OTIV deploys new system for safer shunting operations
OTIV, a Belgian company specialised in developing systems for rail transportation deployed a new system that will take out human labour from potentially dangerous situations at shunting yards. It will be deployed at the rail...Read more
Hyperloop and rail freight: the logistics of the future
RailFreight WebinarsThe possibility of applying hyperloop and hyperloop-inspired technology to rail freight is being explored by an increasing amount of organisations. The need for faster trains and faster operations is causing the industry, especially in Europe,...Read more
The Netherlands and Belgium are neighbours yet so far in ERTMS rollout
Belgium prides itself that 52 per cent, or 3,333 kilometres, of its national railway network, is equipped with ETCS. Across the border in the Netherlands, by contrast, ‘only’ four lines are currently under ERTMS. Indeed,...Read more
Nexxiot introduces new Vector sensor for freight wagon monitoring
tech tuesdayNexxiot, a company providing supply chain technology, is introducing a new Vector sensor to monitor brakes, hatches, and doors on rail freight wagons. “Until now, the only way to monitor railcar brake status, hatch opening...Read more
French RailCube expands in Spain after milestone deal with Transfesa Logistics
Brand storyBRAND STORY – The French software provider CRX Software keeps expanding in the Spanish market. A deal with Transfesa Logistics to incorporate the RailCube solution into its systems signals the company’s fifth partnership in Spain....Read more
DB Cargo tests green fuel to replace diesel in UK locomotives
tech tuesdayDB Cargo and its British subsidiary, DB Cargo UK, have carried out tests to operate a Class 60 locomotive fuelled with Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) fuel instead of diesel. HVO can in fact be used...Read more
Endesa to supply green electricity to Spanish railway system until 2025
tech tuesdaySpanish electricity company Endesa has been awarded contracts from Adif for traction power for 1,6 billion euros and two lots of non-traction power for 109,5 million euros. The contract will start in April 2023 and...Read more
Switzerland starts testing ‘DAC+’ digital freight train
A Swiss consortium that includes the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) launched the so-called DAC+ pilot freight train. This automated freight train is equipped with an automatic coupler including a digital data line. This new initiative...Read more
Challenging market conditions can be an opportunity for terminals too
BRAND STORYThe year 2022 was a turbulent year, and that has not gone unnoticed in the logistics industry. But this terminal operating system provider found new opportunities in the same year. “As terminal operators sought answers...Read more
Europorte and InVivo choose Saipol’s green fuel to transport cereals
tech tuesdaySince last week, another train can be seen on the tracks, fuelled by a plant-based biofuel. In France, the freight trains of Europorte on behalf of InVivo, a French agricultural group, will be fuelled by...Read more
Skoda to retrofit 110 Lineas locomotives with ETCS
Skoda has recently acquired the majority of shares in The Signalling Company (TSC) from Lineas and ERMTS Solutions, a company specialising in railway testing. One of the projects picked up by the company is to...Read more
German government grants 15 million to Helrom for non-cranable trailers
Helrom, a railway undertaking focusing on the transport of semi-trailers, will get 15 million euros from the German federal government for the market launch of their Herlom Trailer Rail technology. The money will be used...Read more
Nevomo: hyperloop-inspired rail freight could be soon a reality
interviewCan hyperloop-inspired technology be applied to rail freight within this decade? Tech company Nevomo thinks so. RailFreight.com had a chat with Stefan Kirch, CBDO at Nevomo, about the possible applications of Nevomo technology in the...Read more
Cargo Sous Terrain starts drilling tests on project’s first section
Cargo Sous Terrain (CST), the Swiss company working on underground freight transport, will start tunnel-related activities for the first time. This project entails test drilling and geophysical measurements of the subsoil along the first section...Read more
German wagon keepers: rail modernisation needs to speed up
Modernisation of rail in Germany needs to go faster. That includes the modernisation of infrastructure, investments in the European Train Control System (ETCS) and the introduction of digital automatic couplers (DAC) to counteract the shortage...Read more
Renfe: 122 million euros to improve rail freight in Spain
Spanish national railway company Renfe will invest 122,7 million euros for the improvement of the rail freight transportation system. The funds will be used to acquire new, greener, rolling stock and to implement new technologies...Read more
Rail industry may be resistant to change, but automation is now trending
The rail industry faces a long way ahead before we can speak of a digital revolution, but there are steps taken. Gradually, terminals are implementing automation, and data sharing is a trending topic among industry...Read more
New rails from Europe on the way to reconstruct Ukrainian infrastructre
France will supply Ukraine with new rails, produced by rail manufacturer Saarstahl. Much of the rail infrastructure in Ukraine is destroyed, and so is the only producer of steel rails in Ukraine AzovStal, was was...Read more
Retrofit dual fuel for Britain’s freight workhorses
A partnership between two British companies promises a leap forward in fuel technology. Work by Bristol-based G-volution and SBL-Rail from Manchester could significantly reduce emissions from the existing UK fleet of diesel power units. The...Read more