The Slovakian railway wagon repair workshop ŽOS Trnava sealed two new deals worth tens of millions with companies ÖBB and DB Cargo. The company won the tenders for the two contracts that concern the repair...Read more
The Full Load Solutions business unit from DB Schenker will be transferred to DB Cargo to help the rail company stimulate its reach to European logistics. The FLS activities include rail, road and short-sea services,...Read more
DB Cargo closed the 2021 fiscal year with a massive pre-tax loss (EBIT) of 481 million euros. This is evident from the annual figures of parent holding company Deutsche Bahn (DB). The deep red figures...Read more
Lineas was discriminated in the allocation of train paths at two emplacement yards in the Netherlands. This was concluded by the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets after the Belgian railway undertaking had submitted complaints...Read more
DB Cargo and VTG have the green light by the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) to produce a new series of rail wagons. The ‘m2 wagon’ developed by the two companies has a modular...Read more
Last night, the first train of DB Cargo carrying relief goods for the people of Ukraine took off from Seddin marshalling yard near Berlin. This officially opened the Ukraine rail bridge of Deutsche Bahn, a...Read more
After three storms and a persistently strong wind on Monday, railway lines in the Benelux region are still impacted by the bad weather. The complete standstill that was the case in most regions on Friday...Read more
UPDATEThe UK, Northern and Central Europe have been hit by a storm, which has resulted in several disruptions of rail freight services. On Thursday morning, operators are announcing power cuts, terminal closures and service disruptions.Read more
Every now and then something unusual is seen on a train, such as this week. DB Cargo moved a 82-ton-weighing object by train from Italy to Germany, giving it a ride to its final shipment...Read more
From Wednesday night, the Netherlands is experiencing stormy weather that could hinder rail freight traffic. The storms Dudley and Eunice are raging over the country for the next two days, which has resulted in a...Read more
In three years from now, the fleet of DB Cargo will be complemented with innovative locomotives of Siemens, Vossloh and Toshiba. Next year alone the German operator receives 150 new locomotives as part of its...Read more
The European Commission has launched an investigation to find out to what extent certain aid measures by the German government for DB Cargo are in line with EU state aid rules. The committee reports that...Read more
In Berlin, a freight train equipped with a Digital Automatic Coupler has started a practical test run across Europe, lasting several months. German Federal Minister for Transport Volker Wissing gave the symbolic starting signal for...Read more
With the turn of the new year, DB cargo started taking action to modernise its locomotive fleet. The German operator and one of the European rail freight giants ordered a batch of 200 new locomotives...Read more
The Italian authority ANSFISA has just introduced a new regulation for trains using composite brake blocks (LL blocks IB 116*). Specifically, it issued that wagons using this type of brakes will now operate with a...Read more
DB Cargo is going to fully automate the activities of shunting locomotives in its train formation facilities. This is to further boost single wagonload traffic throughout Germany. The German operator has contracted Railergy to implement...Read more
DB Cargo and ProRail are starting new tests with Automatic Train Operation on an important Dutch freight corridor. “The Betuwe route is a very interesting track which is optimised for freight, with ETCS and no...Read more
A new Automatic Train Operation (ATO) test project started this month on the Dutch Betuwe route. It is a German-Dutch cooperation which will run until the end of 2025. The project includes a one-year test...Read more
