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China deploys first intelligent heavy-haul freight train for coal transport

 
The first heavy-haul freight train that allows for digital real-time monitoring has hit the rail in China. The convoy will travel on the section between Huanghua and Shuozhou, in the northeast of the country.Read more
26-05-2023|Comment|author: Marco Raimondi
26-05-2023|Comment|author: Marco Raimondi

France’s plan for Spanish rail border crossing upgrade is ‘worrying’

26-05-2023|Comment|author: Marco Raimondi

Rail comes to the rescue: woods debris in Italy to be removed by rail

26-05-2023|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

Analysis: will DB Cargo end up like SNCF Fret?

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Another DB offer on the table for German railway workers

Deutsche Bahn has made a new proposal to labour union EVG. The offer includes, among other things, an inflation compensation. It is now up to the labour union to respond to the proposal. If the...Read more
26-05-2023|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

Hupac extends suspension for Pordenone-Duisburg service

Hupac is extending the suspension of its rail freight services between Pordenone, in northeastern Italy, with Duisburg, in Germany. The service was initially suspended mid-April because, as the Deputy Managing Director of Hupac Alessandro Valenti...Read more
25-05-2023|Comment|author: Marco Raimondi
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Here are 5 differences between EU and US rail freight

In the US, one seems to be able to make money with rail freight. In the EU, this would be a dream coming true. With this statement, the scene was set during the RailFreight webinar...Read more
25-05-2023|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

Door wide open for alternative fuels on rail with this new EU regulation

The Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) now includes rail under its scope, a key missing element not foreseen in the European Commission’s proposal. This will encourage EU Member States to consider the roll-out of alternative...Read more
25-05-2023|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen
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Freightliner feeds Scotland’s five a day fruit and veg habit

Scotland is known for many things. Kilts, bagpipes and whisky are all things Scottish. Then there is the famous Scottish diet – a stereotype that claims as long as it’s haggis (basically the entrails of...Read more
25-05-2023|Comment|author: Simon Walton
SBB train on the railway between Zurich and Winterthur (Photo: Nick Augusteijn)

Major Swiss rail upgrade project underway in the Zurich area

SBB plans to expand the railway between Zurich and the German border, on behalf of the Swiss federal government. The planned infrastructure upgrades of the major Zurich-Winterthur MehrSpur project will eliminate the current bottleneck in...Read more
25-05-2023|Comment|author: Emma Dailey

The Italian government may not be so united against Belt and Road

The Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been quite vocal about her position against Italy’s inclusion in the Belt and Road Initiative in 2019. The country’s Ministry of Transport Matteo Salvini, however, recently showed a...Read more
24-05-2023|Comment|author: Marco Raimondi

UTLC ERA sees further drop of volumes on New Silk Road via Russia

Cargo volumes transported on the New Silk Road via Russia continue to drop. In April, 18,498 TEUs were recorded on rail between Europe and China, a decrease of almost 34 per cent compared to April...Read more
24-05-2023|Comment|author: Simone van der Lee

Fret SNCF: massive job and traffic losses, protesters storm EU offices

The die is cast. The French freight subsidiary of SNCF – Fret SNCF – will be restructured in order to avoid sanctions from the EU Commission. The restructuring means that it will have to give...Read more
24-05-2023|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

METRANS connects its ‘new’ Serbian terminal to Budapest

METRANS is launching a new connection between its rail terminal HUB in Budapest with its terminal in Indija, in northern Serbia. The German company has recently become the operator of the Serbian terminal and the...Read more
24-05-2023|Comment|author: Marco Raimondi
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Rail freight could spark electric car battery production in SW England

The UK is on the verge of securing a deal to build a multi-billion pound electric car battery factory in Somerset, in the west of England. Rail freight operators are taking note, as the developers...Read more
24-05-2023|Comment|author: Simon Walton

BRI and Central Asia: this is what the region has to offer

At the same time G7 leaders stressed the danger of the growing dominance of China in the world at the G7 summit in Hiroshima, China hosted the first-ever China-Central Asia summit in Xi’an, nurturing the...Read more
23-05-2023|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

Floods in Italy: what is the impact on rail freight?

The Italian region of Emilia Romagna, in the northeast, was hit by catastrophic flooding that caused 14 victims and stranded tens of thousands. The rail freight sector has been impacted as well since the rail...Read more
23-05-2023|Comment|author: Marco Raimondi

PSA and Kazakhstan Railways come together to boost Middle Corridor

PSA International and Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) are establishing a new joint venture, called KPMC to further develop the Middle Corridor. The focus of the joint venture, as PSA explained, will be “the organisation of block...Read more
23-05-2023|Comment|author: Marco Raimondi

More electrified railway lines for southern yard in Port of Antwerp-Bruges

A great deal of railway tracks in the southern emplacement of the Port of Antwerp-Bruges has been electrified. Ten tracks in what is known as the ‘Bundle South’ have been equipped with overhead lines. This...Read more
23-05-2023|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen
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UK: Now St Albans freight terminal land sale is challenged

The seemingly never ending story of the proposed rail freight terminal near St Albans has taken another twist. The sale of designated “Green Belt” land – an area with some protection from development – has...Read more
23-05-2023|Comment|author: Simon Walton

New rail link to port of Trieste helps to facilitate Turkey traffic

The new railway service has been opened in the north of Italy, connecting two important rail freight hubs: the HHLA PLT terminal in Trieste and Rail Hub Milano Melzo, a terminal of Contship Italia Group....Read more
22-05-2023|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen
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19-05-2023|Comment|author: Marco Raimondi
The implementation of Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) for rail freight in Europe has been under the spotlight for a while now. What makes the DAC digital? How realistic can a large-scale implementation by 2030 be?...Read more

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