EU: 2 billion for rail in Ukraine, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Moldova
Around 2 billion Euros will be spent by the EU to enhance the railway network in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. It is part of the plans to extend the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T)...Read more
Driverless wagon ready to hit the track in the Netherlands
Autonomous single wagons that access whatever train path is accessible: that is the future of rail freight. These wagons will make rail as flexible as road, believes Paul van Bers, Innovation Project Manager at Container...Read moreDB Cargo not ready to resume Carlsberg train with pocketwagon
DB cargo is using its pocketwagons in Denmark again. However, the Carlsberg train involved in the deadly accident is still running with swap bodies. The company is not ready yet to resume operations with trailers...Read more
New rail terminal puts non-cranable trailers on track
Trailers are traditionally transported by road, but this is about to change. A terminal for the transport of non-cranable trailers by rail is in the pipeline in the Netherlands. The concept should bring about a revolution...Read more
Denmark concludes: ‘Safety of pocketwagon not guaranteed’
The safety of the use of pocketwagons cannot be guaranteed, although they are permitted in the transport by rail. This was the conclusion of the Accident Investigation Board of the Danish Transport Authority (DTA), in...Read more
New Silk Road milestone: more traffic eastbound to Chongqing in 2018
Rail freight traffic from Europe to Chongqing in China exceeded traffic in westbound direction in 2018. The number of trains travelling from Europe to the southwestern Chinese city reached 728, out of a total of...Read more
2018: the year of multimodality, masterplans and strikes
2018 was the European year of multimodality and many events have taken place around this motto. The importance of rail in reducing CO2 emissions gained more attention and the lessons learnt from last year’s Rastatt...Read more
Eurasian rail traffic in 2018: heading to a million TEUs
Looking back at railway traffic between Europe and China this year, one could say that 2018 was a successful year. The volumes more than doubled, alternative routes grew in popularity, new multimodal options became operative...Read more
Train path capacity Europe can be offered more efficiently
Train path capacity on the core network corridors in Europe can be offered in a much more efficient and attractive manner. A single, digital system called the C-OSS should facilitate this. However, there is only...Read more
Estimated Time of Arrival rail freight to become more accurate
It is up to the terminals now to present their valuable data regarding the arrival times of certain trains. This data is collected and combined with other Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) figures. Combined, they...Read more
Slovakia has plenty of space to become transit hub on New Silk Road
Slovakia aims to become an important transit country on the New Silk Road. To be precise, it wants to acquire a share of at least fifty per cent of all railway traffic between Europe and...Read more
Germany takes big steps towards more competitive railway network
The German government has selected 29 rail projects to be prioritised and implemented by 2030, in order to boost the rail industry. They include line upgrades, measures to allow for the passage of 740-metre trains...Read more
Hard Brexit still an option, effect on entire supply chain
A day after the British cabinet approved a Brexit agreement, the Session Brexit conference took place in the Flemish port city of Zeebrugge. The further consequences of the divorce between the UK and the EU...Read more