Once again, pocket wagons with semi-trailers are banned from the Danish Great Belt Bridge, due to what was perceived as...Is the Great Belt Bridge a potential danger for pocket wagons?
How can rail freight transport get the most out of 2021? RTSB believes that the sector should build around two...This company takes the less-travelled route, and makes it a success
Aggregates movers FM Conway are to run a second weekly flow from Forth Ports Tilbury to their operations base at...Conway loads up Tilbury aggregates trains
Battered Britain: snow and rain disrupts rail
Floods in the south, blizzards in the north. Storm Christoph delivers a weather shock to the UK, and rail services are affected in several areas. Vast quantities of rain caused multiple flood incidents, disrupting rail...Read more
No sign of modal shift to rail in new European market monitoring
Between 2015 and 2018, the market share of rail compared to other land-based passenger transport in the EU has been stuck at around 7.8 percent. Although there has been a slight annual growth of 2.5...Read more
Paris connected to south of Italy by shuttle train
The Swiss Railway Operator Hupac and the French Railway Operator T3M have partnred up to connect the south of Italy with Paris. From January 18, the T3M shuttle between Paris and Novara (Milan region) connects...Read more
RCH retrofits its fleet with quiet brake technology
Rail Cargo Hungary will invest 1,5 billion Hungarian forints (4,3 million euros) to equip its freight wagons and vehicles with quiet brakes. The upgrade is needed to be compatible with Germany’s transportation rules, which imposed...Read more
Freightliner means beans for Kraft Heinz
UK operator Freightliner has been running trials moving foodstuffs for multinational producer Kraft Heinz. The collaboration supports an initiative to connect west and east coast ports called the Liverpool-Humber Optimisation of Freight Transport (LHOFT). The...Read more
Semi-trailers banned from Great Belt Bridge again
The Great Belt Bridge in Denmark has been closed for pocketwagons with semi-trailers. The reason is an almost accident, where a trailer threatened to drop off a moving train as it was not properly attached....Read more
Construction begins on latest UK terminal
Ground has been broken at SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton Gateway, the latest addition to the growing family of modern intermodal facilities in the UK. The site is adjacent to the important M1 motorway and midway...Read more
Ukrainian container train traffic sees major boost in 2020
Container train traffic in Ukraine experienced a growth of 41 per cent in 2020. This number equals the transportation of 230,000 TEU’s by train. Simultaneously, the country saw the transportation of 425,000 TEU’s through its...Read more
Lineas gets financial injection of 60 million euros
Railway company Lineas has acquired an extra 60 million euros funding to boost its operations. The financial deal consists of two legs: the bank consortium Belfius and BNP Paribas Group will do half the funding....Read more
LF Logistics and YUXINOU join forces on the New Silk Road
The two firms LF Logistics and YUXINOU have formed a long-term partnership in developing a multimodal transport system for China-Europe rail freight. They signed an agreement with this ambition on Monday 19 January. The strategic...Read more
ITI corridor to assume services as part of New Silk Road
Turkey, Iran and Pakistan want to revive services of the Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad train this year. Pakistan wants to connect this line with China’s Belt and Road network through Pakistan’s ML-1 railway line, the largest component of...Read more
Rail Operations Group bought out by London-based investment house
Rail Operations Group has been sold to the London-based investment house STAR Capital. The deal will see STAR take a majority stake in the parent company Rail Operations (UK), which operates the rolling stock movement...Read more
Congested railway track in EU doubled over 3-year period
The total length of railway track that was congested in the EU has almost doubled from 2015 to 2018. In total, congestion affected 2,261 kilometres of track in the 27 countries of the EU (3,32...Read more