October witnessed the addition of two new rail freight services on the New Silk Road. Trains are now transiting between...New rail freight services between Europe-China
Only fifteen per cent of UK’s rail industry workforce is female. Furthermore, of all train drivers in the UK only...Why women do not work in railway
The Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway (BTK) is complete and the first train will depart Baku in westward direction on the 30th of...First train Baku–Tbilisi–Kars (BTK) railway departs in two weeks
UK reveals railway spending 2019-2024
The UK government has announced to allocate a budget of 54 billion Euros (47.9 billion pounds) for the railway industry from 2019 to 2024. This includes funding for the further development of the rail freight...Read more
Real-time data shows entire New Silk Road cargo journey
A tracking and monitoring device for rail freight shipments on the New Silk Road has been developed by technology solution provider Arviem. The device provides shippers with real-time data on the condition of their cargo...Read more
Dutch service desk launched for rail freight dangerous chemicals
In the Netherlands a service desk has been opened for freight operators with questions regarding the transportation of dangerous chemicals. The Servicedesk Basisnet was opened by infrastructure manager ProRail, with the aim to maximise the...Read more
The Rastatt incident: lessons learnt and steps to take
The Executive Board and Management Board of the Rhine-Alpine rail freight corridor met on Wednesday in Milan, Italy to discuss the ramifications of the seven weeks long disruption of the Karsruhe-Basel line in Germany. They...Read more
Vietnam and Thailand connect to New Silk Road corridor
Other than export products from China, products made in Vietnam and Thailand are now shipped by rail to Europe, after being moved to southwest China’s Chongqing municipality by road. It is the first southeast Asian...Read more
Lower tariffs, shorter journeys and better coordination on New Silk Road
Measures must be taken to make Eurasian rail traffic more attractive, the Group of European TransEurasia Operators and Forwarders (GETO) believes. GETO expressed its concern at the 26th general assembly of the International Coordinating Council on Trans-Siberian...Read more
‘A cyber attack always leaves a trace’
A rugged dream box represents an entire railway system for IBM’s Domenico Raguseo and MERMEC S.p.A’s Domenico Scardicchio. It is a prototype, used to visualise the security elements required in the complex IT infrastructure of...Read more
Dutch track access charges streamlined with those of neighbouring countries
The Netherlands will streamline track access charges with those of neighbouring countries, the new government announced in the coalition agreement that was presented on Tuesday, the 10th of October. Germany plans to halve its track...Read more
‘The Netherlands should stop with the roll-out of ERTMS’
The Netherlands should put the roll-out of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) on hold. In implementing the system, it should follow the example of Germany, says Dutch lobby organisation RailGood. A petition including this argument...Read more
Fresh food rail service Valencia-Rotterdam to be launched next year
A refrigerated rail service between Valencia in Spain and Rotterdam in the Netherlands will be launched in January next year. Initially, the service was scheduled to commence in November this year, with services running up...Read more