It has been something more than a year since the late night of 28 February 2023, when Greece experienced the deadliest railway accident of its modern history. A tragedy that occurred under unprecedented conditions and...Read more
breakingDeutsche Bahn (DB) is for the third time taking legal action against the German Locomotive Drivers’ Union (GDL). This time, the company is appealing to the Frankfurt am Main Labor Court to stop the strike...Read more
A solution to the dispute between Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the German Union of Train Drivers (GDL) still seems unattainable after roughly five months of negotiations. Another round of strikes is in the books, but...Read more
The German Union of Locomotive Drivers (GDL) called for a 35-hour strike in protest of the ongoing negotiations with Deutsche Bahn for a new collective bargaining agreement. For the rail freight industry, the initiative will...Read more
Road transportation is outcompeting rail in Poland. That is the primary conclusion of bi-annual consultations of Poland’s Office of Rail Transport (ORT) with parties in the rail freight sector. However, as respondents point out, there...Read more
The European Union may break up DB Cargo due to the rail operator’s large losses, which have reached nearly 500 million euros. Company sources reported to Reuters that the EU may consider the figures and...Read more
ANALYSISHealthy competition is not about celebrating one sector’s business loss and subsequent absorption by another. It is about making the best of a given opportunity and building upon it long-term. In this sense, the Eurasian...Read more
Eurasian rail is currently experiencing a boom, with shippers affected by the situation in the Red Sea and Suez Canal shifting their cargo to trains. “Increased sea freight transit times and the dangers of the...Read more
GDL strikeThe transport sector in Germany is currently facing disruptions as locomotive drivers affiliated with the GDL union are on strike between 9-12 January. Deutsche Bahn (DB) has appealed against this decision without any luck, as...Read more
The European Parliament’s Transport and Tourism Committee (TRAN) commissioned a study on Chinese investments in non-maritime infrastructure in Europe and the possible risks they might entail. The biggest risks identified concern Chinese influence on EU...Read more
railfreight market surveyRailFreight.com recently conducted its first end-of-year market survey, with dozens of industry players responding and providing their perspectives on how the sector did in 2023 and what to expect in 2024. When it comes to...Read more
railfreight market surveyRailFreight.com recently conducted its first end-of-year market survey, with dozens of industry players responding and providing their perspectives on how the sector did in 2023 and what to expect in 2024. When it comes to...Read more
market surveyRailFreight.com is launching a market monitor survey to take a closer and more comprehensive look at the industry’s performance during 2023. What were the main challenges rail freight professionals faced? How did they affect their...Read more
InterviewWhat happens if we apply electric vehicle technologies to the rail freight industry? Intramotev, a company based in St. Louis, Missouri, is exploring this question by making rail freight wagons autonomous by retrofitting them with...Read more
INTERVIEWFor almost two years, Lineas has been undergoing a transformational process to become financially viable. COVID-19 and all the events occurring from 2020 onwards had a heavy toll on the company, which is currently trying...Read more
The Riedbahn, the railway connecting Frankfurt with Mannheim, will be “fully closed to train traffic from 1-22 January”, Deutsche Bahn (DB) stated. The line is planned to undergo significant renovation over the next five months....Read more
tomorrowIn the past few years, Hungary has made a huge leap forward, in terms of infrastructure, facilities, and services. Hungary should take a central spot on the international rail freight map once again, is the...Read more
FiguresRail freight performance in Poland is following a relative downturn this year, with figures being, in most cases, lower than in 2021 and 2022. Intermodal transport volumes are lower in H1 2023 than in the...Read more
exclusive interviewThe French national rail freight company Fret SNCF is currently undergoing major changes to avoid sanctions from the European Commission (EC). RailFreight.com interviewed two spokespersons from the company. The main conclusion is that Fret SNCF...Read more
Politics and business can be intertwined in many ways but also conflicting. This is especially the case regarding foreign investments and possible influence by third countries in Europe, for example. The same applies to supply...Read more
exclusiveThe filing for bankruptcy for Bahnoperator Austria and Bahnoperator Polska’s holding company, Lienzer Dolomiten Beteiligungsgesellschaft (LDB), had no grounds. This was ruled by the Innsbruck Court, as Marcel Stein, one of LDB’s majority shareholders told...Read more