On 4 January 2025, RTBC's 193 179 hauls a tank train through Rotterdam Centraal toward Venlo using a diversion because the two more direct routes between Kijfhoek and the Dutch-German borders were out

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On 4 January 2025, RTBC's 193 179 hauls a tank train through Rotterdam Centraal toward Venlo using a diversion because the two more direct routes between Kijfhoek and the Dutch-German borders were out of use.

Leonardus Schrijvers 14.01.2025, 486 Views, 0 Comments

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A closer look om RTB Cargo 193 429 'Vectruck' with truck cabs on both loco cabs and claiming tobe able to take 52 trucks offteh roads at Neuwied on 30 April 2026. 
Leonardus Schrijvers

Germany / Companies / Rurtalbahn GmbH, Germany / Electric locomotives / 193 (Siemens Vectron X4E)

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On 8 May 2026 many freight normally taking the Betuweroute freight artery,were diverted via Dordrecht, Tilburg and Venlo, like RTB's newby 2019 311 with tank train,seen passing through Tilburg toward venlo. 
Leonardus Schrijvers

Germany / Companies / Rurtalbahn GmbH, Germany / Hybrid and dual-mode locomotives / BR 2019 (STADLER Euro9000)

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RTB 193 429 claims to be able to replace 52 semitrucks with one intermodal freight while passing through Neuwied on 30 April 2026. replacing "52 Semitrucks"? Is that 26whole trucks;104 quarter trucks. Or the tricks of statistics... 
Leonardus Schrijvers

Germany / Companies / Rurtalbahn GmbH, Germany / Electric locomotives / 193 (Siemens Vectron X4E)

 140 1200x800 Px, 13.08.2026