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On 29 January 2025, VTG acquired the remaining shares in Retrack Slovakia from Rail Services Slovakia, becoming the sole owner of Retrack Slovakia and its subsidiaries in Hungary and the Czech Republic.

VTG Rail UK has completed the delivery of the first batch of 34 out of 203 new HOA hopper wagons to Mendip Rail.

On 28 March 2024 Direct Rail Services has taken delivery of a fleet of 25 brand new JNA-Z box wagons from VTG Rail UK.

This is the name given by VTG to a range of its open, fork-lift-manipulated, high-wall superstructures.

On 21 December 2023, ERA issued an approval for the T4000 pocket wagons from Tatravagónka so that the latter could subsequently start deliveries of a 200-strong batch to VTG. The first set of 15 wagons was shipped in January 2024, with the second set being transported to the customer in early February.

VTG is terminating its tank container transport and logistics business and will discontinue the relevant activities by the end of the second quarter of 2023.

Customers in Germany and the Netherlands can be reached without pipelines or inland ports.

VTG Rail Logistics has stepped up its presence in the Baltics.

Already well established at ports such as Rotterdam and Göteborg, FastTrack is now also going off the blocks at another key European freight node.

In June 2022, Tatravagónka started operation of the second assembly line for the production of hopper wagons for transport of cereals.

In November 2021, VTG Rail Russia (OOO VTG), provider of wagon rental services on the Russian market, has signed a contract with RM Rail for the supply of 250 Model 13-1258-01 container wagons.

On 11 November 2021, Transmash has signed a contract for delivery of 250 Model 13-9744-06 wagons for containers and tank-containers with VTG Rail Russia.

On 13 September 2021, OVK (UWC) has signed a new agreement to supply 100 container wagons to VTG Rail Russia.

On behalf of LIQVIS GmbH, a Uniper SE subsidiary, VTG AG has successfully completed initial tests involving the transportation by rail of cryogenically liquefied natural gas in specially developed tank wagons.