Funding for the upgrade of the Malaszewicze rail border crossing between Belarus and Poland might come from the Polish government....Malaszewicze upgrade may be financed by Polish government
As a new face at German infrastructure manager DB Netze, Thorsten Dieter aims for change. “My biggest accomplishment will be...DB Netze’s new freight coordinator: ‘Construction works are for the better, but I understand frustration’
As the first round of collective wage bargaining between unions and DB is ongoing, the two sides are yet to...Railway employees feel mocked by DB’s collective bargaining offer
China and Russia capitals connected on New Silk Road for first time
On Thursday 16 March, the first freight train departed between the Chinese capital Beijing and that of Russia – Moscow. It marked the start of a new service of the China-Europe Railway Express, connecting the...Read more
US railway giants merge to create first Canada-US-Mexico network
US weekly updateCanadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS), two of the largest railway companies in the United States, finalised a merger that will result in a new company called Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC). This...Read more
UK rail links could solve congestion on critical road corridor
New rail links announced between Wales and England are an encouraging step towards easing congestion on the M4 motorway, which parallels the Great Western Mainline (GML). That is the message from Logistics UK, the representative...Read more
Arcese launches ‘triangular’ service to connect four countries
Italian intermodal company Arcese has inaugurated a new rail freight service that will connect Italy, Austria, Germany, and Romania. The innovative aspect of this circular, or rather triangular, service is that it will connect four...Read more
Is Germany’s transport policy taking a wrong turn?
The German federal transport minister Volker Wissing sends mixed signals to the industry. On the one hand, he appears to have a new railway renovation concept that will be completed by 2030. On the other...Read more
Italian state subsidies for rail freight are the lowest since 2018
InterviewFor the period 2023-2026, Italy’s state contributions for the rail freight sector are set at 22 million euros per year. This is the lowest amount since 2018. This number, therefore, represents somewhat of a step...Read more
DB charging customers to send humanitarian aid to Ukraine
Sending humanitarian aid from Germany to Ukraine via rail with Deutsche Bahn (DB) is no longer free of charge as of 1 January 2023. In other words, anyone who wants to send aid to Ukraine...Read more
HS2 and the rail freight part in moving construction materials
HS2 Limited, the company formed specifically to build the London-Birmingham railway, has made extensive use of rail freight support throughout its construction phase. To date, the operations have moved millions of tonnes of materials, to and from construction...Read more
Congestion at Chinese borders leads to a temporary halt in exports
Exports from the Chinese dry ports of Khorgos, on the China-Kazakhstan border, and Manzhouli, bordering Russia, will be stopped until 26 March. The suspension started on 11 March, with some exceptions made for specific trains...Read more
SBB Cargo notes substantial financial losses
Last year, the Swiss rail freight operator SBB Cargo saw its financial losses catastrophically increase from 1,2 million euros in 2021 to a negative result of 191 million euros. That was almost 80 per cent...Read more
Are you a gamechanger? Get ready for the first RailFreight special magazine
The team of RailFreight.com is preparing something new. The sector keeps changing, and what has been an old-fashioned industry is now a space for innovation and advanced growth. This is why we are launching a...Read more
CargoBeamer to integrate first and last-mile links to its services
CargoBeamer will soon add another piece to its combined transport services. The company will implement first and last-mile connections to its rail services suitable for semi-trailers throughout Europe. A spokesperson for CargoBeamer told RailFreight.com that...Read more
Rail freight in Norway notes minor growth, Bane Nor wants to invest more
Rail freight traffic in Norway grew by two per cent in 2022 compared to the previous year. The growth is not too significant considering that in 2021 the year-on-year increase was twelve per cent. Bane...Read more
Eurotunnel’s new shuttle service reduces transit time and increases volumes
Eurotunnel is launching FIRST, a new subscription service to give priority to trucks that want to hop on the rail freight shuttle to cross the Channel Tunnel between France and the UK. Companies applying for...Read more
Nevomo and SNCF to use MagRail to boost freight capacity in France
Pioneer of maglev-inspired technology for existing railways Nevomo has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the French state railways SNCF. The companies will evaluate the benefits of MagRail within the French railway network to...Read more
UK industry gives cautious welcome for electrification reports
The Railway Industry Association, which represents the supply chain in the sector, has welcomed the UK parliamentary Transport Committee’s new report, Fuelling the future: motive power and connectivity. The RIA has also given an endorsement...Read more