Topic: Modernisation

German wagon keepers: rail modernisation needs to speed up

Modernisation of rail in Germany needs to go faster. That includes the modernisation of infrastructure, investments in the European Train Control System (ETCS) and the introduction of digital automatic couplers (DAC) to counteract the shortage...Read more

12-01-2023|1 comment|author: Roel van der Maas

These wagon keepers teamed up to be in the running for 1.17 million euros

Fifteen European wagon keepers will unite in a consortium in order to be eligible for 1.17 million euros in EU funding. The funding is needed to make the wagons silent, a costly upgrade. The consortium...Read more

14-09-2022|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

EIB: ‘We have the money for rail freight investments’

Interoperability, modernisation and more capacity are some of the essential elements that European rail infrastructure lacks. For all these to improve, everyone agrees on one prerequisite: money. But is money really missing?Read more

07-10-2021|Comment|author: Nikos Papatolios

Port of Gdansk to better streamline rail and road

The redevelopment of the road and railway system at the Port of Gdansk is almost complete. 85 per cent of the work has already been executed. Contractor NDI is about to carry out the last...Read more

25-05-2020|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen