Topic: DB Cargo NL

DB Cargo Nederland tests HVO to replace diesel

Another subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn (DB) is launching a trial to replace traditional diesel with Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). This time is DB Cargo Nederland, who stated that the fuel is being tested on the...Read more

26-07-2023|Comment|author: Marco Raimondi

Dutch rail accident: the construction crane was on track too early

UPDATEThe cause of the tragic accident that occurred in the Netherlands has been identified. As Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail said, the BAM construction crane involved in the fatal accident was on the tracks earlier than...Read more

12-04-2023|1 comment|author: Marco Raimondi

Dutch rail accident: ProRail says the freight train was on the right track

Accident updateThe dynamic of the tragic accident that shook the Netherlands on the night of Tuesday, 4 April, is still quite unclear. What is known so far is that the DB Cargo Nederland convoy was the...Read more

05-04-2023|Comment|author: Marco Raimondi

MaK DE 6400 - DB Schenker 6429 en 6431 met koppelwagens - Ertstrein - EMO Missouriweg - Port of Rotterdam. Source: Frans Berkelaar/Wikimedia Commons

Alstom renews maintenance contracts with DB Cargo

Alstom, a French multinational rolling stock manufacturer, has signed a contract with DB Cargo Belgium and DB Cargo Netherlands to provide full-service maintenance for 60 DE-6400 locomotives operating in the two countries. The contract stipulates...Read more

23-08-2022|Comment|author: Marco Raimondi

HSL Polska enters Belgian freight market

Polish rail operator HSL Polska is the latest company to introduce freight services in Belgium, national infrastructure manager Infrabel has announced. It will initially run services between Zeebrugge Ramskapelle and Aachen in Germany, reports metrotime.be HSL...Read more

06-01-2017|Comment|author: Simon Weedy