A special highlight of the fair days was the visit of the Bavarian Minister of Transport, Dr. Reichhart, to our outdoor stand. Mirko Pahl had the opportunity to present the NiKRASA and R2L Platform products and their potentials. Our aim was to show that we can present concrete solutions to facilitate access to rail and to enable the shift from road to rail.
The discussion, which lasted about 20 minutes, focused above all on how politics can help rail freight transport at national and state level with very concrete measures to increase the competitiveness of rail compared with lorries. The topics discussed in particular included increasing terminal capacities in Bavaria, industrial rail production in transalpine transport, investment in a 740 m rail network in Germany and even longer trains (1000 metres and above) as well as the promotion of ETCS equipment for vehicles.
The Minister of State was impressed by our commitment as TX Logistik and promised us his support in political discussions on these topics.