Germany’s rail freight operators have welcomed the government’s planned acceleration of infrastructure upgrades to enable 740-metre long freight trains to operate across the network.
The Federal Transport Ministry has given a positive assessment of measures necessary...Read more
The head of Siemens’ Germany’s Mobility division, Manfred Fuhg, says his main focus will be digitalisation after being elected as the new spokesman for companies represented by influential rail freight champion the German Pro-Rail Alliance.
With...Read more
Germany has taken a landmark decision to halve track charges for rail freight traffic as part of a collective effort between the government and rail industry to cut road traffic and reduce air pollution. The...Read more
Germany’s ‘misguided policies’ favouring road freight users over rail have helped transport become the country’s biggest climate problem, says the German Pro-Rail Alliance. It said that a new report on greenhouse gases (GHG) by the...Read more
German rail freight operator RheinCargo has acknowledged that a difficult 2016 had resulted in its rail freight volumes falling from the previous year, mirroring the situation experienced by many freight operators in the country last...Read more
A continuing decline in rail freight volumes in Germany is a ‘painful reminder’ to the government of its HGV-friendly policies, says The Pro-Rail Alliance, one of Europe’s leading rail pressure groups. Official statistics show that...Read more
The German Pro-Rail Alliance says it is considering legal action over the Government’s proposals on introducing longer heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) on the nation’s roads without further consultation. One of Europe’s leading rail freight advocates, the...Read more
Draft legislation that would ban noisy freight trains in Germany has received the support of a powerful transport lobby group. The German Pro-Rail Alliance says the law, if enacted, would bring relief to the ‘noise...Read more
