An interim report from the Rail Accident Investigation Branch points towards a brake fault as the primary cause of the...Brakes at fault in Welsh tanker derailment
The planned electrification of the entire UK rail network will also need significant capacity enhancements if rail freight is to...‘UK electrification needs more capacity’
The Channel Tunnel between France and England will not close when the UK leaves the EU, but there will be...Channel Tunnel Brexit consultation
Spanish fruits and vegetables on express train to UK supermarket
UK’s supermarket chain Tesco has turned to rail freight for the delivery of fruits and vegetables from the UK. Transfesa Logistics begins this month a new international express rail service with refrigerated wagons.Read more
This is the rail freight potential at rebranded Port of Middlesbrough
AV Dawson has renamed its port facilities on the Tees to the port of Middlesbrough. With that they have revived a historic name. The Port of Middlesbrough evokes memories of the recent heavy industrial past...Read more
Russia to reconstruct Serbia’s railway line to Montenegro
Russian Railways will reconstruct and modernise the railway line connecting Serbia and Montenegro. It concerns the railway line Valjevo-Vrbnica, a 210-kilometre long railway line connecting the centre of Serbia to the border with Montenegro. This...Read more
Freightliner and Tarmac build on relationship with new contract
The familiar names of Freightliner and Tarmac have signed a wide-ranging contract, cementing their existing relationship. The rail freight haulier will support a number of nationally and commercially important infrastructure projects around the UK. The...Read more
DB Cargo and Kombiverkehr launch Antwerp-Neuss shuttle
A new port-hinterland shuttle started this week, connecting the port of Antwerp with Neuss in Germany. The connection has two trains per week, shuttling between Antwerp’s right bank – PSA Noordzeeterminal 913 – and the...Read more
Alberto Mazzola elected as new CER executive director
Alberto Mazzola was unanimously elected as new executive eirector of the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) by the CER General Assembly on 21 September. He will succeed the current Executive Director Libor...Read more
Seafood from Russia’s Far East makes it to China in refridgerated containers
FESCO Transportation Group has launched a regular intermodal container service for seafood delivery from the Russian Far East to Jilin province in China. The seafood is refrigerated in containers and bundled in Vladivostok, where it...Read more
After Rotterdam Declaration, EU rail freight signs Berlin Declaration
Following the Rotterdam Declaration signed in 2016, the European rail freight industry today signed the Berlin Declaration. This is a renewed ministerial declaration, showing the commitment of the EU Member States to support international rail...Read more
UK ends franchising passenger traffic, what does it mean for freight?
The UK government has announced this morning that it will support the passenger network for at least the next 18 months. This means that it is officially renationalising the railways, doing away with the franchising...Read more
TRAXX AC3 Last Mile spotted in Serbia and Croatia
The iconic Bombardier Transportation Traxx AC3 Last Mile locomotive is now doing rounds in Serbia and Croatia. Transagent Rail, a leading rail freight forwarder in the Baltic region, has leased the locomotive from RailPool to...Read more
Spanish firm to build Kaunas hub on Rail Baltica
Lithuania has entrusted the Spanish consulting firm Ardanuy Engineering with the development of the Kaunas railway node of Rail Baltica. This is to become one of the most important logistics centers in the country. The...Read more
Digital Automatic Coupling high on European agenda
Digital Automatic Coupling has been marked high on the rail freight agenda of Europe. Already a key project when it comes to the digitalisation drive of the industry, it received the backing of the Rail...Read more
Belarus announces border closure with Poland and Lithuania
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has announced that Belarus will close its borders with Poland and Lithuania and strengthen border controls with Ukraine. Three weeks ago he threatened to impose economic sanctions on Lithuania by diverting...Read more