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Efficient freight with Green Cargo’s new Co-Co locomotive
Green Cargo has signed an agreement with Softronic for the purchase of Transmontana Co-Co locomotives with a tractive power of up to 3,000 tonnes, or twice the tractive power of a conventional RC locomotive.
“We have decided to evaluate a number of locomotives and wagons as part of our fleet strategy. First to be evaluated are two Transmontana Co-Co locomotives that will enable the creation of even more efficient logistics solutions, particularly for heavier traffic plans,” says Green Cargo’s President Jan Kilström.
Green Cargo has a fleet strategy that not only increases capacity and safety, but which also reduces freight costs for the company’s customers.
“In addition to their superior tractive power, the locomotives are modern and are equipped with automatic and optimized electrical braking. These locomotives will be optimized to run as energy-efficiently as possible by using topography and route data,” says Markus Gardbring, Assets Director at Green Cargo.
The locomotives will be delivered at the end of summer 2018.
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Green Cargo runs 400 freight trains each day, which is equivalent to the capacity of approximately 10,000 truck transports. We serve 270 locations in Sweden and the major cities in Norway. In cooperation with other operators, we reach thousands of locations in Europe. Green Cargo is the only nation-wide freight transport company that meets the standards set by the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation for freight transports (Bra Miljöval). Green Cargo is owned by the Swedish state. The Group has approximately 2,000 employees and annual revenue of SEK 4,2 billion (2016). www.greencargo.com
