4/28/2006

New EWS Wagons from Poland and Romania

New EWS Wagons from Poland and Romania
British freight operator EWS ordered 368 new freight wagons. The first part will soon enter into service the rest are still being built.
A major part of the order is being built in Central European manufacturing facilties. Polish rolling stock manufacturers will deliver 145 new tank wagons for EWS's contract with the Total Fina Elf oil company. The wagons are expected to arrive into the UK by the end of May. They will be delivered in batches of ten a week until all are delivered.

68 aggregate hoppers are currently being constructed in Romania, with the first set of these wagons due to be delivered by June. All of these wagons are expected to be delivered to EWS by the end of October.

EWS says the new fleet, such as 'omindeck' wagons for carrying steel, will enable the company to win new freight volumes to the railway as it targets traffic which currently only goes by road, making progress on EWS's plans to increase rail freight volumes in Britain.

The 155 omindeck wagons have gone through an extensive design phase, and tenders have been issued for the construction of these wagons to be delivered to EWS by the end of the year.

EWS says these wagons have been designed for its steel industry customers and will be multi-purpose, enabling current road-only freight movements to be won to rail for the first time.

EWS has invested in over 3,000 new wagons since the company was formed ten years ago.

(Source: Railnews.co.uk, Railway Market magazine, 28 April 2006)



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