Mapping the unpredictable undulations of underground voids and searching out subterranean subsidence is a hidden but vital part of railway...Folded drones may help Network Rail investigate its railway caves
A new service has been tested for the shipment of wood pulp from the German port of Brake to the...Panda-Sprinter connects port of Brake directly with Chongqing
UIRR unveiled the results of a study concerning the impact of the new EU road haulage rules on Combined Transport...UIRR study warns for consequences of new EU road haulage rules
Irish freight struggles to make case for Western Rail Corridor
The case for reopening a rail route along the west coast of Ireland is poor, despite interest in mixed traffic. The prospect of freight traffic along a reopened section of line has not been proven,...Read more
Green electricity for all RCG trains in Germany
After its Austrian network, Rail Cargo Group is now operating its German network entirely by green electricity. Trains on all TransFER services in Germany are running on traction current that comes 100 per cent from...Read more
ERFA’s vision for Year of Rail: more action, less talking
The European Year of Rail should work as the starting point, where the sector will provide solutions rather than general arguments for burning issues such as the modal shift. This is how the European Rail...Read more
Engineering first for freight tunnel
There’s innovation on the East Coast Main Line, as UK engineers begin a complex civil engineering project to install a prefabricated tunnel under the tracks. A massive concrete and steel structure is being hydraulically jacked...Read more
This is how the Fehmarnbelt tunnel will be constructed
Construction is underway for the Fehmarnbelt tunnel, which will connect Germany and Denmark. At 18.2 km, the Fehmarnbelt tunnel will be the world’s longest immersed tunnel for both vehicles and trains. It will take only...Read more
Germany: 200 million state aid for interoperability
The European Commission has approved a 200 million euros scheme by the German state for the upgrade of rail vehicles in the area of Stuttgart. Financial support will take the form of direct grants to...Read more
Upgrades on historic Flying Scotsman route
Rail freight and passenger services will be curtailed for much of January, as a vast upgrade project continues on the East Coast Main Line. The route, made famous by the Flying Scotsman express, connects London,...Read more
New multimodal service between Xi’an-Oslo
Oslo now connects with the Chinese city of Xi’an via a new multimodal service. The first block train arrived at the Norwegian port on 26 December, following a trip estimated to last between 15 and...Read more
Port of Gdansk aims to handle 60 million tonnes per year
The Port of Gdansk is about to complete the previously initiated 1.3 billion euros expansion programme in the course of this year, despite the corona pandemic. The entire investment that includes 40 different sub-projects is...Read more
Swissterminal invests in French intermodal market
Swissterminal will take over operations of the three French inland ports Ottmarsheim, Huningue-Village-Neuf and Ile Napoléon. The company has won an international tender to operate the three Alsatian ports. The three ports will be merged...Read more
Freight advantages in Oxford redevelopment proposals
An ambitious plan has been put forward to redevelop the station in the centre of Oxford. The city, home to the world famous university as well as significant industrial interests, including the BMW Mini factory,...Read more
Is a new Silk Road gateway in the making?
Construction has started on a new state-of-the-art terminal near the border of Hungary and Ukraine. Around the same time next year, the first trains will roll through the facility in Fényeslitke (Hungary). The operators of...Read more
Angela Merkel: ‘Only with rail we will achieve our climate goals’
“Rail plays a special role in achieving climate protection goals. We want more people to switch from cars or planes to trains and more goods to be transported by rail”, says German Chancellor Angela Merkel...Read more