Topic: China-railways

Chinese freight trains near Yuanlong, source: Wikipedia

China expects 30 per cent rise of rail freight volumes by 2020

Chinese rail freight trains carried 4.02 billion tonnes of goods in 2018. Volumes grew by 9.1 per cent compared to the previous year. By 2020, China Railway plans to increase this figure up to 4.79...Read more

28-01-2019|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko

Deutsche Bahn and China Railways strengthen railway cooperation

Deutsche Bahn (DB) and China Railways (CR) will strengthen their cooperation in several areas. The companies will extend their exchange of knowledge to new, innovative technologies for railways. The CEO of DB Richard Lutz and the...Read more

19-11-2018|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

Russian diesel locomotive 2TE10M-2766 with freight train from Russia to China

New train service on Trans-Siberian corridor swaps loads in Mongolia

A new regular container train service was launched on the Trans-Siberian route between China and Russia. The service makes the return of empty trains unnessecary, as trains departing from both countries meet in Mongolia, where...Read more

21-09-2017|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen