Topic: Environment

Economy and environmental future in the hands of rail freight

There is renewed cause for optimism, and potential for a period of significant growth on the rails in the UK. This is the opinion of Julian Worth, chair of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and...Read more

13-02-2020|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Rail freight produces 6 times less CO2 than truck

In 2018, an average freight train emitted around 18 grams of carbon dioxide per tonne-kilometer. The emissions of an average truck were much higher: 112 grams of CO2 per kilometer. The Umweltbundesamt, the environmental department...Read more

08-01-2020|Comment|author: Folkert Nicolai

Rail Freight Forward coalition signed in Katowice

On Friday 14 December, the Rail Freight Forward coalition was launched in Katowice, Poland. This is a coalition of European rail freight companies committed to reducing the negative impact of freight transport on the planet....Read more

14-12-2018|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

Lighter weight bogies to change rail freight industry

Reseachers at the University of Huddersfield in the UK are looking into the possibility of manufacturing lighter weight bogies for the rail freight industry. With a reduction in weight, track damage, energy consumption and carbon...Read more

10-08-2017|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen