Topic: Weather

Winds, snow and -20 degrees Celcius, but the trains keep running

While the Lunar Year has officially kicked off and the people in Europe have left their holidays behind, we are finding ourselves in the midst of winter. In Kazakhstan and some parts of China, this...Read more

23-01-2023|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

Heavy storm in south Germany puts rail freight at a standstill

Heavy rainfall and flooding in southern Germany are causing problems with rail freight transport. Specifically, the states of Baden-Wurttemberg, Bavaria, and Hesse are the most heavily impacted. According to Deutsche Bahn, the disturbance occurred after...Read more

30-06-2021|Comment|author: Nikos Papatolios

Storm warning again for UK, infrastructure managers gearing up

The British Isles is facing another ferocious Atlantic storm, just two weeks after torrential rains caused major disruption, flooding and damage to the rail network. Infrastructure managers, principally the UK’s Network Rail agency, are gearing...Read more

25-08-2020|Comment|author: Simon Walton