Belarusian Railway has implemented the electronic document in transit transportation of empty private freight wagons between Latvia and Russia via...Belarusian Railway extends use of digital documents in freight transportation
It is up to the terminals now to present their valuable data regarding the arrival times of certain trains. This...Estimated Time of Arrival rail freight to become more accurate
The new railway line connecting Istanbul and the Chinese port of Lianyungang has now been established as a regular service....New railway line Turkey-China now regular service
Railway services Germany disrupted due to strikes
German railway workers staged a four-hour strike this morning from 5-9 am. Local, regional and long-distance train traffic has been affected, for passengers and freight transport. At 9 am trains started moving again, but long-distance...Read more
HHLA will use Hyperloop to transport containers from port of Hamburg
German logistics company Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) has established a joint venture with the US-based research company Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT). The operator intends to use Hyperloop technology in transporting standard containers from the...Read more
Freight railway line in UK’s north not electrified
The electrification of the Transpennine Line, connecting Manchester and Leeds in the north of England will only cover the routes for passenger trains. This means that plans to facilitate freight trains on this railway line...Read more
Rail Freight Day 2018: what was achieved in the last 2 years?
At the Rail Freight Day in Vienna yesterday, nine European rail sector associations (CLECAT, EIM, ERFA, EUG, ESC, RNE, UIP, UIRR, UNIFE), supported by the rail freight corridors, presented their progress in implementing the Sector...Read more
Steady growth of rail freight volumes China
China’s rail freight volumes increased by 10.1 per cent year on year in October. The pace of growth accelerated from a rise of 9.7 per cent in September and 6.7 per cent in August. These figures...Read more
New multimodal route from China to Europe via port of Bronka
A new multimodal route on from China to Europe via the Russian port of Bronka will be launched in the first quarter of 2019. It combines rail transportation with vessel delivery. The route is developed...Read more
Vossloh acquires milling business Strabag Rail
German rail technology company Vossloh acquired the rail milling unit of another German enterprise Strabag Rail. Four milling machines and around 30 employees strengthened Vossloh’s business and allowed it to position itself as a leading...Read more
From standard pocket wagon to car transport wagon
Vegatrans and TX Logistik have developed a system that transforms a standard pocket wagon into a car transport wagon. It is called roadrailLink (r2L), designed to transport commercial vehicles per rail. The system is used on the...Read more
Slovakia has plenty of space to become transit hub on New Silk Road
Slovakia aims to become an important transit country on the New Silk Road. To be precise, it wants to acquire a share of at least fifty per cent of all railway traffic between Europe and...Read more
DB Cargo launches direct two-way railway line Malmö–Cologne
DB Cargo has launched a new, direct and two-way service between Cologne in Germany and Malmö in Sweden. The new train is twice as fast as the previous Malmö–Cologne service. Moreover, it now has a...Read more