range of innovative superstructures which can be mounted on a fleet of 60' container flats. This ground-breaking solution for Network Rail confirms Wascosa as the leading provider of freight wagon systems in Europe and positions the company perfectly for future growth in the UK.
With Wascosa’s flex freight system® now in widespread use across the continent, there is every reason to believe that this award-winning modular concept, which Wascosa pioneered some ten years ago, will quickly catch on in the UK.
Commenting on the successful outcome of what has been 2 years of intensive team work, Wascosa Chairman and Owner, Philipp Müller said “For Wascosa, this achievement is recognition of our determination to develop efficient and innovative solutions for wagon users. We are delighted to have been selected to serve Network Rail’s wagon needs and look forward to working closely with Network Rail’s SCO team and our partners to deliver a first class service over the coming years.”
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Quote from John Smith, Managing Director, GB Railfreight: “For GB Railfreight, being able to bring the industry together to offer an efficient flexible wagon solution to Network Rail is crucial to be able to deal with supply chain demands for the future. Equally as important is modernisation of infrastructure wagons that will last for many years. GB Railfreight are delighted to have partnered with Wascosa to be able to offer innovative superstructures and efficient wagon maintenance to Network Rail that achieves both modernisation and future wagon supply chain demands.” |
Just recently Wascosa delivered new flex freight wagons to be used with various superstructures for rail-based construction site logistics, to Sersa Switzerland, part of the Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group, and which itself is one of the leading companies in the railway infrastructure construction and maintenance business in Europe.
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