Record 2017 rail cargoes for Germany’s Port of Kiel
The Port of Kiel in northern Germany handled over 32,000 rail freight consignments last year, a rise of 9.5 per cent, according to official figures. These intermodal successes helped ensure 2017 was one of the best...Read more
TX Logistik boosts fleet with 40 new TRAXX locos
Germany-based TX Logistik has signed a contract with Bombardier for the supply of 40 TRAXX MS3 locomotives. Under the deal, delivery of the locomotives will start in the summer of 2019. It includes a 15-year preventive...Read more
Petition calls for Dutch action on rail freight policy
A group of more than 50 rail freight stakeholders has presented a petition to the Dutch Parliament, calling for action to help stimulate rail cargo transport and put it on a par with its German...Read more
New Vectron fleet TX Logistiks complete and operative
Last week the last two of a total of ten new Vectron Multisystem locomotives were delivered to rolling stock leasing company Alpha Trains. The locomotives hit the tracks immediately for German freight operator TX Logistik,...Read more
TX Logistik buying 45 locomotives in joint Mercitalia tender
TX Logistik AG (TXL) is modernising its locomotive fleet through a joint tendering exercise with newly-established Italian freight specialist Mercitalia Rail. TXL says it will buy 45 modern multi-system locomotives over the next five years...Read more
Spot transport launched by TX Logistik
A spot rail freight facility is being offered by TX Logistik (TXL), providing shippers and other firms with the opportunity to move freight on European routes at short notice. It’s an increasingly popular type of...Read more
TX Logistik launches Leipzig-Verona TEN-T connection
Chemicals, consumer goods and vehicle parts will be among the cargoes aboard a new TX Logistik freight service between Leipzig and Verona, which links two key European Core Network Corridors. The three-times weekly round service...Read more