TX Logistik completes the 838m train test run in Sweden
Germany-based TX Logistik AG’s Swedish subsidiary TX Logistik AB has completed a train test by driving it in a length of 838m in Sweden.
The fully loaded train ran on a distance of about 50 km between Malmö and Frövi in Örebro.
The railway logistics company, part of the Mercitalia group, transported food from the Swedish retail chain Coop by train.
The Swedish Transport Administration, the Swedish Transport Administration, was also involved in the test run of the train.
According to TX Logistik, only trains with a maximum length of 630m are allowed on most routes in the country so far.
TX Logistik AB Sweden’s CEO Lars Winther Sørensen said: “An expansion to 838 million would significantly increase transport capacity and thereby make freight transport by rail even more efficient and attractive for freight forwarders.”
At speeds of up to 120 km / h, the train transported 48 semi-trailers.
A four-axle locomotive, commonly used in rail freight transport, was used to run the test train.
TX Logistik, Coop and Trafikverke carried out two test runs and are also planning more tests in the country.
Since 2012, TX Logistik has operated a railway for Coop to transport food and other goods between Bro, 30 km northwest of Stockholm, and Malmö.
Coop Logistik’s transport manager Peter Rosendahl said: “Today, 30% of our transports are handled by rail.
“That is why we participated in this future-oriented project and hope to be able to extend our trains in the near future.”