Sweden's Flexiwaggon is to deliver a cowplete set of its wnique rosy
ariages to Austrian transport companty CRE Gab Ft
The Fleximaggon is a unique
railway wagon that makes it pos-
sible to wansport 2 truck and
trailer together on a ratl service.
‘The concept has been in devel
opment tae over 20 years,
Flexiwaggon has “signed an
agreement with Austrian tam
port company CRD GmbH for
the delivery of one complete set
of railway carriages, with an op-
tion for one additional set, Deliv
ery of the first train. set will take
place in Q3 2023,
“Our investment in the Flexi-
waggon ‘truck-on-track’ solu=
tom ineans that we now can af
fer the Central European market
Sexible and sustainable wans-
pors, door to door, at greatly
reduced costs compared with
current intermodal rail solu-
toms," said Hans-firgen Stieber,
Logistics manager at CRD.“"The
Flexiwaggon solurion i fast, tex
minal-independent and cost-of
fective and significantly reduces
fossil fuel emissions ~ something
that is of great importance to
The new wagon is built for
speeds up to 160 kph and gene
erutes its own electricity during
operation, enabling charging of
electric vehicles and. providing
a power supply for refrigerated
consignments. A ‘fexible" design
enables loading: and unloading in
narrow, confined areas.
“We are extremely hy
about the agreement with CRD”
said Jan Eriksson, innovator and
founder of Flexiwaggon. “Ie isa
breakthrough for Flesiwaggon in
the European market, CRD has
embraced the Flexiwaggan con
cept and the agreement means
that we have established 2 great
partnership for further expansion
in Europe”