Economic Chamber: Austria's Economy in Distress because of ÖBB-Structuring

TransportRail ♦ Published: March 24, 2011; 00:49 ♦ Updated: March 24; 00:49 ♦ (Vindobona)

"Significant price increases and deterioration of rail services will lead to shift of traffic to roads."

Economic Chamber: Austria's Economy in Distress because of ÖBB-Structuring / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons / NÖLB Mh [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)]

The in principle correct efforts of the ÖBB to set up its freight subsidiary Rail Cargo Austria (RCA) in a more profitable way has “because of the way it is implemented” dramatic consequences for the Austrian economy, say sources from the forwarding industry. The new logistics concept offers virtually no lead time for the companies.

Companies and logistics centers would have…