Global rail technology market has survived COVID-19 pandemic
The global market for rail technology has survived the COVID-19 pandemic relatively unscathed. Despite a slump of 8 per cent in 2020, the expectation is that the market will grow with 2.3 per cent annually...Read more
Schweizerzug goes digital with online booking platform
Schweizerzug, Swissterminal Group’s rail freight operator, has launched a fully integrated digital booking platform. The platform enables bookings between the western ports of Rotterdam/Antwerp and Switzerland, as well as direct rail connections within Switzerland and...Read more
Shunting by a single person who is not even at the site
Manufacturer Knorr-Bremse and Israeli start-up company Rail Vision will equip multiple SBB cargo shunting locomotives with Rail Vision’s assisted remote shunting system for obstacle detection. After prototype testing is successfully completed at the end of...Read more
Digital Automatic Coupling high on European agenda
Digital Automatic Coupling has been marked high on the rail freight agenda of Europe. Already a key project when it comes to the digitalisation drive of the industry, it received the backing of the Rail...Read more
This is how smart and simple rail freight can be
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group has launched a new tool to access its newly established ‘digital world’. It is called SmartLINK and the system is already live. The tool provides access to available services and also...Read more
Safer tank wagon for dangerous goods on the market
Wascosa has developed a new tank wagon for acrylonitrile, a dangerous good. The newly developed wagon is setting new standards in terms of safety and wagon design. Hundred new wagons will be delivered by the...Read more
‘Digital automatic coupling should revolutionise European rail freight’
By the end of this decade, digital automatic coupling should be the norm in Europe. That is the aim of the DAC4EU consortium. The first tests journeys are currently carried out with what are now...Read more
DB Cargo upgrades fleet with dual-mode locomotives
400 Vectron Dual Mode locomotives will be added to DB Cargo’s fleet in the coming years. The vehicles are able to run on both electrified and non-electrified lines. With their help, the German rail freight...Read more
UK freight is full speed ahead for delay busting project
A collaboration between a railway agency, an academic institution and a specialist consultancy aims to perfect techniques to help predict and mitigate rail freight network delays. If successful, the entire UK network will benefit, squeezing extra...Read more
First completely digital shipment from China to Belarus
The first completely digitised container shipment between Asia and Europe arrived. It was a shipment from China to Belarus. It is part of the INTERTRAN project, which aims for effective digital interaction between railway, seaports...Read more
Rail Cargo Group rolls out new transport management system
Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has commissioned the Dutch company Yellowstar to develop a new Transport Management System (TMS) and Terminal Operating System (TOS) for controlling its international intermodal transport operations. The roll-out of the new...Read more
More containers on Russian tracks without paperwork
Digitalisation is going really strong on Russia’s railway network. RZD, as the national railway operator, substantially increases the share of containers that are processed paperless with the help of dedicated digital platforms. The company also...Read more
What’s next for Europe’s intelligent freight train project
Almost five years into a wide-ranging experiment and testing phase, there are still questions to be answered by a consortium of stakeholders. They do so under the banner of the Technical Innovation Circle for Rail...Read more
What are the alternatives to an addiction to diesel traction?
It will prove difficult for rail freight to turn its back on the motive power that has been synonymous with industry for over a century. Due to its versatility, developed sophistication, and the sheer energy...Read moreEuropean rail freight companies test automatic coupling
Six European rail freight companies led by DB Cargo have started the trials of digital automatic coupling (DAC) on wagons. The pilot project is dedicated to demonstrating, testing and obtaining regulatory approval for this technology....Read more
Nexxiot delivers digital monitoring package to Cargo Wagon fleet
Nexxiot, the Zurich-based digital technology specialist, has struck a deal with Cargo Wagon, the Slovakian leasing company. The deal will see the Cargo Wagon fleet of goods wagons fitted with the Swiss company’s Globehopper branded...Read more