The InnoBogie, introduced a year ago, is celebrating its next milestone: Innoduler Rail has now manufactured the 1,000th bogie frame, which will be assembled into a complete InnoBogie in Trieste. Thanks to its lightweight construction and increased payload capacity, the bogie is finding its way into an ever-growing variety of InnoWaggon models, industries, and countries.
On July 2, 2025, the first 80-ft InnoWaggon left the InnoWay Trieste factory; since then, the newly developed InnoBogie bogie has also been in use across much of Europe. Developed from a revolutionary idea into a production-ready product in just 22 months, the InnoBogie has quickly established itself on the market thanks to its versatile advantages. The intelligent, lightweight design enables an additional payload of 250 kilograms per bogie, while fully automated production using state-of-the-art welding robots ensures the highest and most consistent quality.
The InnoBogie embodies a high level of expertise, which is abundant within the Innofreight Group. Innoduler Rail contributes the necessary steel and welding expertise, and the company has now celebrated another milestone: the production of the 1,000th bogie frame by Innoduler Rail, which is then transformed into a finished InnoBogie at InnoWay Trieste. “Producing 1,000 bogie frames in just twelve months—and equipping 500 railcars with them—is a tremendous achievement. I am truly delighted that we have such astrong partnership and that the various locations work so well together,” says Innofreight owner Peter Wanek-Pusset.
It’s a partnership marked by success, as Innoduler Rail owner Manca Duler says: “We’re very proud of our team because we’ve not only met but even exceeded our expectations. This is a real milestone for our entire company.” In parallel with ongoing production at the Slovenian site, Innoduler Rail is therefore also supporting the further development of the railcar factory in Trieste and the training of Italian skilled workers.
By the end of the year, a dedicated robotic welding line will be operational in Trieste, which, when fully operational, will enable the production of up to 3,000 InnoBogies per year and meet the growing demand in the market. “We’re seeing increased interest, particularly from the steel industry, because a payload increase of 500 kilograms per four-axle railcar makes a particularly noticeable difference there,” says Peter Wanek-Pusset. That’s why, following the 80-ft InnoWaggon, the InnoBogie will soon also be used in other InnoWaggon models, all of which are manufactured at InnoWay Trieste. Initially in the standard-gauge version, and subsequently in other variants for Finland, Spain, and Portugal. After all, the multifunctional InnoBogie is UIC-compatible and, thanks to its modular bogie frame, will serve as a powerful foundation for all common European track gauges, further revolutionizing rail freight transport.