Topic: Banedanmark

835-metre long train from Germany to Sweden

For the first time, a test ride has been carried out with a 835-metre long train from Germany to Sweden. The train departed from Maschen in Germany on 17 April and arrived in Malmö the...Read more

03-05-2021|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

8 people dead in rail accident Denmark

At least eight people were killed in a train accident on the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark. A passenger train was hit by tarpaulin or objects that fell from a passing freight train on Wednesday...Read more

03-01-2019|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

Freight operators on Danish railway. Photo credit: Banedanmark

Funding starts for ETCS equipment Danish freight locomotives

From the 1st of October Danish freight operators can apply for the European funding scheme to install onboard ETCS equipment in their locomotives. They have until the 31st of October 2020 to submit their application,...Read more

20-09-2017|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

Banedanmark’s track measuring shapes renewal work

Implementing ‘smarter maintenance’ of freight rail networks can help shape long-term track renewal projects. That’s the view of track system specialist Peter Juel Jensen, who is helping lead innovative work by the Danish rail network...Read more

18-11-2016|Comment|author: Simon Weedy