The floods deluging western and central Europe have impaired much of the rail infrastructure in Belgium while also causing problems in the Netherlands. Germany is not to be left out of the country list facing...Read more
DB Cargo reactivated a 300-metre long siding in the town of Tübingen, Germany. The rail tracks belong to Autoverwertung Möck (AV Möck), a waste disposal specialist company. They were in disuse since 2014, but in...Read more
There is significant international optimism that rail freight will play a huge part in the world-wide economic recovery over the next five years. The sector’s economic contribution has been valued at almost 250 billion US...Read more
The steel manufacturing company ArcelorMittal plans to add 1,200 new wagons to its Ukrainian fleet during 2021-2022. This number means that the company will increase its owned fleet by 1,5 times. The company’s goal is...Read more
The answer is yes. The Distributed Power System (DPS) is an initiative that could make this possible. Developed jointly by DB Cargo, Bombardier Transportation and Faiveley Transportation, the DPS could revolutionise rail freight transport. It...Read more
Alstom has signed an agreement to equip one of DB Cargo’s freight locomotives with ETCS signaling technology. As part of this project, subsidised by the CEF and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, a...Read more
After all of its wagons, DB Cargo is now equipping all of its locomotives with silent brakes. By 2025, all 850 electric mainline locomotives will be running with quieter disc brakes. The German rail freight...Read more
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
Dutch emplacement yard Kijfhoek will operate with only half of its capacity on the period from Saturday 1 May to Tuesday 11 May. Strukton will be working on the maintenance of one of the two...Read more
Germany has proposed to continue the reduction of track access charges until the end of 2021. Interestingly, the charges will almost be nullified; from the current 50 per cent reduction it wants to move to...Read more
DB Cargo has conducted a practical test with ATO (automated train operation) on a freight train. The test was carried out on the Swiss main rail network in the first few months of this year....Read more
The legislative proposal aimed at facilitating a modal shift to rail in Germany will not be sufficiently effective. DB Netz is still allowed to benefit DB Fernverkehr, DB Regio and DB Cargo above other railway...Read more
Since the mega ship Ever Given was freed from the Suez Canal, the port of Rotterdam has been preparing for a wave of cargo coming its way. Most of this cargo is destined to be...Read more
Rail freight operator DB Cargo was hit hard by the corona crisis in 2020. The company saw its losses more than double. With an increase of 136 per cent, the figures went down to minus...Read more
The 8th of March is International Women’s Day, and during the European Year of Rail, there is no better day to emphasise the role of women in rail. This role is increasing, but there is...Read more
After a week of disruptions, rail freight traffic to and from the Netherlands has started to move again. This weekend, several operators posted good news stories on social media. Emplacement yard Kijfhoek, which remained a...Read more
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
Despite efforts to restore the rail freight network in the Netherlands, traffic is still non-operational on Tuesday morning. This is true for the railways to and from the port of Rotterdam, railway lines in and...Read more
