EU rail freight test portal now live
The pilot version of a ‘one-stop-shop’ European web portal detailing rail freight service facilities across the continent can now be accessed online. The railfreightlocations.eu site is a European Union initiative involving a group of rail...Read more
SBB Cargo International boosts group performance
A record amount of freight traffic across the Swiss Federal Railways’ (SBB) network and beyond was one of the major drivers in ensuring 2016 was a successful year for the group. Total domestic and international...Read more
SBB Cargo outlines 2020 digital strategy
Swiss freight operator SBB Cargo is developing innovative projects as part of its parent company SBB’s ‘2020 Digital Strategy’. It ties together the freight arm’s existing strengths with the development of cutting-edge technology aimed at...Read moreStation revamp strengthens Gotthard freight axis
Renovation has begun of the Swiss Bellinzona-Sao Paolo freight station, marking another key step for the future of freight along the vital Switzerland-Italy Gotthard link. SBB Cargo is investing around 100 million Francs on the...Read moreRail Cargo Group gets 200 locomotives through Europe’s ‘biggest tender’
Austrian freight carrier Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is to receive 200 new locomotives for use on its cross-border operations in a deal signed by parent company ÖBB and Siemens. Described as Europe’s ‘biggest locomotives tender’,...Read moreSwiss freight firm ‘tags’ wagon fleet
A major European freight supplier is to fit its entire fleet – around 5,000 wagons – with electromagnetic tags that will enable efficient tracking and improve safety. SBB Cargo is utilising technology made possible by...Read more