Railcare Group AB, founded in 1992 and headquartered in Skelleftehamn, Sweden, specializes in providing innovative railway maintenance solutions. The company offers a range of services, including track maintenance, vacuum excavation, relining, and specialized transportation. Railcare is renowned for developing unique machinery, such as the Railvac and MPVe (battery-powered maintenance vehicles), which enhance efficiency and safety in railway operations. Committed to sustainability and technological advancement, Railcare operates primarily in Scandinavia and the United Kingdom, delivering cutting-edge railway maintenance services to clients across these regions.
LKAB Malmtrafik has renewed its contract with Railcare relating to iron ore transports which continues until 31-12-2023, with a one-year option. The value of the contract during 2023 is worth approximately SEK 40 million.
On behalf of the locomotive rental company Nordic Re-Finance, Railcare is working to upgrade and adapt a total of 28 locomotives to be rented out to the Scandinavian market.
In northern Sweden, a new green industry is being formed, and the railway is a central part of climate-smart and efficient transport. There is also a general increase in demand for both freight and passenger transport, which puts the focus on railway maintenance.
Railcare has signed a new 2-years framework agreement with Network Rail. Network Rail has overall responsibility for the construction and maintenance of large parts of the UK rail network.
The battery-powered MPV (Multi-Purpose Vehicle) is a maintenance machine for the railway that is currently working in perhaps its most advantageous environment – in a railway tunnel on the Citybanan – Stockholm.
Railcare has renewed its agreement with LKAB Malmtrafik relating to iron ore transports. The value of the agreement is approximately SEK 50 million and spans the period until 31 December 2022.
Railcare has been appointed to a four-year contract with the Swedish Transport Administration relating to standby locomotives worth a total of SEK 152 million, corresponding to SEK 38 million annually