China wants to develop a central hub in response to the large volumes of traffic coming from the west via...China sets up central hub for western products in Henan
Network Rail has extended its contract with rail supplier British Steel for two years. The extension is worth 100 million...Network Rail extends contract with rail supplier British Steel
The Italian port of Trieste records an increasing number of freight trains this year. In the first quarter of 2018,...Sharp rise in rail freight traffic at Port of Trieste
Intermodal Spanish-French alliance to acquire Primavia
The European Commission (EC) has authorised the aquisition of the Spanish transport company Primavia by Krone-MurServifrio, also from Spain and SNCF subsidiary Europe Intermodal Holding (EIH). Krone-MurServifrio is the owner of Primafrio, a Murcia-based road transport...Read more
PKP Cargo: ‘New Silk Road is a priority for Poland’
Polish railway operator PKP CARGO is investing heavily in its services, responding to the growing volumes of rail freight traffic between Europe and Asia. About 250 million Euros per year is spent in what the...Read more
World’s rail supply market grows to 63.2 billion Euros
The rail supply market volume amounts to an average of 163.2 billion Euros. This is the annual average in the period 2015-2017. This value is expected to be 192 billion Euros in 2023, concluded UNIFE...Read more
Bombardier reaches milestone ERTMS preparations Sweden
Bombardier Transportation has successfully tested the latest software of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) Level 2 solution in Sweden. Known as Baseline 3 Release 2, the testing indicated a milestone in the preparations...Read more
SNCF, Shift2Rail introduce digital brake testing on freight trains
SNCF, Shift2Rail and Traxens revealed a digital brake testing system for freight trains at trade fair InnoTrans 2018 on Tuesday. It is the first step towards a fully digital freight train, the companies said. The...Read more
Alstom launches marketplace for train parts and commodities
Alstom is launching an online marketplace dedicated to the railway sector. Revealed on the second day of trade fair Innotrans in Berlin, it has been designed as an efficient platform to both promote and get...Read more
Strukton signs new partnership in smart maintenance
Strukton Rail announced three new partnerships in carrying out smart maintenance on the first day of Innotrans. Together with Siemens Mobility, Willow and Rail Restore it has developed automatic video recognition, 3D data visualisation and...Read more
Railway services UK Midlands resumed after train accident
Railway services between Birmingham New Street and Nuneaton in the UK have resumed. The line was reopened on Sunday evening, after a 5-day closure due to the derailment of a freight train. Seven wagons of a...Read more
EU Commission: ‘The Belt and Road initiative is a Chinese project’
The Belt and Road initiative (BRI) is a Chinese project. The EU does not participate in it, but it is also not a simple spectator of it. The European Commission pays attention to the BRI...Read more
New lightweight platform for superstructures on the market
A new lightweight platform for the carriage of superstructures was presented to the public by manufacturer voestalpine and Rail Cargo Group (RCG), the Austrian-based rail logistics company that will be operating the new rolling stock....Read more