Trans-Eurasia Logistics
Trans-Eurasia Logistics, AKA CHINA RAILWAY Express, was a joint venture between German rail company Deutsche Bahn and Russian RZhD, China Railway Corporation from China, Russian Railway Company, Russia operating container freight trains between Germany and China via Russia. The first such train arrived in Hamburg from Xiangtan on 6 October 2008, taking 17 days to make the trip. Intermodal companies Polzug, Kombiverkehr, and TransContainer are also involved in the project.
Container trains travel from China to Germany via the Trans-Mongolian and Trans-Siberian Railways, and then via Belarus and Poland - the route collectively known as the "Eurasian Land Bridge". A break of gauge needs to be crossed when entering Mongolia from China, and then another one when leaving Belarus for Poland.
Trans-Eurasia Logistics operates the Yiwu - Madrid Railway line, which is the longest goods railway line in the world and connects China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, France and Spain.Locomotives Being Used
China
DongFeng DF4
DongFeng 4D
DongFeng 7C
HeXie 5: HXN5
HeXie 3B: HXN3B
Shaoshan 3B: SS3B
Shaoshan 3B: SS3B
HeXie 1: HXD1
HeXie 2: HXD2Mongolia
M62Kazakhstan
VL80
KZ8ARussia
VL80Europe
Belarus: BCG-1
Poland & Germany: ES64F4
Austria: ER20
UK: Type 92
