ÖBB Rail Cargo Group offers an alternative route for rail freight transportation between Italy and Germany impacted by the Gotthard Tunnel accident. The new route will connect the German city of Wuppertal and the Italian...Read more
The east tunnel of the Gotthard Base Tunnel has been reopened for freight traffic after a massive train derailment two weeks ago. Akos Ersek, Chief Policy Advisor at UIRR told RailFreight.com that this is now...Read more
accidentThe Gotthard Base Tunnel will be closed to traffic until 16 August at 23:59, according to the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). This is because a freight wagon derailed in the tunnel on the afternoon of...Read more
A sagged German railway bridge is now waiting to be dismantled after a flood. The bridge is located in the German city of Dinslaken, around fifteen kilometres south of the port of Emmelsum. The railway...Read more
The train accident in India (Odisha state) on Friday, 2 June, marks one of the deadliest railway disasters in the country, with at least 288 dead and over 1,000 injured. Officials investigating the accident during...Read more
Repair of the railway line passing through Voorschoten in the Netherlands is still ongoing. A deadly train accident occurred on this line on 4 April. The repair work is taking longer than expected, says infrastructure...Read more
The Greek government has announced a new set of measures to increase the safety system of the railways. The state budget will be increased and the signalling network will be completed. This was announced on...Read more
UPDATEThe tragic railway accident involving a passenger and freight train in Greece has shocked the country and the world. With at least 46 people dead, and dozens missing and wounded, the accident triggered a series...Read more
Accident updateThings after the massive derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, US, seem to be going from bad to worse. The citizens in the area may be dealing with contaminated air and water, while Norfolk Southern, the...Read more
A fatal accident occurred on one of the construction sites of the Genoa Junction project in Italy, causing the death of a worker with another one suffering injuries. The tragedy led various Italian unions to...Read more
Accident updateRepairs after a mastodontic accident in Queensland, Australia, could keep the line between Rockhampton and Gladstone closed for up to five days. This is what Aurizon, the company operating the line, was reported saying by...Read more
Two freight trains collided in Queensland, Australia, on 29 January, causing an indefinite closure of the railway line between Rockhampton and Gladstone. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said that a freight train derailed and...Read more
A driver working for a British freight operator has been given a jail sentence for causing a crash with a passenger train. The accident, almost two years ago and during lockdown procedures, resulted in a...Read more
Two migrants lost their lives after being hit by a freight train near the town of Pirot, in southeastern Serbia, near the border with Bulgaria. Details on the victim are not available as of yet,...Read more
A freight train carrying cars was involved in a fire accident in the Netherlands near the city of Breda on the south of Rotterdam. According to the Central and West Brabant Security Region, cars on...Read more
On any other day this was a horror crash waiting to happen, with a huge potential loss of life. Instead, on Thursday (23 June) it was just a dramatic incident that caught the attention of...Read more
In the wake of last year’s runaway train at a yard in the English East Midlands, the UK Rail Accident Investigation Branch has made two wide-ranging recommendations. The RAIB says closer monitoring of rolling stock...Read more
In the Netherlands a freight train collided with a van on Sunday evening, resulting in the death of the van driver. The driver was a 21-year-old man from Hengelo, in the province of Overijssel. The...Read more
According to Network Rail figures, there are five incidents a day where road vehicles hit UK rail bridges. Prosecutions, fines and compensation does not solve the issue, they say, and careless road drivers are making...Read more