Widmer Rail Services
| WRS Widmer Rail Services AG | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Corporation |
| Seat |
Glarus , Switzerland
|
| management | Pierre Widmer |
| Number of employees | 64 |
| Branch | Rail freight transport |
| Website | www.wrs.ch |
| Status: 2017 | |
The WRS Widmer Rail Services AG is a Swiss railway company in the field of rail freight .
Pierre Widmer, an examination expert from the Federal Office of Transport (FOT), founded the company in November 2007 for the purpose of training train drivers . After the company had received a permit to hire out staff and bought a Tm 232 series rail tractor , it acquired a concession from the FOT in 2012 to participate in rail freight transport. For this purpose, the purchase of several diesel and electric locomotives , including those of the Re 430 series .
Widmer Rail Services (WRS) is used in particular on the standard-gauge railway network in Switzerland. Thanks to the purchase of used, after conversion in Germany approved Re 421 - motive power was in Glarus stationed company with operations center in Stansstad its area of operations to the German standard gauge network expand and received an office in Karlsruhe. The company employs more than 60 people.
In addition, the company is active with a subsidiary ("Synopsis") in the rail-specific training sector in Switzerland.
