TraXion

Danish railway company

This article is about the Danish railway company. For the video game by LucasArts, see Traxion (game).

TraXion A/SCompany type| Aktieselskab

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Industry| Rail transport
Founded| 2001 (2001)
Defunct| 1 November 2002 (2002-11-01)
Fate| Bankruptcy
Headquarters|

Padborg

Denmark

Website| www.traxion.dk (Wayback Machine archive)
A TraXion container train near Vejle, 2001.

TraXion A/S (abbreviated TRX[1]) was a Danish railway operating company that existed between 2001 and 2002. As an attempt to continue the activities of the bankrupt Privatbanen Sønderjylland (PBS/EuroRail), the company specialised in freight transport and operated on an independent commercial basis, as opposed to the approach of ownership of railway companies by the state or local authorities which is more prevalent in Denmark.

Based in Padborg, Southern Jutland, TraXion was formed in late March 2001 by former PBS manager Erik Panduro. Initially leasing motive power from the remains of PBS, the company later bought locomotives from DSB, the Danish national railway company. Their most prominent task was the transport of containers between Tinglev and Aarhus; other activities included hauling trains for track construction work.

As a result of the loss of the container transport task in 2002 and a sudden increase of insurance premiums, the company was declared bankrupt on 1 November 2002.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Nyheder fra danske og europæiske jernbaner I. kvartal 2003". Railorama.dk. 28 April 2003.
2. ^ Allan Støvring-Nielsen (December 2002). "TraXion konkurs". Jernbanen (in Danish). Dansk Jernbane-Klub: 12. ISSN 0107-3702.

## External links

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* Official website, www.traxion.dk (archived at the Internet Archive)
* Details at Railorama

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