Brenner Base Tunnel construction proceeds with major breakthrough
The Brenner Base Tunnel moves closer to completion after the latest construction phase. The tunnel connecting the Italian town Fortezza with the Austrian border is…
Catalonia demands progress on Med Corridor freight route
The government of Spain’s Catalonia region has called for work to be kick-started on developing the long-awaited Spanish section of the Mediterranean Corridor, part of…
Karel Vinck: ‘No reason’ freight trains should not be 700 metres
The European Railways Agency’s Karel Vinck says there is no reason why all freight trains should not be the 700 metre-long version as an effective…
Rail freight CEOs ‘taking control’, says CER report
Freight rail policymakers must take ‘full responsibility’ for addressing the intermodal imbalances that still exist in the European rail market if industry professionals’ work is…
Two keys to modal shift: Collaboration & Competition
European rail freight policymakers must help ensure that national rail infrastructure managers work much more closely together to alleviate bottlenecks at borders, and thus pave…
Electrification scheme boosts Latvia’s TEN-T status
Latvia’s rail freight capability could be set to move to the next level with the roll-out of a nationwide electrification project linked to the European…
CEOs sign letter supporting ERTMS roll-out
A consortium of companies created to develop the technical elements of the European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS) have signed letters of intent committing the…
Italy link could open TEN-Ts to Port of Moerdijk
A new rail connection between the Port of Moerdijk in The Netherlands and Piacenza in Italy has the potential to open up increased trade via…
Port of Calais opens 1.5 million Euros ‘smart’ storage facility
Rail freight users can now take advantage of a new 24/7 ‘smart’ storage area for unaccompanied trailers at the Port of Calais. The 1.5 million…