Representatives from the road, air, maritime, rail, manufacturing and logistics sectors call on European decision makers to adopt an EU...This is what concerns the sector across all transport modes
Today in RailFreight Live, we discuss the revealing report on the much-discussed Harbour Line of Rotterdam. The report gives rail...Today in RailFreight Live: Rotterdam’s Harbour Line and China’s hub policy
In 2019 the customised, irregular train service from China to Europe made up more than 30 per cent of the...Why irregular trains on the New Silk Road do more harm than good
German ’66s set for GB Railfreight via Luxembourg
Leasing agent Beacon Rail has announced the transfer of five class 66 diesel locomotives to UK operator GB Railfreight. The first two locomotives have already been delivered to EMD Doncaster, where they will be converted...Read more
DB Cargo faces 7,5k fine for Tilburg accident in 2015
The Dutch Public Prosecution Service has demanded a fine of 7,500 euros for DB Cargo in court on Tuesday. This is because of a train collision with a passenger train at Tilburg station on 6...Read more
DB Cargo starts linking Rotterdam to southern Germany
DB Cargo will start in mid-December of this year with a direct rail freight connection between the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp on the one end, and southern Germany and Austria on the other. It...Read more
Back to the future for UK rail freight with steam powered ’66
There is a modern twist on the original power source for the railways. An English company is working to convert the diesel workhorse of the UK freight network, to run under steam power. Will this...Read more
New fire vehicles and emergency roads to make Kijfhoek safer
A new management agreement has been signed to improve the safety at Dutch emplacement yard Kijfhoek in Zwijndrecht. Two additional calamity roads and three new foam fire vehicles will be installed. In addition, the fire...Read more
UK Maritime acquires Wincanton containers
The familiar blue livery of Maritime Group, the rail and road logistics operator, will take over from the also familiar blue livery of Wincanton. The former has acquired the container logistics operations of the latter....Read more
‘I’ve been the railway man in Brussels for 15 years, it’s time for a change’
He has represented the railway industry in Brussels since 2006, and was involved with rail since he started working. After nine years as the Executive Director of CER, Libor Lochman decided that it is time...Read more
Network Rail adds to Transpennine improvements call
Network Rail plans to radically increase capacity at a bottleneck on a key rail route across the North of England. It is not the notorious Castlefield Corridor in Manchester – yet. The troublesome section in...Read more
DB Cargo expects losses of 500 million euros this year
DB Cargo foresees a negative operating result of half a billion this year. This means that the financial situation of the rail freight subsidiary appears to be deteriorating rather than improving.Read more
Leaves on the line – why treatment matters to freight operators
It might be the English-speaking UK where the lyrical “leaves on the line” was first coined. But in any language, autumn spells a season of adhesion problems. These are made all the more troublesome when...Read more
UK freight engages with Rail Week for the next generation engineers
Despite the pandemic, UK rail freight operators are finding ways to support the Rail Week initiative, aimed at encouraging school children to consider careers in the industry. HS2, DB Cargo, Freightliner and the Rail Delivery...Read more
Bad management cause of rail infra problems port of Rotterdam
An investigation report with clear recommendations and concrete points for improvement to tackle the infrastructure problems in Rotterdam’s Harbour Line has been presented to the Dutch government. Infrastructure manager ProRail fully embraces the report and...Read more
First stones laid for new locomotive workshop near Vienna
The recently formed joint venture named ETL Lokservice has started to work on the joint workshop for locomotives. It will be situated in Gramatneusied, near Vienna, at the intersection of international rail freight corridors. From...Read more