Snow-battered railways in Netherlands and Germany: day 3
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
Update: port of Rotterdam still inaccessible for rail freight
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
Hupac and Logtainer want to connect more Italian ports with Switzerland
Hupac and Logtainer have agreed to cooperate in developing a new intermodal network. The network will connect Ligurian ports in Italy with terminals in Switzerland and Southern Germany. Enhancing the position of the Ligurian ports...Read more
Green electricity for all RCG trains in Germany
After its Austrian network, Rail Cargo Group is now operating its German network entirely by green electricity. Trains on all TransFER services in Germany are running on traction current that comes 100 per cent from...Read more
Germany: 200 million state aid for interoperability
The European Commission has approved a 200 million euros scheme by the German state for the upgrade of rail vehicles in the area of Stuttgart. Financial support will take the form of direct grants to...Read more
Majority of German freight wagons will now run with quiet brake blocks
According to RailWatch, a data company dealing with digitalisation in the rail freight sector, 99 per cent of the German freight wagons are now operating with quiet brake blocks. The conversion of the majority of...Read more
DB Cargo to deliver raw materials to one of Germany’s largest steel sites
DB Cargo has signed a ten-year contract with steel producer ArcelorMittal to supply its blast furnace in Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany. Thanks to the contract, which runs until 2031, DB Cargo will deliver raw materials to one...Read more
Penalties for noisy wagons in Germany postponed with one year
Germany will not penalise noisy railway undertakings for another year. The ban on loud freight wagons on the German rail network will apply from 17 December. However, due to the corona period the transition to...Read more600 million euros scheme for German single wagon transport
A 600 million euro German scheme has been approved by the European Commission under the EU state aid rules. The scheme aims to provide support to single wagon rail freight transportation. With a duration until...Read moreFrom next month: charges for delay minutes caused in Germany
In December this year DB Netze will launch a scheme in which railway undertakings and the infrastructure manager are charged for delay minutes. The parties will pay per delay minute caused. This ‘performance scheme’ is...Read more
Today in RailFreight Live: DB Netze, GEFCO and Oxera
When causing delays on the German railways you will end up paying more for the use of these railways. Germany introduced a performance scheme last year for passenger traffic, and by the end of this...Read more
DB Cargo starts linking Rotterdam to southern Germany
DB Cargo will start in mid-December of this year with a direct rail freight connection between the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp on the one end, and southern Germany and Austria on the other. It...Read more
Rail freight companies want Berlin to ‘hear the signal’
Rail freight industry players held the first ever demonstration on rails in Berlin yesterday, 28 September. They demonstrated against the state aid of the German government for Deutsche Bahn. Organised by the Network of European...Read more
DB Cargo upgrades fleet with dual-mode locomotives
400 Vectron Dual Mode locomotives will be added to DB Cargo’s fleet in the coming years. The vehicles are able to run on both electrified and non-electrified lines. With their help, the German rail freight...Read more
China prefers to subsidise round trips on New Silk Road
More and more new routes are being launched on the New Silk Road every year. Not all of them stand the test of time. Those that survive are also in danger as they need to...Read more
Freight train with diesel derails in Germany
A freight train carrying bio-diesel derailed Sunday evening at Niederlahnstein station in Germany. Several tank cars of the train went off the track and are leaking diesel, according to local media. The train was on...Read more