‘Europe should not be the hurdle on the New Silk Road’
Europe is the first and the last mile on the New Silk Road. This should be an incentive for European governments to pursue assertive policy when it comes to rail freight, believes Pier Eringa, CEO...Read more
Test runs of 740-metre long trains in the Netherlands this summer
DB Cargo and Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail will start testing operations with 740-metre long freight trains end of this August. This is part of the measure package that was proposed by the Dutch government last...Read more
Dutch track access charges to be lowered to ‘German level’
Dutch track access charges will be reduced significantly next year to be in line with the German tariffs, which will be reduced by half this year. This is part of a measure package proposed by...Read more
ProRail: ‘From Dutch to Baltic port in 22 hours’
Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail and block train operator Baltic Rail, subsidiary of Rail World Group, want to shorten transit times of rail freight traffic between the Dutch and Baltic ports. The 1,800 kilometre journey should...Read more
Rail freight traffic Betuweroute diverted till end of May
Rail freight traffic on the Betuweroute in the Netherlands will be diverted from Saturday 19 May until Sunday 27 May via the Brabantroute and the regular railway in the east of the Netherlands. In this...Read more
‘Apply one single price on European rail corridors’
On European rail freight corridors, one single price should apply. Currently, the method for calculating track access charges differs greatly among countries, which means procedures and rules are complicated. It would be more logical if...Read moreDutch Masterplan rail freight in the making
A Dutch masterplan with measures to enhance the position of the rail freight industry is in the making, following the example of Germany, which is to implement measures this year. The ministry of Infrastructure and Water...Read more‘ProRail wants to freeze Dutch track access charges for five years’
A new method for calculating track access charges is currently being assessed by the Dutch Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM). One of the suggestions that infrastructure manager ProRail has included in this proposal is...Read more
New mark-ups for rail freight charges Netherlands
The Dutch government has introduced new rules that enable infrastructure manager ProRail to apply new mark-ups in the calculation of track access charges from 2019. For rail freight operators, new mark-ups will be introduced based...Read more
Testing of automatic freight trains in The Netherlands confirmed
French rail engineers Alstom have signed a deal with Dutch rail manager ProRail and operator Rotterdam Rail Feeding to begin testing automatic freight trains in The Netherlands. Starting this year, the Automated Train Operation (ATO) test...Read moreDutch freight services run through nature reserve
Rail freight services have begun operating along a controversial route through a nature reserve in The Netherlands. A weekly service is running between Budel and Weert in Brabant province, in the south of the country, via...Read more
Freight wagon derails after Dutch collision
Track repairs were needed after a freight wagon was partially derailed when it was hit by a Captrain locomotive near the Dutch city of Venlo. National infrastructure manager ProRail said the derailed wagon, which had the...Read moreBetuweroute freight line takes first high-speed passenger train
High-speed international passenger trains have begun using the vital Betuweroute rail freight line linking the Port of Rotterdam and Europe’s hinterland as a result of long-term engineering works in the east of the country. Dutch rail...Read more
ProRail: No LPG leak from derailed Dutch wagons
Dutch rail infrastructure manager ProRail confirmed there were no leakages caused by the derailment of two freight wagons containing Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) last Monday night (November 27) in the Zeeland province of The Netherlands. Inspection The...Read more‘More goods by rail’, says new EIM President Pier Eringa
Pier Eringa, the newly-elected President of the Association of European Rail Infrastructure Managers (EIM), has vowed to do what he can to make international rail travel ‘simpler, cheaper and more sustainable’ for both the freight...Read more
New freight operator on Dutch railway network
A new rail operator can be seen on Dutch railways since last week. Freight operator Railexperts is now licensed to operate its own trains on the national network. The company specialises in the transport of...Read more