Container traffic between China and Europe witnessed an absolute record last month, judging from the volumes transited by UTLC ERA....Monthly traffic China-Europe exceeds 52k TEUs for first time
It is not just modal and traction shift, the rail freight sector is coming to terms with geographical shift too....London and South East new centre of gravity for UK rail freight
Spanish railway undertaking Captrain España and Alpha Trains, a leasing company for locomotives and trains, have signed an agreement to...Captrain España and Alpha Trains sign deal for 21 new EURO6000’s
Negative sentiment over combined transport in 2019
European combined transport had a difficult year in 2019. It was a year of reckoning after the optimism of the year before, concludes the UIRR. The industry association for combined transport published its annual report...Read more
Tarmac affirms UK construction industry commitment to rail
Construction company Tarmac has strengthened its relationship with rail freight, building on recent developments in England and Scotland. The wider industry can benefit too, they say. (more…)Read more
Trafikverket signs multi-million deal for railway assessment
Trafikverket, the Swedish Transport Administration, has signed a multi-million agreement with Lloyd’s Register (LR), a global engineering consultancy. The company will deliver third party assessment services for the country’s rail network. It follows a previous...Read more
Investment in rail industry central plank of UK post-corona recovery
The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the representative voice of the UK rail supply industry, has launched the next stage of its lobby campaign, calling on the UK government to speed up rail enhancements and invest...Read more
New records set on the Middle Corridor to Turkey
On the Middle Corridor a new record was set by a freight train traveling from China to Turkey. Originating from Xi’an in the centre of China, the freight train set record figures on the Azerbaijani...Read more
From Belgium to Istanbul in less than six days thanks to new railway link
H.Essers and Rail Cargo Austria have joined forces to launch a new direct rail link between the Romanian city of Curtici and the Turkish city of Istanbul. H.Essers already has an existing connection between Genk in...Read more
Drax agree new biomass contract with DB Cargo UK
Sustainable energy generator Drax and rail operator DB Cargo UK have signed a new, five-year deal for the conveyancing of biomass. This will be the supply to fire the Drax power station in Selby, Yorkshire....Read more
Aberdeen origin of long distance tanker traffic
A successful trial of a significant new long-distance operation is underway, but a UK freight operator is keeping plans for shipping raw materials for glossy magazine production under wraps. (more…)Read more
Cargo train from Serbia on the way to Wuhan, China
A train is currently on the way from Belgrade in Serbia to Wuhan in China, loaded with electrolytic copper. It is the first train between the cities in eastbound direction. It left for Wuhan on...Read more
LTE goes ahead with 740-metre trains in the Netherlands
Rail carrier LTE is satisfied with the first results of test drives with freight trains longer than 700 meters. The company will therefore continue operating these trains next year. That’s what CEO Jolanda Plomp said...Read more
Lineas’ Antwerp-Lyon line goes intermodal
As per 1 July, Lineas adds intermodal volumes to its regular train service between Antwerp and Lyon. The Lyon Xpress runs back and forth three times a week between the main hub of the rail...Read more
New rules to speed up TEN-T completion formed
New rules to make administrative procedures for infrastructure simpler will speed up the completion of the trans-European transport network (TEN-T). A provisional agreement has been reached by the European Parliament and Council on Tuesday to...Read more
‘Help Europe recover with user-pays, polluter-pays principles’
Europe’s economic recovery after COVID-19 must be green, also in transport. Transport should help finance the recovery, through application of user-pays and polluter-pays principles. This is the suggestion in the new position paper put forward...Read more