Concrete Example of an Ecological Transportation

Concrete Example of an Ecological Transportation

It is the European Year of Railways and the transfer of people and goods to rail is one of the priorities throughout the EU. The fact that the most efficient transport of bulk substrates is by rail is proven by their long-term haulages, making the basis of the operation of ZSSK CARGO. We are all the more pleased with the new transports in the field of construction industry.

Since last year, concrete aggregates have been transported by rail with ZSSK CARGO, being an inseparable part of the commodity group named Building Materials. Loading of the gravel takes place in southern Slovakia, in stations such as Sládkovičovo or Senec, with the use of front loaders.

After completing the entire 1,600-tonne train, it consists of 27 open-top Eamos type of wagons. The gravel sets off for a 250-kilometer journey to its destination – town of Ružomberok. After the electric locomotive withdraws from the front of the train, the local shunting crews use class 742 locomotives to shunt wagons on the local general unloading and loading tracks (named VNVK). Due to its length, the train is divided into two parts.

Although the final customer - a concrete plant in the town of Ružomberok - does not have a siding, thanks to using VNVK it can transport gravel from the south to the north of Slovakia ecologically and efficiently. With the help of two excavators and several trucks, road transport will only be used for the last three kilometers of this route.

This proves that ZSSK CARGO is able to offer solutions for construction companies, concrete plants, or for the needs of large infrastructure projects. For your inquiry in transportation of building materials, do not hesitate to contact the team of Jozef Cenký: https://www.zscargo.sk/en/contacts/sales-managers

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