Topic: Interoperability

DB Cargo container train, source: DB Cargo

European Green Deal impossible without longer trains

In order to implement the European Green Deal, the rail sector should develop standardisation and interoperability. Among other things, this means the necessity of introducing the 740-metre or even longer freight trains on the railway...Read more

19-06-2020|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko

Intermodal hub of Lugo Terminal. Photo credit: Lugo Terminal

Harmonisation of combined transport rules in jeopardy

The amendments to the Combined Transport Directive may not be enacted, as the proposal currently on the table is less encouraging to combined transport than existing legislation. Rather than forming harmonised rules, it enables member...Read more

27-11-2018|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

Lineas freight train. Photo credit: Rob Dammers

Lineas plans massive expansion international fleet

Lineas plans to increase its current staff of 225 international train drivers with fifty more, to add an additional hundred every year after. The expansion is in line with its ambition to transform from a...Read more

09-10-2017|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

Construction work on Swiss railway. Photo: SBB

Big Data driving European rail freight – report

Big Data is one of the top three trends driving the European rail freight transportation market, according to a report by global technology research and advisory company Technavio. Focusing on Europe, the report analyses the most...Read more

04-01-2017|Comment|author: Simon Weedy