Russia and Austria cooperate on railway digitalisation
Rail Cargo Group (RCG) and Digital Logistics, a joint venture of Russian Railways (RZD) and INTELLEX, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote standardisation and digitalisation of operational processes across Europe’s borders. This should enable...Read more
New rail freight lines Port of Trieste to Austria
The freight division of railway company ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) will commence with two new rail freight services from the Italian port of Trieste to various destinations in Austria. This was revealed at the...Read more
New multimodal service from Duisburg to Greece via Venice
Austrian-based operator Rail Cargo Group, Italian shipping company Grimaldi and Dutch logistics provider Samskip will launch a multimodal service between Greece and the German logistics hub of Duisburg. The route will include the Duisburg-Venice rail...Read more
New service port of Lübeck – Wels
A new direct rail freight line between the Austrian hub of Wels and the German Baltic Sea port of Lübeck has been launched by Rail Cargo Group. The service is called TransFER and runs twice...Read more
Rail Cargo Group equips wagon fleet with telematics devices
By the end of 2020, the freight cars of Rail Cargo Group will feature position detection, motion sensing and shock detection. The freight division of OBB has partnered up with A1 and A1 Digital to...Read more
Rail Cargo Group handles 400 trains Asia-Europe in 2018
Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has reached its ambitious goal this month of handling a total of 400 trains between Asia and Europe in 2018. It transported more than 30,000 standard containers by rail between Asia...Read more
EU disapproves of broad gauge extension Bratislava-Vienna
The European Commission objects to the plan that will see an extension of the broad gauge railway line from Slovakia to Austria. Meanwhile, the project is about to enter the next phase, moving closer towards...Read more
Rail Cargo Group connects Łódź and Istanbul on New Silk Road
Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has launched a new freight train running between two intermodal hubs – Łódź and Istanbul. The new service improves the transportation of goods throughout eastern, southern and southeastern Europe and connects...Read more
Rail Cargo Group starts new freight connection Austria-Italy
Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has further expanded its rail freight network. Last month, the carrier started operating the new container service from Vienna in Austria to Piadena in Italy. The service also offers a good...Read more
First direct rail service Rotterdam-Budapest launched
The first direct shuttle train between the Port of Rotterdam and the Hungarian capital of Budapest was launched today, 4 October. The railway service departs twice a week in both directions. With the new rail connection,...Read more
New lightweight platform for superstructures on the market
A new lightweight platform for the carriage of superstructures was presented to the public by manufacturer voestalpine and Rail Cargo Group (RCG), the Austrian-based rail logistics company that will be operating the new rolling stock....Read more
Rail Cargo Group to become digital carrier by mid-2020
Rail Cargo Group (RCG), ÖBB’s freight division, has signed a contract with CRX Software for the application of the RailCube software solution. The IT solution will support the planning and dispatching of international trains. Since the...Read more
Goldair starts own train operations Greece
ÖBB subsidiary Rail Cargo Group (RCG) and Greek partner Goldair Cargo officially launched their rail freight operations in Greece on June 27. Although the partnership is not new, the joint venture had not ran their...Read more