Effective September 24, 2024, Magnus Klaar will join RAILPOOL as Regional Director Scandinavia. The seasoned manager will lead RAILPOOL’s successful and ongoing expansion efforts in the region. Magnus draws from more than 25 years of experience from the International and Nordic railway market, stretching from ABB Traction/ADtranz, SAB Wabco/Faiveley, Alstom and EuroMaint/CAF. Over the years, Magnus held various management positions mainly focusing on business development and market growth, which makes him the manager of choice to further develop RAILPOOL’s business in the Scandinavian market. His career has taken him around the world with the opportunity to experience many railway operations worldwide. During the last years, Magnus as representative of EuroMaint has also been a member of the board in the Swedish industry trade organization Swedtrain.

Magnus sees himself as a genuine railway promotor and aims to continue to contribute to the success of this transport mode. “The Scandinavian railway market is changing and, in a few years, the Fehmarn Belt connection will propel it even more. The Scandinavian railway network will be efficiently connected with the European railway network, promoting railway transport.”

We would like to take the opportunity to thank Alexander van Venrooij for his many years of contribution, shaping RAILPOOL’s market position in Scandinavia. Alexander will continue his excellent work as a Sales Manager, focusing on Benelux countries and customers in western Germany, which deserves his full attention in the growing company.

About RAILPOOL in Scandinavia

RAILPOOL manages a notable locomotive fleet in the Scandinavia, which will be fully equipped with ETCS BL3 by the end of 2024. The company will by then count a total of 60 TRAXX AC2 and TRAXX AC3 (with last mile and remote control) locomotives for Sweden-Norway. In addition, 17 new Siemens Vectron AC locomotives are in service on the D-A-DK-S-N corridor axis connecting Scandinavia with Central Europe. By mid-2026, RAILPOOL will double the number of Vectron locomotives on this corridor, summing up to a total of 94 locomotives for use in Sweden and Norway. For outstanding availability numbers and a genuine full-service offering to the region, RAILPOOL invested in three workshops located in Oslo, Gothenburg and Malmo under the brand NTT.

About RAILPOOL

RAILPOOL is one of the leading rail vehicle rental companies with genuine expertise in full service from a single source. The company was founded in Munich in 2008 and is now active in 19 European countries.

With more than 600 electric and hybrid locomotives and 148 passenger vehicles (with an investment of 2.6 billion euros), RAILPOOL is one of the largest providers in Europe. The RAILPOOL fleet covers 85,000,000 kilometers every year and makes an important contribution to the modal shift to rail. RAILPOOL has six workshops of its own and a warehouse with more than 4,500 different spare parts and components.

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