Since the company’s founding in 2000, we have reached many significant milestones by continuously expanding our portfolio of services. This has enabled us to grow steadily and further consolidate our market position as a specialist in transalpine rail freight transport.
Our Milestones
- Company Founding
Founding of Lokomotion Gesellschaft für Schienentraktion mbH as a project company based in Munich
- Launch of Operations on the Brenner Axis
With the start of operations from Munich via the Brenner axis to Verona, Lokomotion became the first private railway undertaking (RU) to operate cross-border services following the liberalization of rail freight transport
- Deployment of Interoperable Locomotives
By deploying interoperable locomotives, Lokomotion provided traction services on the Brenner axis for the first time without time-consuming locomotive changes
- Launch of Operations on the Tauern Axis
The first trains run to Cervignano
- Launch of Operations via the Tauern Axis to Slovenia
Lokomotion integrates Ljubljana into its route network as a hub for further transport services into the Balkan region
- Connection of the Port of Trieste via the Tauern axis
- Launch of operations on the Danube axis to Hungary
- Launch of operations on the Danube axis to the Czech Republic
- Founding of Lokomotion Austria GmbH
Founding of Lokomotion Austria Gesellschaft für Schienentraktion mbH as a wholly owned subsidiary of Lokomotion Gesellschaft für Schienentraktion mbH, based in Schwechat
- Opening of the Vienna Location
Lokomotion Austria opens office premises in Vienna
- Opening of the Lokomotion Training Center
With the opening of the training center, Lokomotion offers a comprehensive range of vocational training, professional development, and retraining programs for railway operations—with a key focus on train driver training
- Expansion of the Danube Axis
Expansion of traction services on the Danube axis with terminal traffic between Ludwigshafen and Wels
- Expansion of the Tauern Axis
First mixed wagonload freight trains
- Completion of the Kufstein Locomotive Workshop
Our locomotive workshop in Kufstein stands for safe and reliable locomotive maintenance.
- Opening of the Essen Location
The national legs of transport operations are dispatched from this location.