May 20, 2021

• Contract covers lease of two locomotives and full-service maintenance thereof
• TRAXX BR 186 locomotives will be used for domestic transport in Poland

Katowice/Munich, 20 May 2021 – RAILPOOL, one of Europe’s leading rail vehicle leasing companies, and Inter Cargo, private railway carrier on the Polish network as a member of BUDAMAR GROUP, have signed a leasing agreement for two TRAXX locomotives including maintenance thereof.

“We are pleased to welcome Inter Cargo as our new customer. Inter Cargo and its parent company BUDAMAR GROUP have two decades of experience in cargo transport and will benefit from the strong performance of our locomotives and our full-service offering, guaranteeing maximum flexibility and vehicle availability,” says RAILPOOL CEO Torsten Lehnert.

Inter Cargo focuses on inland transport of finished products and raw material such as products for steel production as well as the international transport of rail consignments in import and export regimes. The two TRAXX BR 186 locomotives leased from RAILPOOL add to Inter Cargo’s own fleet of 22 electric locomotives and are scheduled for domestic transport within Poland. The vehicles went immediately into service after their delivery last week.

Sylwester Sigiel, CEO of Inter Cargo, explains: “Ever since our foundation we have put the complex needs of our customers into the focus and have therefore gained a prominent position on the market. It is key for us to maintain our high standards of offered service and we are convinced that the new partnership with RAILPOOL will support us in exceeding our customer’s expectations.”

About Inter Cargo

Inter Cargo is a private railway carrier on the Polish rail network and daughter company of BUDAMAR Group. With a fleet of 22 electric locomotives, Inter Cargo offers complex logistic solutions from inland transport of raw materials and finished products to international transport of rail consignments in import and export regimes or renting of railway vehicles and railway wagons.

The mission of INTER CARGO Sp. z o.o. is the safe provision of high-quality, comprehensive transport and logistics services tailored to the individual needs of each client, while maintaining safety and maintaining an optimal cost structure at the same time.

The vision of INTER CARGO Sp. z o.o. is striving for the highest safety standards in transport services and taking a leading position among private rail operators operating on the European rail freight market, especially in the European Union markets.

About BUDAMAR GROUP

BUDAMAR GROUP represents a sophisticated model for achieving a synergy effect by satisfying ever more demanding needs of customers. The complexity of the offered solution is fully supported by the cooperation with companies with a capital connection. In the field of logistics and forwarding namely BUDAMAR LOGISTICS, a.s., BUDAMAR INNOVATIONS, a.s., BUDAMAR SOUTH, s. r. o., NH – TRANS, SE and Ostravská dopravní společnost, a.s. In field of the private railway transport companies LOKORAIL, a.s., CENTRAL RAILWAYS a.s., Inter Cargo Sp. z o.o. and Ostravská dopravní společnost – Cargo, a.s. The important part are also river transport operator Slovenská plavba a prístavy a.s., the operator of the transhipment terminal BULK TRANSSHIPMENT SLOVAKIA, a. s. and Bohumín terminál, a.s., as well as companies ŽOS Vrútky a.s. and TATRAVAGÓNKA a.s. focused on manufacturing and service of rolling vehicles.

Established in 2002, BUDAMAR GROUP is the largest forwarding and logistics group in the CEE region and comprises 14 members and 4.500 people. The group offers services in rail, road, river, sea, multimodal and intermodal transportation as well as customs and declaring services, storage services and complex advisory. The fleet consists of 2.766 wagons, 97 locomotives and 106 river vessels.

For Information

RAILPOOL   
Simone Fankhauser
+49 89 5108 577-108
simone.fankhauser@railpool.eu

Inter Cargo / BUDAMAR GROUP
Lucia Farkašová
+421 2 58 312 106
farkasova@budamar.sk

About RAILPOOL

RAILPOOL is one of the leading railway vehicle leasing companies offering real expertise for full service from a single source. The company was founded in Munich in 2008 and now operates in 16 European countries.

RAILPOOL is one of the largest providers in Europe with more than 400 locomotives and an investment total of over one billion euro. The RAILPOOL fleet covers 70,000,000 kilometers every year and makes an important contribution to the modal shift to rail. RAILPOOL has its own warehouse with over 78,935 items from 2,700 different spare parts and components.

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