Funding starts for ETCS equipment Danish freight locomotives
From the 1st of October Danish freight operators can apply for the European funding scheme to install onboard ETCS equipment in their locomotives. They have until the 31st of October 2020 to submit their application,...Read more
EC approves Danish scheme to help rail freight operators fund ERTMS
A Danish scheme designed to support its national rail freight operators invest in the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) on-board traffic management equipment has been formally approved by the European Commission. Between 2018 and 2023,...Read moreEU Commissioner Bulc: ERTMS roll-out ‘too slow’
Roll-out of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) has been ‘too slow’ and action is required to ensure targets are met, says the EU’s Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc. She told the final SERA railway convention...Read more
Strukton lays ERTMS test track in Sweden
Rail engineering firm Strukton Rail is installing the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), potentially so crucial for European rail freight’s future, on a test track in Sweden. The track is being installed between Katrineholm and Ãby...Read more
‘Good system integration prevents cyber attacks on rail’
With the introduction of new rail systems such as the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) and Automatic Train Operation (ATO), it is important that the interfaces are well integrated with the whole rail system....Read more
RFG’s Maggie Simpson: freight network must be ‘fit for purpose’
As Executive Director of the UK Rail Freight Group, Maggie Simpson’s inbox is never empty. She leads the RFG’s work to increase modal shift, by campaigning for a policy environment which supports rail freight, promotes...Read more
Freight innovators celebrated at RailTech Europe 2017
The role of digitalisation in the freight sector was just one of the issues focused on at the successful RailTech Europe 2017 event in The Netherlands, which attracted more than 7,700 rail professionals. Predictive Maintenance of...Read more
Freight in the spotlight at RailTech 2017
Rail freight takes centre stage on today’s final day of RailTech Europe 2017 in The Netherlands. A dedicated Rail Freight Day sees a host of workshops open to stakeholders keen to learn new techniques and share...Read more
Karel Vinck: ‘No reason’ freight trains should not be 700 metres
The European Railways Agency’s Karel Vinck says there is no reason why all freight trains should not be the 700 metre-long version as an effective roll-out of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) will...Read more
Rail freight CEOs ‘taking control’, says CER report
Freight rail policymakers must take ‘full responsibility’ for addressing the intermodal imbalances that still exist in the European rail market if industry professionals’ work is to be rewarded. That’s one of the key conclusions offered...Read more
New ERTMS plan ‘reflects reality’, says CER’s Lochman
Libor Lochman, Executive Director of the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) says the latest timetable for delivery of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), which is so vital to freight’s future, ‘reflects...Read more
CEOs sign letter supporting ERTMS roll-out
A consortium of companies created to develop the technical elements of the European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS) have signed letters of intent committing the project to the next phase. The companies’ CEOs met with European...Read more
UK PM Theresa May pledges support for rail freight
Prime Minister Theresa May has publicly stated that the UK Government will ‘continue’ to support the increase of rail freight in the UK. Replying to a question put to her by a fellow Member of...Read more
ERTMS high on agenda at RailTech Europe 2017
A dedicated ‘Rail Freight Square’ will be a new feature of the forthcoming RailTech Europe 2017, for which registration is now open. The leading railway technology conference and exhibition at Jaarbeurs Utrecht, in The Netherlands...Read more
ERTMS operational on half of TEN-T corridors by 2023
Half of the Core TEN-T Network Corridors that are so critical to the freight market will be equipped with the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) by 2023, says a new version of the ERTMS...Read more
Rail cargo must be cost-effective, ProRail CEO tells EU Freight Day
Rail freight must become a ‘more attractive and cost-effective option’ for all customers, a high-level meeting of European cargo stakeholders including ProRail and RailNet Europe has been told. The third annual European Union (EU) Rail...Read more
Freight Square at RailTech Europe 2017 in Utrecht
A dedicated Rail Freight Square will form part of RailTech Europe 2017, which organisers say promises to be bigger and better than ever. Freight workshops will also facilitate the sharing of good practice when the...Read more
Rail Forum Europe demands urgent freight solutions
The ‘time is up for self-pity’ in the rail freight industry, and fast solutions then actions are needed now – that’s the stark message from an influential European rail pressure group. Adequate framework conditions should...Read more