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Veolia Cargo was a European rail freight transportation company that operated mainly in France and Germany. On 2 September 2009 the company was acquired by Eurotunnel and SNCF〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=SNCF and Eurotunnel acquire Veolia Cargo )〕 the deal being finalised on 1 December 2009. ==History== Prior to the creation of the subsidiary company Veolia transport operated both freight and passenger trains. The acquisition of 50% of the shares in Dortmunder Eisenbahn in 2005 gave Veolia a significant rail freight transport presence in Germany; as Dortmunnder Eisenbahn operated trains for the industrial giant Thyssen-Krupp, as well as operating the port of Dortmund.〔 Veolia cargo was set up as a branch of Veolia Transport in 2006.〔(Veolia Cargo ) (press kit) ''www.veolia-cargo.com'' 〕 Previously the rail freight operations had been done under the Connex brand as ''Connex Cargo Logistics''.〔(Connex Cargo Logistics has changed its name to Veolia Cargo Deutschland to reflect its parent company's identity ) International Railway Journal, 7/2006 via ''findarticles.com''〕 Operations in the Netherland also started in 2006 with a contract to transport coal from across the border Germany to a power plant in Rotterdam. Additionally in 2006 the company later started transporting bioethanol and organic oils (bio-diesel, soya oil) by train for Swiss company BioEnergy.〔 In 2008 Veolia cargo acquired Rail4chem.〔〔(Veolia on track to take over Rail4chem ) ''vinamaso.net''〕〔(Veolia to acquire Rail4Chem ) ''transportweekly.com''〕 The Italian division was founded in 2008 with the acquisition of C-Rail srl.〔(Italy ) ''www.veolia-cargo.com'' 〕 At the time of takeover Veolia Cargo owned (or leased) 200 locomotives and 1,600 wagons, as well as having its own training centres and workshops. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Veolia Cargo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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