France’s Captrain to develop hydrogen-powered locomotives
SNCF subsidiary Captrain France has announced a partnership agreement with Hydrogène de France (HDF Energy) to develop hydrogen-powered locomotives to provide a decarbonisation solution for French and European rail freight.Read more
SNCF to acquire Takargo, Portugal’s leading private rail freight operator
Groupe SNCF has announced plans to acquire Takargo, Portugal’s leading private rail freight operator and a subsidiary of Portuguese construction group Mota-Engil.Read more
This coastline train goes from Croatia to north-eastern France
InRail, a railway company active in Italy and Slovenia, completed its first train trip connecting Škrljevo in Croatia and Creutzwald in north-eastern France. The 385 metre-long train crossed a 2,000 kilometres distance carrying 20 tanks...Read more
Snow-battered railways in Netherlands and Germany: day 3
On Tuesday 9 February the first freight trains were able to depart from the Netherlands to Germany, after two days of complete standstill. It was only a beginning; the majority of the train services planned...Read more
‘If we can’t drive, we help to get trains move again’
Train drivers in the Netherlands that were exempted from their job due to heavy snowfall decided to pick up the arms, and help battle the snow. On Tuesday and Wednesday, staff of several railway undertakings...Read more
Only modest growth for rail freight transport in the Netherlands
After doubling the net volume of freight between the mid-1990s and 2008, there is virtually no growth in rail freight transport in the Netherlands. This is evident from the 2019 Transport Monitor published by the...Read more
Captrain España and Alpha Trains sign deal for 21 new EURO6000’s
Spanish railway undertaking Captrain España and Alpha Trains, a leasing company for locomotives and trains, have signed an agreement to lease up to 21 new build EURO6000 locomotives. In parallel, Alpha Trains and Stadler Valencia...Read more
New intermodal record on Polish tracks
Despite the reduction of bulk volume, intermodal transportation on the Polish railway network is growing. In 2019 the overall rail freight traffic in the country decreased by 5.5 per cent while the intermodal sector set...Read more
Railtraxx and Captrain Belgium merge into single company
Railtraxx and SNCF-subsidiary Captrain Belgium have merged to operate as one company called Railtraxx. Beginning of April, SNCF had taken over the Belgian carrier RailTraxx. The French railway holding decided to merge it with its...Read more
Polish intermodal market sets new milestone
Intermodal transport in Poland continues to grow year by year. In 2017 the volumes increased by 14.8 per cent. Last year, intermodal traffic on the Polish railway network set a growth of 15.6 per cent...Read moreFreight wagon derails after Dutch collision
Track repairs were needed after a freight wagon was partially derailed when it was hit by a Captrain locomotive near the Dutch city of Venlo. National infrastructure manager ProRail said the derailed wagon, which had the...Read more
Rail Cargo Group adds new Italy-China service
Austrian-based Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is strengthening its China-bound operations with the launch of a monthly container train from the Italian city of Mortara to Chengdu. It builds on a recent pilot and now regular...Read more