Interview with the New Head of Sales Concrete for Bologna's High-Speed

THE DB SCHENKER RAIL CUSTOMER MAGAZINE NO. 01 | 12

AXEL MARSCHALL MAX BÖGL ECO PLUS Interview with the new Concrete for Bologna’s Grillo-Werke

Head of Sales high-speed station runs CO2-free Page 21 Page 24 Page 26

Made in France 50 trains every week, 550,000 cars every year: Euro Cargo Rail (ECR) now transports new Peugeot and Citroën cars via the new Gevrey hub for GEFCO. Page 08 SuPeR heRoeS

Dear Readers,

ou’ll be seeing a new face and reading new handwriting in this column. The supervisory board of DB Schenker Rail appointed me as Head of Sales of our Ycompany with effect from 1 February 2012. I am pleased to be taking on this responsible role. I am aware of the huge challenges that await me and the high demands that you, our customers, will be placing on me. Please read more on this subject on page 20!

In this edition, I’d like to draw your attention towards France. Our young and no longer small French national company, Euro Cargo Rail, is writing a real success story. ECR is now the largest private rail company in France and an integral interface of our European network. ECR connects central Europe with Great Britain and Spain.

Companies from a wide range of sectors are entrusting growing freight volumes to our French company and have provided it with a turnover growth of 60 per cent in the last year. And now, Euro Cargo Rail has secured another coup: since the begin- 6A DB Schenker Rail locomotives ning of the year, our French colleagues have been working for logistics operator GEF- Dieselhydraulik Lok D Class4D 152 CO to transport Peugeot and Citroën cars. As part of this contract, more than half a DB Baureihe V90 million new cars will be shipped on European rails during 2012. We’re in a very opti- mistic mood in France.

With a market share of 26.5 per cent, DB Schenker Rail is now Europe’s largest rail ADLER’S SUCCESSOR: All 152 locomotives are based in freight company. We also want to be the best –whether we succeed is up to you to de- Nuremberg, where Germany’s first locomotive, the Adler, cide, not us. first got up steam in 1835. German Long-Distance Runner Put us to the test! kW/PS: 800/1100800/1100 Anzugskraft: 201 201 kNkN Total Fleet (DB): 170 Launch:Motoren: 1996-2001 4 4 Dienstmasse: 80,080,0 t t The Class 152, which has been in use on Best regards, Manufacturer: KM, Siemens Power:km/h: 6,400 kW 80 Tankinhalt: 30003000 l l Germany’s rails since 1996, is one of the Tractive effort: 300 kN last locomotives to be built under the lead- Speed:Länge: 140 14km/h m 14 m Achsformel: B’B’B’B’ Length: 19.6 m ership of Krauss-Maffei. The legendary Weight:Bauzeit: 87 t 1970-921970-92 Radsatzmasse: 20,0 t 19,6 m — Bavarian engine works was taken over by SpecialAnzahl: features: 408 408 Zugheizung: – – Siemens in 1999. Unlike newer designs, themselves as long-distance haulers on DB Hersteller: MaK, Jung-Jungenthal, Krupp, the 152 is not technically equipped for Schenker Rail’s domestic German services Axel Marschall : Germany CountriesHenschel, of Operation Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz (KHD) cross-border journeys. The extremely reli- and are, at 8,700 hp, among Europe’s Member of the Management Board

able machines have, however, proven strongest freight locomotives. Hartmann/DB Schenker Rail Kai AG; Bahn Deutsche Wölk/Imago; Rüdiger / Photos: Schweizer/Anzenberger.com Beat Photo: Title DB Schenker Rail

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Cover story: 08 Made in France French automotive logistics firm GeFco was looking for a new partner for transporting new cars and found one in euro cargo rail (ecr).

Markets & innovation

20 Home game for Marschall 28 news from dB Schenker rail (uK) Made Axel Marschall, the new Head of Sales at The British DB subsidiary is to transport in DB Schenker Rail introduces himself in an 78,000 MINIs from Oxford to the port of France interview with railways and explains his Southampton this year. DB Schenker Rail goals (UK) is also expanding its connections through the channel tunnel and strengthening its cooperation with the container customers & projects shipping group CMA CGM

22 Feed for porkers 30 news from Transfesa ECR has won a major contract, transport- DB’s Spanish subsidiary, Transfesa Auto ing animal feed in France for Cooperl Rail, has set up a car train network between Barcelona, Madrid, Zaragoza and 23 corn for europe Seville – and expanded its activities for Transporting wheat and maize is a Opel demanding business. DB Schenker Rail Romania has seen a rapid increase in transport volumes company & people

24 High Speed on concrete 31 More punctual over Belt and Sound On behalf of Max Bögl, DB Schenker Rail The introduction of capacity booking has has delivered 6,000 tonnes of slab track increased the punctuality of single-wagon units for Bologna’s new station transport between Sweden and Germany to 95 per cent 25 pipes on rails

DB Schenker Rail transported 761 wagons 32 co2-free in the united Kingdom of pipes for Salzgitter Mannesmann Already available in Germany and planned Großrohr GmbH in the UK: rail freight transport with zero greenhouse gas emissions 26 a Tradition of progress Grillo-Werke in Duisburg is the tenth 33 call for locos from Spain customer to book Eco Plus and thereby For use on the growing Spanish standard

02 Super Heroes enjoy completely CO2-free rail transport in gauge network, Transfesa has acquired Germany used diesel locomotives from its British 06 news sister company, DB Schenker Rail (UK) 27 “coil hotel” Hagen celebrates its Birthday 34 on the Move DB Schenker Rail’s largest warehouse for 33 Small but powerful the metals and coal industry in Germany is The Hungarian DB national subsidiary LCH 35 Save the date ten years old celebrates its tenth anniversary

& imprint Ghirda Photo/Vadim ddp images/AP Schweizer/Anzenberger.com; Beat Photos: corn For europe

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POzNAń, POLANd NON-STOP SHUTTLE CONCEPT TO POLANd Since December, transports between Western Europe and Poland resulting from the cooperation between DB Schenker Rail and Pol- zug Intermodal, the market leader for intermodal transport to Pol- dUISBURG/GERMANY and, have been operating using direct shuttle trains with multi- CLOSER TO CLIENTS FOR SALES system locomotives. Each week, 15 pairs of trains run between Hamburg and Bremerhaven and the economic and industrial centre ANd PROdUCTION Poznań in western Poland. End-to-end responsibility for the trans- DB Schenker Rail’s customer services in Germany, based in Duisburg ports lies with DB Schenker Rail. From the German-Polish border, (formerly Customer Service Centre), has taken on a more customer- the trains are operated by the Polish subsidiary DB Schenker Rail centric structure since 1 January in order to focus on further developing Polska. At the HUB Terminal Poznań, operated by Polzug Intermod- this essential factor of influence for customer satisfaction. al, the containers are loaded onto domestic Polish shuttle trains to As a result, a central “European Customer Service and Support” unit connect with Poland’s major economic centres. The direct shuttle has been created within the DB Schenker Rail sales division, which trains grant consignments shorter transport times and mean that drives the scope and quality of Europe-wide customer services they are more reliable. dv according to shared principles and processes across all service functions. The head of the new European Customer Services unit is Jens Küter (photo), who was previously responsible for running the Customer Service Centre. The existing customer service functions of industry service, wagon management and order management were each aligned to the five market areas and will be the direct responsibility of each market area director. Furthermore, the production functions formerly bundled together in Duisburg were tethered to the corresponding production units of DB Schenker Rail. The new structure creates a distinct interface between sales and production, and guarantees sales the best possible cooperation with production to enable them to fulfil customer requirements. dv Berlin

Poznań

Paris duisburg BERLIN, GERMANY PARIS, FRANCE RAIL FREIGHT COMPANIES FOR LONGER ANd FASTER BETTER INFRASTRUCTURE Euro Cargo Rail (ECR) is celebrating a premiere for French freight Four leading rail freight logistics companies from central transport: working with its customer T3M, the DB Schenker Rail Europe now want to plead their case with one single voice subsidiary put a regular 833 m-long freight train on the rails for to politicians and national infrastructure operators for the the first time on 10 January, running it at 120 km/h. The train expansion of important European freight corridors. In Ber- travels between Paris and Marseilles (848 km) five times a week. lin, the chairmen of DB Schenker Rail, TX Logistik (Germa- Until now, only freight trains with a maximum length of 750 m ny), SBB Cargo (Switzerland) and BLS Cargo (Switzerland) and a maximum speed of 100 km/h were permitted in Paris. The presented to the public their common position on freight infrastructure on the line had to be altered to accommodate the corridor 1 from Rotterdam/Antwerp via Duisburg, higher speed and greater length. dv Mannheim, Basel and Milan to Genoa. They pointed out the current bottlenecks at Oberhausen, Basel, Chiasso and Milan, and stressed that an extended freight route from the North Sea to the Mediterranean would need to be suit- able for 1,500 m-long trains and ensure considerably faster and simpler operations. The initiative is coordinated by the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Com- panies (CER). ok PR Photos:

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trains every week – 550,000 new cars transported every year. The freight volume that ECR has been transporting through France and across its borders for GEF- 50 CO since December is a milestone and a record for the DB subsidiary founded only seven years ago. This large-scale order by GEFCO, the logistics company owned by the PSA Peugeot Citroën group, exceeds anything that ECR has done for the automotive industry so far. “The award of the contact which amounts tens of millions, is an enormous success for us,” says ECR Managing Director Emmanuel Delacham- bre. “Thanks to our flexible and innovative trans- euro Cargo rail (eCreCr) has signed one of port concept, we were able to replace the French freight company Fret SNCF, to which this con- the most important contracts in the tract had previously been entrusted.” In doing so, ECR capitalises on its reaction COGS IN MOTION: speed, among other assets: there were only six A shunter at the company’s history. Since December, the months between the initial contact from the cus- Gevrey hub, near Dijon, puts together French DB subsidiary has been trans- tomer and the final bid – a very short time when trains of wagons you consider all the necessary preparations and carrying new cars porting the PSA group’s new Peugeot the coordination of production, planning, pur- from the PSA group. chasing, IT, HR and security. and Citroën cars on behalf of GeFCoo.. Under extreme time pressure, the logistics experts at ECR developed a new and conclusive concept for the distribution of new cars, which persuaded GEFCO (see interview on page 16). After an in-depth investigation of the current production flow organisation and the transport volume, ECR presented the customer GEFCO with a proposal to reorganise the flow of goods

Beat Schweizer/Anzenberger.com; GEFCO; Illustrationen: illuteam43 Illustrationen: GEFCO; Schweizer/Anzenberger.com; Beat Photos: with a central hub in Gevrey, near Dijon.

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manPOWEr: ECR has taken on 30 new employees in Gevrey.

This hub in Burgundy is where almost all trains meet with new cars from the five PSA plants in France and two other factories in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, to be sorted into trains to 15 distribution centres in France and other European countries. Gevrey is one of the largest shunting yards in the country – ECR has leased half of the tracks from the French infrastructure operator RFF. There alone, the DB subsidiary has taken on 30 new employees. GEFCo has set up a second, smaller hub in Achères, near Paris, so that it can also process wagons from the PSA factories in Aulnay and Poissy. “With our innovative transport concept, we were able to prevail”

EmmanuEl DElachambrE

GEFCo has a large fleet of its own wagons for transporting new Peugeot and Citroën cars. Euro Cargo Rail provides the long-haul and shunting locomotives and puts the trains together in the two hubs. ECR also uses the extensive network of DB Schenker Rail, Europe’s leading rail freight company, to offer efficient solutions for international transport beyond all borders of France. “our customers can benefit more than ever from cross-border synergies,” says ECR head Dela- chambre, “DB Schenker Rail’s pan-European network is growing and blossoming.” This means that GEFCo can rely on a mature, Europe-focused company that also efficiently operates long-haul trains across borders to northern and eastern Europe.

Innovative concept – shared responsibility

For its massive contract for GEFCo, ECR is also relying on cooperation with the private French rail freight companies Europorte and Colas, each of which takes on part of the transport Continued on page 15 -> TurnTablE: The Gevrey shunting yard is one of the largest in France. ECR has leased half of the tracks to its new customer, GEFCO. 10 | railways railways | 11 Cover STorY The new eCr huB For GeFCo laDDEr TraCK: This is what railwaymen call the strict design plan for a marshalling yard that looks a bit like the rungs of a ladder or the strings of a musical instrument – as you can see in Gevrey hub our diagram. Freight trains come in through the receiving yard (left), are split into individual wagons or wagon Euro Cargo Rail has made Gevrey near Dijon the central hub companies. It only takes about two and a half hours for ECR to groups and, using a hump, reconfigured according to their for its transports for GEFCO. Like all of Europe’s large shunt- sort the “colourful” car trains from the PSA factories accord- destination with the next destination group to the right. ing yards, this one is around 3,500 metres long – about the ing to their different destinations (A, B, C, D, outside left) and Then, the GEFCO car trains leave the hub, organised as same length as the runway for an Airbus A380 or a jumbo jet. prepare them for their onward journeys within France or right required, and head off in all directions (far right). ECR has leased 37 sorting sidings (shown in blue in the across Europe. ECR and its partners run approx. 50 trains a diagram), and the remaining lines are used by other rail day for GEFCO, most of them via Gevrey.

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Hump Departure yard Marshalling yard

COuPlED uP: An ECR employee connects the com- pressed-air line between two wagons.

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(see map below). “Our solution is also as well as on the know-how gathered innovative in terms of production,” over the years by DB Schenker Rail. says Ben Smail, Commercial Director at Europe’s leading rail freight com- ECR. “By working with other private pany enjoys an excellent reputation in operators from the freight sector, we France for innovation and punctuality. enable our customers to be independent “With this large new client, we can and not just rely on one supplier.” strengthen our position in the French In view of the significance of this market,” says Delachambre. “Since ECR proposal, ECR has brought proven was founded seven years ago, we have partners on board, although it handles managed to forge a rapid and sustained 80 per cent of the transport itself and path to success in an intensely competi- takes overall responsibility for GEFCO. tive market as a startup company. In Emmanuel Delachambre: “This means the meantime, we have become one of that we control the majority of the flow the most important private providers of goods and all operations via our new in the French rail freight market and a hub at Gevrey.” ECR also maintains strong competitor to Fret SNCF with a capacity for increasing traffic and add- market share of 16 per cent in 2011 – and ing new customers at the huge shunting a continuing upward trend.” ok yard in Burgundy. In general, the automotive industry is particularly dependent on changing “The majority demand: as a result, as a service provider to GEFCO and PSA, ECR has to of our transports PlaY OF COlOurS: In France, the handle fluctuating volumes, integrating DB Schenker Rail locos don't come them into a flexible production plan. To for GEFCO go in red, but in white and grey. do this, ECR draws on its own expertise via Gevrey” Contact | Nadja Rachow in the automotive sector as a partner to Tel. +33 (0) 9774 00047 a number of well-known manufacturers, EMMaNuEl DElaChaMbrE [email protected] The network for GeFCo

rEaDY TO GO: A train full of new Peugeots and Citroëns waiting in Gevrey to depart to a French or foreign distribution centre. 14 | railways railways | 15 Cover STorY

InTervIew “A minor revolution” Antoine Redier, 47, vice president for vehicle logistics at GEFCO talks about the new cooperation with Euro Cargo Rail and the outlook for the European automotive industry.

What are GEFCO’s expectations of its new logistics partner? Antoine Redier: What we expect from our partners is performance that meets the specifica- tions: naturally, this includes transport, but also complete process transparency, including any difficulties that may arise. In the event of any problems, we expect our logistics partners to produce a corrective action plan that we can jointly follow.

Why did GEFCO change its supplier? www.gefco.net Redier: Our decision to change supplier in France was a difficult one to make. We had aNTOINE rEDIEr: “The automobile market is a strategic market for the European industry” been using one single rail carrier in France for decades, right up until the end of 2010. The change in December 2011 was to complete the quirements with regard to frequency and volu- to maintain this level: short-term leasing, car transition from this carrier to a system with me, while we waited for them to be unloaded sharing and car hire are becoming more and three independent carriers and two rail hubs. at their destination. Today, we have an extra re- more popular. The western European market is For us, this constituted a minor revolution. We sponsibility to ensure that loading quantities therefore mainly a market for vehicle exchange wanted to balance our supplier portfolio to en- at the individual factories are coordinated to with low growth in the private sector, but on sure that we didn’t switch from one monopoly make up the trains at the various shunting the other hand, there’ll be definite forward mo- to another. We expect more reliability and yards according to their intended destinations. mentum in terms of the logistics of hired vehi- flexibility for our consignments, even if we We have plenty of experience with this type of cles. Certain European countries have been know that this does not depend solely on the management for road or sea transport, but in severely affected by the economic crisis, pri- performance of the rail carrier –the infrastruc- terms of rail transport, this is something new. marily those in southern Europe. These once ture in France also plays an important role. We Above all, we have to coordinate three inde- important markets will need a little time to di- expect that transport times will be significant- pendent rail carriers. gest the economic crisis. The main risk con- ly reduced while costs remain the same, and cerns credit: buying a car is a considerable that any consignment risks can be identified What is the outlook for the automobile market investment and often requires the buyer to easily. All of this should also contribute to a re- in the wake of the economic crisis affecting take out a loan. If access to credit is limited, duction in transport damage, which leads to Europe? there are fewer buyers and the automotive additional costs and delivery delays for our Redier: The automobile market is a strategic market will start to feel the impact. As I’m sure FACTS & FIGureS customers. market for European industry and especially you understand, we don’t have highly opti- for GEFCO, as our business is closely linked to mistic expectations for 2012, but the purpose What challenges have you seen with the transi- the automotive sector, with deliveries to fac- of logistics is to apply itself to every situation, GeFCo tion from the old production system to the new tories, the sale of components or finished ve- and that’s exactly what we’ll do. process suggested by ECR? hicles. We can look at the matter from a GEFCO is one of Europe’s leading transport and space travel, electronics, consumer goods, quarters of which came from overseas markets. Redier: Previously, GEFCO’s rail transport was number of different perspectives: in western logistics firms. The company, founded in 1949 investment goods and equipment industries. A good third of the annual turnover stemmed and part of the PSA Peugeot Citroën automo- GEFCO employs 9,400 people in 29 countries from outbound automotive logistics. GEFCO very simple: we handed over the wagons to our Europe, we have almost 500 cars per 1,000 tive group, works for a number of international throughout Europe, North Africa, Asia and transported 2.7 million cars, half of them by rail previous carrier, and stated their destination. people. If we look at the concerns of the popu- groups, including big names from the automo- South America. In 2010, the group recorded a and half by sea. It was the carrier’s responsibility to take them lation with regard to the economy and the en- tive industry and components suppliers, air and turnover of €3.4 billion, more than three www.gefco.net to their destination, bearing in mind certain re- vironment, this of course means that we need

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19 20 M | Railways arK Home game for Marschall strengthen thelinkbetweenrailways andlogistics. The newHead ofSales atDBSchenkerRailwants tofurther ets &InnovatIon I newly created DBSchenker RailAutomotive GmbH motive division of DBSchenker Railandthenthe DB Schenker in2005. From 2009, herantheAuto- over asheadofthecentral strategy of department “Projects Group Development” hetook department, Group in1999. After hisentrypositionasheadofthe Consulting,sultant before forGemini joining theDB 1988 to 1992, heinitially worked asabusiness con- studying business administration inColognefrom nated Marschall throughout hisentire career. After 5/11, page 6). pany at thebeginning ofNovember (see railways succeeds Karsten Sachsenröder, who leftthe com- appointed permanently to thepost. Axel Marschall November 2011,andon1February, hewasfinally role ofacting HeadofDBSchenker ofSales Railin Rhineland-Palatinate. The46-year-old took up the Schenker Railheadquarters inthestate capital of day,” says Axel Marschall, alluding to theDB to endup working intherailfreight industryone t’s only logicalforsomeone like me,borninMainz, The linkbetween railways andlogistics hasfasci- [email protected] Telefon: +33(0)9774000-47 Kontakt |NadjaRachow ers’ processes thanbefore.” “we willfocuseven more intensively onourcustom- comprehensively about hisgoals andannounces that twelve.and one Inourinterview (right) hetalks ried withfourdaughters andoneson, aged between DB Schenker RailGmbH. gistics AG board andchairmanofthesupervisory of for Transportation at andLogistics DBMobility- Lo Karl-Friedrich Rausch, board memberresponsible to successfully expandourEuropean sales,” says Dr Marschall brings that withhimtheexpertise weneed to develop successful international solutions. Axel company inEurope. He hasworked withcustomers largest andmost powerfulautomotive raillogistics ed DBSchenker Rail’s Automotive division into the which isset to happen inthecoming weeks. position assoon asasuccessor hasbeennominated, from 2010. Axel Marschall willstand downfrom this Marschall lives inFrankfurt amMain,andismar- “Axel Marschall andhiscolleagueshave expand- ok

Photos: Kai Hartmann/DB Schenker Rail W Marschall: you dofromasalesperspective? turnover, you didn’t make itinto theblack in2011. What can In Germany, whereyou earn almost three quartersof your know where weare headed. cated openly, so that bothcustomers andemployees future sectors. Allthese changes willbecommuni- be taking care ofourfleetwagons and strengthening takes very high priority forme.Furthermore, wewill sively onourcustomers thanbefore. Customer focus sectors that willenable usto focuseven more inten- implement process innovations across allbusiness collaboration withproduction, thesales division will tomer across services functions. allservice Inclose and drives thescope andquality ofEurope-wide cus- unit, which ofthe sales divisionand Support” ispart have created acentral “European Customer Service our customer functions. services For instance, we pects. Inconcrete terms, wehave started to optimise corporate interests andstrengthen theeconomicpros - effectively as amiddlemanbetween customer and Marschall: Iwouldlike to position sales even more What areyourfor targets thisyear andfor thefuture? Schenker Railhasalready grown strongly inEurope. implement newproduction andsalesprocedures. DB business, wewillexpand ourEuropean network and namically. Apart from continually developing ourcore and customer requirements are changing verydy petition isgetting considerably tougher andmarkets in anattractive growth market. Nevertheless, com Marschall: We’re inagood position,andwe’re working How isitgoing so far? although thefirst few weeks were just onaninterim basis. Mr Marschall, you’ve now beeninoffice for over 100days, excellent position. market leader, DBSchenker Railisstarting from an and increasing transport distances. As the European reasons suchasclimate protection, energy efficiency Europe hasagreat future andmany –for opportunities Axel Marschall: It feltgood. Railfreight transportin Axel Marschall answers afew questions for railways. centrate onworking towards the future, inclose growth. For us, themost thing important isto con- a sharp declineinourmargins in2011,despite as themiddleman” “Positioning sales pean Headof for Sales DBSchenker Rail? whenyouyourtook up newpositionary asEuro- hat were your feelings atthebeginningof Febru- Inourcore market, wedidindeed suffer - - national borders. international, rail freight transport oftenstill struggles with While Europe’s flow of freight isbecomingmore andmore term. freight transportremains attractive inthelong tures according to cost trends to ensure that rail to stress that wemust tailorourpricesandstruc- collaboration withourcustomers. ButIalso want also travel byrail! Marschall: Model cars that railway or …? What’s your favourite toy? Model Marschall: Motocross rider. val season? tume didyou wear for thelast carni- As someone whatcos fromMainz, with civil courage. Marschall: Everyday heroes and ifso, who? Do you have apersonal role model, optimism. family andfriends, healthand Marschall: what would they be? youAnd if private three had wishes, ity across alldivisions. tent prioritisation, andthirdly increases inproductiv staff, secondly thecourage to followthrough consis- Marschall: they be? If you could makefor your threewishes newjob, whatwould ers canorganise theirtransports more efficiently. better prices, andsecondly ensures that ourcustom- smoothly across system borders. Thisfirstly leads to tional transportandto operate those transports essential goal is to increase thefrequencyofinterna erlands orPoland viathechanneltunnel.The cept orthenewtransportsfrom the UKto theNeth- innovative here too, ifyou considerourDaimlercon- already developed many solutions to that end.We’re of ourcustomers across national borders andwehave Marschall: That’s acentral topic forus. We take care Firstly, enough timeforcustomers and Experiences with Experiences

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Grain train in France: ECR anticipates Corn for Europe rising demand for feed transports. Transporting wheat and maize is a demanding business. DB Schenker Rail Romania has seen a rapid increase in transport volumes.

ereal exports are a tradition in Romania. In the pacity. As part of the European network of DB Schenk- time of the Hapsburg Empire, Austro-Hungary er Rail, Iancu’s team is able to very rapidly develop Cwas fed by wheat from this country in southeast reliable concepts for its customers. “DB Schenker Rail Europe. And today, thanks to EU integration, Roma- Romania is a young and dynamic company that always nian grain is delivered to many countries. DB Schenk- comes up with the right solution to meet our de- er Rail Romania has also played a role in this mands,” says Rossella Trombetta, Managing Director development. of the grain trading company Don Carlos Romania, “The transport of wheat, maize and rapeseed is a which had around 10,000 tonnes of cereals shipped growth sector for us,” says Eduard Iancu, Managing to Italy via DB Schenker Rail Romania last year. “We Feed for Porkers Director of the group’s Romanian and Bulgarian sub- can rest assured that our transports will be operated sidiaries. “Last year, the proportion of our turnover to a very high standard, and we receive all the informa- ECR has won a major contract, transporting increased almost sevenfold in comparison with 2010, tion we need to monitor our deliveries, even at very now bringing it to 8.5 per cent. And we anticipate short notice.” animal feed in France for Cooperl. further rises.” Eduard Iancu is convinced that it won’t stop at the In order to be able to meet the quality requirements previous total volume of around 100,000 tonnes: of international producers, traders, transporters and “The growth potential is huge, because up to now we s the leading French producer of pork products, times and flexible responses to possible changes in handlers, DB Schenker Rail Romania bought 67 grain have only really served customers from western Ro- Cooperl uses huge quantities of cereals for pig departure location. wagons from Germany last year. The possibility of mania. Together with our colleagues from DB Schenk- A feed. To transport this feed, the cooperative “The reactions from Cooperl to the first transports offering end-to-end international transport is another Rail Logistics and Forwarding we are now uses the services of Euro Cargo Rail (ECR). The DB we have completed have been very positive,” says er important sales argument: many consignments increasingly making efforts to secure orders from Schenker Rail subsidiary is already well-positioned Philippe Jamard, responsible for grain transports at cross several national borders on their way to Austria, other parts of the country.” dv for grain haulage in western France – and since the ECR. “This gives us cause for optimism that we’ll be Germany and Italy. And around half of the volume beginning of the year has been transporting feed from transporting larger volumes for this customer in the consists of cereals from Hungary, which are shipped the suppliers’ warehouses to the Cooperl factories in future.” dv onward from the Romanian port of Constanta on the Contact | Bogdan Barbu the Brittany towns of Plestan and Vitré. Black Sea. Tel: +40 (0)21 33122-07 A volume of 200,000 tonnes is planned for this Cereals are a seasonal product and what’s more, the [email protected] year, with three return trips taking place each week. quantities can vary significantly depending on har- All transports use the same train – a production Contact | Nadja Rachow vest yield and market situation. As a result, demands method that ensures a good use of resources. By doing Tel: +33 (0)9 774000-47 on planning and flexibility are particularly high when this, ECR guarantees its customer fixed departure [email protected] it comes to the provision of rolling stock and line ca- ddp images/AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda; Cooperl Ghirda; Photo/Vadim ddp images/AP Photos:

22 | Railways Railways | 23 24 High SpeedonConcrete CuS of slab track unitstoBologna. tracks. OnbehalfofMaxBögl, DBSchenkerRailhasdelivered 6,000tonnes Modern high-speedtrains nolonger travel ongravel, butonballastless | Railways tomerS &Proje wear onrolling stock. levels ofsafety andtravel withminimum comfort maintenance requirements andachieves higher but withprefabricated concrete slabs. Thisreduces lution that ismadenotwithgravel andsleepers, The FFBSlab Track Bögl isaninnovative track so- ogna between Septemberandjust before Christmas. transported 6,000 tonnes ofslab trackunitsto Bol- GmbH &Co. KG. made bytheconstructioncompany MaxBögl from Neumarkt intheUpper Palatinate inBavaria, tion area, comefrom Germany, more specifically laid ona440-metre underground section inthe sta speed trains. Thetracks forthisline,which willbe underground station exclusively forthese high- Bologna-Naples line,thecity isobtaining anew Alongside thebuilding ofthefast Milan- limited. ity formodernhigh-speed trains, however, is Centrale” hubforItaly. isanimportant Its suitabil- the linesto Florence, Verona andMilan,“Bologna W DB Schenker Rail transported 452slab track Using sixdedicated trains, DBSchenker Rail stations inEurope. As thelinkbetween isoneofthelargestbuilt in1864, through ith 20lines, themainstation inBologna, CtS -

neath inAntwerp theSchelde harbour. burg Tunnel insouthern Badenortunnelling be- for instance during theconstructionofKatzen- on many years ofworking withDBSchenker Rail, that, too,” says Obermeyer. MaxBögl canlookback over the weekend. “We always managed to achieve arrive onSaturdays, allowing themto beunloaded Company SpA(RTC). Thetrainswere scheduled to schaft fürSchienentraktionTraktion mbHandRail DB Schenker Railworked with Lokomotion Gesell- Austria andthento Italy viaBrenner. To achieve this, mat ontheunderside.” as normalandare fitted withanadditionalelastic why theslab trackunitsare almost twice asthick agent forMaxBögl at DBSchenker Rail.“That’s explains Walter Obermeyer, customer support special attention to vibration andnoise reduction,” fitting ononewagon. “In thestation, we’ve given units, eachweighing 12.82 tonnes, withfive ofthem [email protected] Tel. +49(0)891308-3644 Contact |Walter Obermeyer From Neumarkt, thetrainsranviaKufstein to Max Bögl suppliesslab track units for theItalian high-speedline. Con C rete for Bologna: rb

Photos: PR; Salzgitter Mannesmann Großrohr GmbH Pipes onrails Salzgitter MannesmannGroßrohr GmbH. DB SchenkerRailtransported 761wagons ofpipes for S day. Theywere thenloadedonto trucksandtaken prepared unloading for reception the in area each Twelve wagons carryingatotal of60 pipes were Schenker Railtook placeinSalzgitter-Beddingen. bundled handover ofthewagon groups to DB tured intheSalzgitter-Immendorf West factory. The Nuremberg. praises Wolfgang Rebhan, Head ofRegional Sales in HanoverNurembergand have doneagreat job,” the customer staff .“The at theproduction centres livered quickly andsecurely to thesatisfaction of ing thesingle wagon system ,761 wagons were de- Großrohr GmbHwascompleted successfully. Us- The high-quality steel products were manufac- tics project forSalzgitter Mannesmann Würzburg/Gemünden Pipe Transports logis- now, ice,rain:despite adverse conditions, the [email protected] Tel. +49(0)911219-1960 Contact |Wolfgang Rebhan break inproduction. up to November. Another200willfollowafter a wagons ofpipes were turnedaround inSchwandorf another order from thecustomer. 618 Afurther manager intheMetals &Coaldivision. particularly says important,” Manfred Rau, project quality execution ofthetransportsthemselves were to thebuilding site. “Professional planning and to temporaryexternal storage, before being brought The success ofthese networkied logistics ledto rb Railways |

25 CusTomErs & ProjECTs A Tradition of Progress Grillo-Werke AG in Duisburg is the tenth customer to book Eco Plus

and thereby enjoy completely CO2-free rail transport in Germany.

he Grillo-Werke is one of the found- 75,000 tonnes of sulphuric acid/oleum, en successes. Future-oriented environ- ing fathers of industry in the Ruhr sulphur dioxide, dimethyl sulphate and ment management plays an important T region. The 170-year-old family hydrochloric acid. For transporting haz- part in this. By opting for Eco Plus, Grillo company processes zinc and has a second- ardous goods, Grillo also uses its own fleet can apply this principle to its logistics ary interest in sulphur chemistry. This of 80 pressurised vessel wagons, which processes, too. ok Grillo division has now become the tenth were developed especially for the com- customer to book Eco Plus from DB pany and exceed current safety standards.

Schenker Rail – CO2-free rail transport They are fitted with derailment detectors, Contact | Dieter Wilhelm within Germany. To achieve this, DB buys over-riding protection, optimised transfer Tel. +49 (0)203 3017 3072 the electricity needed to run the trans- facilities and rollover protection. [email protected]

ports from renewable sources. The CO2 A Tradition of Progress – under this saving achieved goes towards the cus- motto, Grillo and its 1,700 employees feel tomer’s climate account. committed to work towards improvement In total, Grillo is set to transport and innovation while holding on to prov-

“Eco Plus fits in with our philosophy” Dr Joachim van de Flierdt (photo left), Head of Chemistry Division at Grillo-Werke, interviewed for railways Green logistics is said to be a popular trend – in real- Are there any other examples that reinforce this ap- The “coil hotel” in Hagen ity, demand is limited. But Grillo doesn’t do things proach? by halves. Why? van de Flierdt: Yes, of course – here are just two van de Flierdt: Because climate-friendly transport examples of many: at our Frankfurt-Höchst site, our celebrates its Birthday fits in with our corporate philosophy. We first sulphuric acid production plant also generates CO2- heard of Eco Plus in 2010, we contacted DB free energy, specifically 330,000 tonnes of steam Schenker Rail at the Transport Logistic 2011 exhib- and 42,500 megawatt hours (Mwh) of electricity. The Metals & Coal Logistics Center in Hagen, DB Schenker Rail’s largest warehouse ition in Munich, and have now concluded this con- And our new head office in Duisburg is an example of for the metals and coal industry in Germany, is ten years old tract for our chemistry division. maximum energy efficiency. It was designed to be 80 per cent below the statutory energy conservation What role does climate and environment protection regulations. ore than ten years ago, on 9 November 2001, India. With a floor area of 8,500 2m and a capacity of Coil to Coil: The play for Grillo-Werke? the company then known as DB Cargo 460,000 tonnes per annum, the logistics centre and LZM is the link van de Flierdt: For us, economy and the protection opened the Logistikzentrum Montan (LZM its prime location enable just-in-time supplies to the between interna- ENERGY EFFiCiENCY: The new M tional steel producers of people and the environment are equally import- – Metals and Coal Logistics Center) for the storage, industry – both by rail and by road. head office of Grillo-Werke in and their customers. Duisburg-Hamborn is an excellent ant business goals. The city of Duisburg honoured handling, picking and distribution of steel coils. Many It has a high performance platform connection example of economical use of us with the ÖKOPROFIT business award in 2010 in insiders almost affectionately call the facility the “coil with a working length of 170 metres, 1,300 variable energy. recognition of our corporate responsibility. hotel”. The location could scarcely have been better bays and two cranes with sensor-controlled coil grip- chosen. Hagen, the industrial city on the eastern edge pers, capable of lifting up to 40 tonnes. The LZM also of the Ruhr region, is a traditional centre of the steel offers additional services such as the packing and un- processing industry. packing of coils – to ensure they’re comfortable at the In addition to steel bars and wire, many of the busi- Hagen hotel. rb nesses in the area produce rolled, split, refined or coated sheet materials. Customers include car manufacturers and parts suppliers, as well as many other Contact | Heinz W. Weiß sectors. The LZM is well connected, not only by rail Tel. +49 (0)203 3017 2532 but also via the A1, A45 and A46 German motorways. [email protected] Within ten years, the LZM has become established as a central handling and storage location for coils, receiving supplies from steel producers in Germany,

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Offices on rails MINI takes the train This year, DB Schenker Rail (UK) will transport at least 78,000 MINIs from the BMW factory in Oxford to the port of Southampton in southern England for export.

emand for the cult MINI, made in the UK, is high in China, Japan and the US: that’s part of Dthe reason why DB Schenker Rail (UK) was recently awarded the contract to transport at least 78,000 new cars from the BMW factory in the historic university city of Oxford by rail to the export docks in Southampton on the south coast of England. Since 3 January, five MINI trains a week have been FrOM underway. OxFOrd tO “This new assignment is a superb start to the New Year the wOrld: Future head- for us,” says Lucja Majewski, Account Manager, Logistics at DB The MINI is manu- quarterS: Schenker Rail (UK). “This means that 65 per cent of all MINIs factured in the The new Network destined for export are now transported by rail.” It is possible that historic university The British infrastructure operator Network Rail is moving to its new Rail head office is set city. the number of new vehicles transported by DB could rise even Contact | Lucja Majewski head office in Milton Keynes this spring. DB Schenker Rail (UK) is to be one of the most further during the course of the year, because demand for the MINI Tel: +44(0)1302 575-404 ecological buildings is predicted to increase in overseas retail markets. ok [email protected] bringing office furniture from Switzerland by rail. in England.

housands of desks and office chairs will be de- company’s expertise: “We take care of the environ- livered to the Birmingham freight terminal ment and our Europe-wide network offers a seamless Tfrom Basel in the spring of 2012. To the south- transport solution that is tailored precisely to the Gaining ground on the island east of this metropolis lies Milton Keynes, where needs of Network Rail.” The new headquarters build- DB Schenker Rail (UK) and the container shipping group CMA CGM have British rail network operator Network Rail will now ing, known as The Quadrant: MK, will be the new have its head office. Environmentally friendly trans- workplace for 3,000 employees from 2012. This will agreed to expand shunting yards in central England and Southampton. port fits the picture: “Our headquarters is set to be bring planning and customer services under one roof, one of the most sustainable buildings in England, so allowing customers to benefit from better service and oth companies want to bring more container have decided to intensify their cooperation, for- it makes sense to encourage the use of rail transport shorter decision times. ok CONtaINer- transport onto the rails over the course of the malised with a two-year contract signed back in April wherever we can,” said Tim Coucher, project director terMINal: CMA Byear, further lightening the load on the roads. 2011. As part of their agreement, both parties have at Network Rail. “By choosing DB Schenker Rail, we CGM relies on the That’s why DB Schenker Rail UK and the world’s committed to creating additional capacity if demand can save around 100,000 lorry journeys and cut CO2 rails. third largest container shipping group, CMA CGM, should increase. emissions by 90 per cent.” Contact | Jonathan Bailey The expansion of the infrastructure now pro- Jonathan Bailey, Account Manager for Interna- Tel: +44 (0)1302 575-793 posed for various sites is directly linked to this inten- tional Logistics at DB Schenker Rail (UK), cites his [email protected] tion and is set to further increase the market share for rail freight transport. Graham Fraser of CMA CGM explains, “This declaration of intent is important for us, because it opens up new ways to build up the use of rail freight transport. DB Schenker Rail (UK) has Six new trains through the tunnel proven to be a dynamic partner that understands us DB Schenker Rail (UK) is promoting the development and works with us towards our common goals.” Dr Carsten Hinne, Managing Director, Logistics at of direct connections with continental Europe DB Schenker Rail UK, adds: “This agreement will ensure that CMA CGM brings more containers onto nternational rail freight transport via the Chan- making good use of DB Schenker Rail’s pan-Euro- the rails, in accordance with its objectives.” ok nel tunnel is really taking off. The existing 16 pean network.” The new connections are backed by Iweekly trains (per way) are likely to be joined the recent successful authorisation of the larger by another six over the course of the year – two each European wagon profile for the High Speed One from the United Kingdom to Italy, Poland and route between the tunnel portal in Folkestone and Contact | Dr Carsten Hinne Spain. David Kerr, Commercial Director of DB London (see railways 5/11, page 38). ok Tel: +44 (0)1302 5750-37 Schenker Rail (UK): “We are building on our com-

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28 | Railways Railways | 29 CuSTOMeRS & PROjeCTS COMPANy & PeOPLe More punctual over Collecting com- Belt and Sound ponents in Spain The introduction of capacity booking has improved the punctuality of Transfesa now collects parts from single-wagon transports between Sweden and Germany to 95 per cent. Spanish suppliers for Opel and transports them to Germany by train. ith the aim of making European single- the punctuality of transports from 75-80 per cent to wagon transport perform better, DB around 95 per cent in the space of just a few months. WSchenker Rail and six other European rail “Our pilot project shows that with a little more plan- his order has enabled us to show our custom- freight companies formed the Xrail alliance in Febru- ning and transparency, it is possible to achieve sig- er, Opel, a completely different side of Trans- ary 2010. This cooperation has resulted in a number nificant improvements to European single-wagon Tfesa,” said Antonio Hernández, manager of of projects – including the XMAN pilot project, initi- transports,” says Bastian Muth, head of single-wagon the Spanish DB subsidiary in Barcelona. “We have ated in September 2011 by DB Schenker Rail and the transport system planning at DB Schenker Rail. never worked on this kind of vertical integration for Swedish freight carrier Green Cargo. “Measures like this are anything but trivial, because Opel before.” The new contract specifies that Trans- The aim of XMAN is to increase punctuality on they demand extensive changes to the structure and fesa collects automotive components from suppliers selected Xrail links between Sweden and Germany processes of the rail companies involved. The Malmö- in Zaragoza and other cities from their respective through stricter capacity planning. Unusually for Maschen corridor has the unique prerequisites to en- loading ramps, transporting them by road to the single-wagon transport, Green Cargo reports its like- able us to test this type of capacity management in PLAZA rail terminal in Zaragoza. ly transport quantities for each day. On the particu- operation.” However, it isn’t possible to roll this out There, the Spanish components are stored tem- larly busy stretch between the Maschen marshalling to the entire network without systemic IT support, porarily in a warehouse, consolidated and then sent companies Transfesa and DB Schenker. Above all, ON The zARAgOzA yard near Hamburg and Mannheim, capacity in the Muth adds. The success to date has encouraged the on by rail through France to Eisenach in Thuringia however, this integrated logistics chain meets all the PLAzA TeRMINAL: trains is reserved for these transports. A confirmation partners to continue the project: DB Schenker Rail to be used in Opel’s German production plants. DB expectations of our customer, Opel.” ok Manuel Junqueras is given eight hours before arrival in Maschen – cap- and Green Cargo want to gather further experience Schenker Rail’s established Zaragoza-Eisenach Fandos, Fernando Gil acity that is no longer required can then be released, with XMAN in 2012. dv freight corridor is also known as the Opel Otello Contact | Antonio Hernández Leonar, Laura Muñoz which guarantees high utilisation levels. Train. Hernández: “This cooperation is also ideal for Tel. +34 (0)93 26290-30 and José Eugenio García The introduction of capacity booking has increased strengthening the relationship between the sister [email protected] López. Contact | Bastian Muth faster south- Tel. +49 (0)6131 15-62324 wards: Trains from [email protected] Sweden to Germany cross over the New: Transfesa Auto Rail Öresund Bridge. Transfesa now connects Barcelona, Zaragoza, Madrid and Seville three times a week with a car train for private and business customers.

he new service, called Transfesa Auto Rail (TAR), transports new or used cars between Tfour of the biggest cities in Spain, offering companies and also private customers an environmentally friendly and superb value way to send their cars by rail. The least expensive price for car transport is €59 – less than the cost of a tank filling. Transfesa works on TAR with Semat and can offer its customers a range of additional services such as the collection and delivery of cars to a specified ad- dress, workshop services such as painting, and also storage with 24-hour monitoring. Transfesa uses wagons from the Iberian Rail pool for this service. ok

ReAdy TO gO: Car train at Madrid’s Auto Centre Contact | Susana Rodrigalvarez Díez Terminal operated by Transfesa subsidiary Semat. Tel. +34 (0)91 72326-87

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CO2-free in the Call for locos from Spain ransfesa, the Spanish subsidiary of DB Schenker Rail, has bought nine used Class 58 British locomotives from DB United Kingdom TSchenker Rail (UK) and is using them for construction logistics for the future high-speed line between La Encina and Already bookable in Germany, planned in Great Britain: Alicante on the Costa Blanca. These heavy diesel locomotives rail freight transport with zero greenhouse gas emissions. haul construction materials and rails on the 119 km-long section of line. The background: Transfesa mainly operates Iberian broad gauge rolling stock in Spain. The rapidly growing Spanish high- speed network (AVE), however, is built using the European oward the end of the year, DB Schenker Rail “We’re still in the pioneering phase,” explains standard gauge. As a result, the construction locomotives for the (UK) intends to offer customers a brand new Mark Nicholls, the project manager at DB Schenker new lines must also use the 1.435 metre gauge – just like the Class range of CO -free transport options on electri- Rail (UK). “We have submitted our plans to the 58 from the UK. The locomotives are currently stationed at the T 2 fied lines within the British rail network. Working authorities and we’re waiting for the necessary ap- OPERATIng In SPAIn: Steve Hynes (left) and his mainten- ADIF base in Monforte del Cid, where Transfesa Group staff with Renewable Energy Systems (RES), a feasibil- proval.” If no further delays arise, the wind turbines ance team in front of a British Class 58. handle their maintenance and servicing. ok ity study is currently underway to look into the could be installed at Margam during the year to then construction of a wind farm in Margam to generate supply regeneratively produced electricity to the green electricity to supply the rail network. railway network run by the infrastructure operator, A number of customers in the UK are demanding Network Rail. This kind of green offering is only rail transport that generates no greenhouse gases. possible on electrified lines. For this purpose, DB Companies such as Danone Waters UK & Ireland Schenker Rail operates a fleet of modern and high- are actively seeking new ways to improve the cli- performance Class 92 electric locomotives. ok mate balance of their logistics chains. Since August 2010, a similar offer has been marketed in Germany under the name Eco Plus – for Great Britain this Contact | Mark Nicholls Small but would be a first. Tel:+44 (0)1302 5751-35 [email protected] powerful ElECTRI- CITy FROm ThE wInd: DB Schenker Rail has established British rail itself in Hungary, too: the DB nation- transport is set to become more al company Logistic Center Hungaria environmentally (LCH) has just turned ten. friendly. t started at the beginning of 2002 with an order In recent years, LCH has also managed to win FEAST: Ten years from Audi. Ten years ago, LCH took over the fac- other well-known clients in addition to Audi. For ex- after its foundation, I tory shunting service on behalf of Audi Hungaria ample, the DB Schenker Rail national subsidiary in LCH in Hungary han- Motor (AMH). Since then, the Hungarian subsidiary Hungary will be assembling the factory rail lines for dles not only factory of DB Schenker Rail has handled more than 20,000 the new Mercedes-Benz factory in Kecskemèt. shunting services, whole trains carrying up to 1,400 gross tonnes per In cooperation with DB Schenker Rail Romania but also successful train for its customers. Audi manufactures almost its and DB Schenker Hungary, LCH also runs entire cross-border trans- whole engine range in Györ – including some for trains for various clients inside Hungary and as tran- ports. other brands within the parent VW group. sit traffic. “This shows that we can not only run a fac- DB Schenker Rail Automotive connects Györ and tory shunting service, but can also successfully the main Audi factory with three daily trains, operat- operate cross-border trains,” said Dr Michael Hetzer, ing almost every eight hours. LCH, classified as a “top Managing Director of LCH, on the occasion of Logis- service provider” by the Audi transport logistics tic Center Hungaria’s tenth birthday. rb team, has been using a DB Intermodal Services container terminal in Györ for its services since 2003. It 2 has more than 26,000 m of usable space with a Contact | Németh Nándor 250-metre platform infrastructure and regular con- Tel. +36 (0)96 542 177 nections to European seaports. The freight that LCH [email protected] handles at the terminal includes steel transports from

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Jochen Walz, 31, has been working for DB Schenker Rail Imprint Romania in Bucharest since March 2011. As Published by DB Schenker Rail GmbH Head of Maintenance, Marketing he is responsible for Save the Date Rheinstraße 2, D-55116 Mainz the management and Responsible for content maintenance of Hendric Fiege, rolling stock for the This is where you can meet us! These are the forthcoming trade fairs Head of Marketing group’s Romanian Annette Struth, Head of subsidiary. and industry events which DB Schenker Rail will be attending: Marketing Communications Project Leader Kirsten Häcker Rheinstraße 2, D-55116 Mainz Phone: +49 (0)6131 15-60137 E-Mail: kirsten.haecker@ dbschenker.eu

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Helping the environment – printed on ECF Paper omania is booming – despite its economic These vehicles are the preferred means of transport in in Moscow (Russia) DB Schenker’s website: problems. Growth and change are visible, es- the countryside – and the countryside begins right Transrussia is one of the most important marketplaces for the logistics www.dbschenker.com pecially in the capital, Bucharest, where inter- outside the gates of the metropolis. Carts laden with markets in the CIS and Baltic states. DB Schenker will be present. R Information for new customers: national firms are establishing branches and new hay, furniture or people characterise the image of the www.transrussia.ru DB Schenker Rail GmbH office buildings are shooting up all the time. Yet its country streets and take you on a journey back Marketing Rheinstraße 2 eventful past is also apparant: ancient churches are through time to a pre-industrial age. I love to head out D-55116 Mainz hidden beneath the glass towers, small villas from the and discover this beautiful country at the weekends. E-Mail: [email protected] 2012 Service-Number for new late 19th century can be spotted here and there in the Walachia, where Bucharest lies, the Carpathians, Tran- customer information: shadows of industrialised buildings from the 1970s, sylvania or the Black Sea coast: each region has its Phone: +49 (0) 180 5 331050* and the vast parliament building, constructed in the own unique charm. Supply Chain Management & Logistics for Cargo Owners *14 ct/Min. from the German landline network, mobile phone charges may vary. socialist wedding cake style and the second largest The variety of Romania is also reflected in its popu- NEC Birmingham • 1-3 May 2012 building in the world after the Pentagon in Washing- lation. It’s not just lifestyles that differ drastically be- ton, competes for your attention against magnificent tween the city and the countryside. The country is structures such as the Royal Palace. home to a range of different ethnic groups which all in Birmingham (UK) Bucharest is overwhelming – in no other metrop- maintain their own culture – primarily Hungarians and Multimodal 2012 is an absolute must for freight transport olis anywhere in the world have I seen such an impene- Roma alongside Romanians, but also Germans, Turks companies – and for DB Schenker Rail (UK). trable confusion of styles. The traffic is wild, too, and and Tatars. So if you spend any time in the various re- www.multimodal.org.uk ever increasing. Half a million commuters from a pop- gions, you hear some very peculiar languages – in addi- ulation of around two million ensure that the city de- tion to Romanian, which is closer to Latin than Italian scends into chaos twice a day at rush hour. And the – for example, the German of the Transylvanian Saxons, feeling of anarchy becomes even more intense when which is similar to the language spoken in Luxembourg; you suddenly come face to face with a pack of feral Hungarian, which is more closely related to Finnish street dogs. There are estimated to be 100,000 of than any other European language; and the language of them in Bucharest. On their own, they don’t tackle the the Roma, which is descended from Indian Sanskrit. throngs – but in groups of five or ten, they all but own Even after almost a year here, Romania still sur- the side streets and some pedestrians are forced to prises me. At least I am starting to move with greater make a hasty retreat. confidence in the bustling capital, Bucharest. And as in Barcelona (Spain) Occasionally, an entirely different Romania also my knowledge of the Romanian language increases, I SIL is the most important logistics and transport trade fair in the Mediterranean The 02/12 issue of shows itself in Bucharest – especially when a horse- will be able to unlock more of this enigmatic country’s region. DB Schenker Rail will have a stand there. railways is issued

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