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
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 (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
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
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
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
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
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
Many innovative technologies have been tested and applied in the rail freight sector throughout 2022. To better understand what the industry thinks, we want to ask for your opinion. What do you think the best...Read more
Alstom, Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail and rail freight company Lineas on Tuesday demonstrated the operation of a shunting locomotive on Grade of Automation (GoA) Level 4. Dutch sister publication SpoorPro joined the demonstration of some...Read more
The commissioning of a new semi-automated and remote-controlled crane for CFL multimodal’s terminal in Bettembourg-Dudelange in September 2022 is about to significantly increase the site’s handling capacity while providing more quality and safety in operations...Read more
Innofreight, an Austrian rail logistics company, will collaborate with Nexxiot, a TradeTech pioneer providing Asset Intelligence through hardware and software solutions, for more efficient transportation, to digitalise its entire InnoWaggons fleet. Over the last year,...Read more
Just as there is fast fashion, there are fast containers: cheaply fabricated boxes that do not last as long as you would expect. Therefore, it is important to be aware of the requirements a container...Read more
Cargo theft from containers has always been a headache for rail professionals. However, logistics security has been improving in the past years mainly due to the deployment of innovative technologies. Smart containers are now the...Read more
Clayton Equipment, a name that has been part of the UK railway engineering scene for decades, is spreading its influence across the world. The Burton-on-Trent headquartered company has secured a contract to supply a fleet...Read more
EXCLUSIVEThe first freight locomotive has entered fitting out with an advanced digital communications package, necessary for the step-change upgrade to the prestige London – Scotland main line. Rail freight operator DB Cargo UK and technology...Read more
Knorr-Bremse, a German manufacturer of braking systems, and Thales, a French tech company, are joining forces to develop further automated features of the Digital Freight Train (DFT). The two companies have signed an MoU to...Read more
How can steel transportation be done more sustainably? One step that helps to reduce the footprint of this supply chain is right at the start, with a new unloading system that minimises dust formation. This...Read more
Adriafer, the railway company of the port of Trieste, will adopt the roadrailLink (r2L) connector system that will allow to move non-cranable trailers from trucks onto trains directly. The r2L system was developed by VEGA...Read more
Chemet, a railway tank manufacturer based in France and Poland, established a partnership with Nexxiot, a tech company that focuses on software development for more efficient transportation. The two companies will work together to apply...Read more
The EuroTube foundation, a Swiss non-profit research organisation for the development of vacuum transport technology, will launch two test tracks to apply hyperloop technology to the transportation of goods via rail. The two test tracks...Read more