5G enters Dutch railways with this innovation
In the Netherlands a new product is on the horizon; a wireless axle counter that works on 5G. The infrastructure manager ProRail and innovator Rail Connect will work on this product for the next three...Read more
Rotterdam’s Harbour Line remains point of attention
On average, the condition of the Dutch rail infrastructure was good, the number of disruptions remained the same as the year before, and the number of safety incidents decreased in the year 2020. However, the...Read more
Extra money is needed to keep Harbour Line Rotterdam in check
If no extra money is made available for track maintenance, this will have major consequences for the accessibility of the port of Rotterdam. This leads to considerable disturbance and economic damage for rail freight operators....Read more
First freight train runs on new railway to port of Rotterdam
The Theemsweg route in the port of Rotterdam is now connected to the existing Harbour Line. On Monday morning 8 November 5 am, the first freight train ran on the four-kilometer-long track. According to the...Read more6-day closure of Rotterdam’s Harbour Line starts today
Starting Tuesday 2 November, the Harbour Line to the port of Rotterdam is closed for all traffic. This will last until Monday 8 November. Throughout this week, the newly constructed Theemsweg route will be connected...Read moreHarbour Line Rotterdam closed for 6 days this fall for new viaduct
The new Theemsweg route in the port of Rotterdam is about to be connected to the Harbour Line. Although this is good news for the industry, it also means that the crucial rail freight corridor...Read moreProRail: winterproof railway switch should be re-assessed
The Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail will reassess the so-called WInterproof RAilway (WIRA) switch that was fabricated ten years ago. According to the inventor of the switch, it could have been the solution to failing switches...Read more
Today in RailFreight Live: Rotterdam’s Harbour Line and China’s hub policy
Today in RailFreight Live, we discuss the revealing report on the much-discussed Harbour Line of Rotterdam. The report gives rail freight operators a feeling of recognition after facing hindrance for many years on the railway...Read more