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Evelina Maleckiene, Head of Intermodal Sales at LTG Cargo, outlined the company's forward-looking strategies during her presentation at the 51st IBS Congress in Helsinki.
Jing Shan, a researcher from Technische Universität Dresden, has been awarded the Second Prize in the Rail Mode category at the TRA VISIONS 2024 Young Researcher Competition in Dublin, recognizing his significant contributions to sustainable transport.
Nordic Stream Group launches new rail ferry service that promises greener freight transport between Estonia and Finland.
ČD Cargo has enhanced its locomotive fleet by integrating the Siemens Vectron Dual Mode, following a successful trial period.
In a significant leap towards gender diversity, Deutsche Bahn now boasts over 55.000 female employees, marking a notable increase in its female workforce and leadership.
Zbigniew Prus, who was elected on Monday as Chairman of the Board of Directors, is an experienced leader in the field of rail transport.
The 51st Congress of the International Rail Freight Business Association (IBS) is set for April 11-12, in Helsinki, focusing on enhancing multimodal freight transport.
The Belgian presidency recently unveiled a strategy for Europe's future mobility, emphasizing sustainable transport as essential for achieving climate neutrality by 2050.
The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has brought transformative changes in numerous industries, and the field of train maintenance is no exception. The railway industry has increasingly adopted AI-powered solutions to enhance efficiency, safety, and reliability in maintaining trains.
Tbilisi, Georgia, will host the 2024 Multimodal Transport and Transit Forum on 23-24 April to discuss trends in multimodal transport in Europe and Asia.
LTG Group is joining the Orfeus system of the International Union of Railways (UIC) used in the West, which enables cooperating carriers to transmit CIM waybill data.
The fair is will take place from 11-13 June 2024 at the Trojhalí Karolina in Ostrava and for this year has chosen as partner country Poland.
Stadler's FLIRT H2 has been entered into the Guinness World Records database for the longest distance of 2.803 kilometres travelled by a pilot hydrogen fuel cell electric multiple unit passenger train without refuelling or recharging.
With the delivery of 50 Tagnpps 95 m3 grain wagons, Ermewa has achieved further growth for its customer Rail Cargo Logistics, a subsidiary of Rail Cargo Group.
The development of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Corridor (TITR), the construction and cooperation of countries and operators along the corridor has become one of the most important issues in the industry, as has the optimisation of Eurasian trade and logistics services in response to supply chain disruptions.
Captrain Italia and RAILPOOL have signed a sale and leaseback agreement for 13 Alstom Traxx DC3 locomotives equipped with a last mile module.
Two thirds (64%) of people around the world support banning air travel where high-speed rail alternatives exist, according to a major report commissioned by Hitachi Rail.
ÖBB is making significant progress towards gender diversity in its workforce, demonstrating a progressive shift from its historically male-dominated composition.
LTG Infra has started consulting the market regarding the planned procurement of works to construct the superstructure of the railway line from Kaunas to the Latvian border.
A few days ago, the Vice President of Kazakhstan National Railway Group, Koishebaev Yerlan, and his delegation came to Chongqing to discuss logistics cooperation between Kazakhstan and Chongqing, to deepen the construction of the China-European Liner (Chongqing) South Passage, and to sign a strategic cooperation agreement on the international corridor with the partners of Chongqing.
Siemens Mobility is replacing its current rail infrastructure site in Chippenham, Wiltshire, UK, with a state-of-the-art factory, digital engineering and R&D facility.
Company plans to invest seven million euros over ten years in cooperation with TU Dresden, where it will endow a professorship for digital railway systems.
Giant tunnelling machine - called 'Florence' - completes 16km journey under the Chilterns in 2 years and 9 months.
A brand-new Euro9000 locomotive joined HSL Logistik's fleet last week.
Wascosa announces the appointment of Christian Theis as our new Chief Sales Officer and Executive Board Member.
KiwiRail is the national railway operator of New Zealand and this agreement strengthens Stadler's presence in this country.
The simulator, which is an exact copy of the driver's cab of a Siemens Vectron locomotive, will be mandatory for drivers every two years.
Akiem, the European turnkey supplier of locomotives and passenger trains, announces a far-reaching programme to restructure its maintenance value proposition.
The first call for 70 Vectron locomotives is aimed at facilitating cross-border traffic without the need to change locomotives, offering services in up to 16 countries.
A luxury train accommodation at this site has a rich history dating back to the 19th century.
HSL Logistik has signed a direct electricity supply contract for 50.500 MWh of green traction power with GETEC ENERGIE.
Siemens Mobility has founded a subsidiary, Smart Train Lease GmbH, to enable customers to flexibly supplement their fleets with leased state-of-the-art battery, hydrogen and electric trains.
International conference and exhibition in the field of transport logistics of Kazakhstan, which will take place in Astana on 5-6 March.
An agreement for six additional hydrogen trains has been signed between the State of California and Stadler. These are contract options exercised by the State under a contract signed in October 2023.
SBB has ordered five more Giruno high-speed trains from Stadler for the planned expansion of its international services to Italy. Like the 29 trains of the first batch, the new trains are completely built at the Swiss factory in Bussnang.
Declining demand for transport in Europe, rising rail prices and significant quality deficits in the German rail network are putting pressure on environmentally friendly transport.
The train, constructed by the Russian armed forces, stretches along a railway branch from Olenivka to Volnovakha and was built between July 2023 and February 2024 from stolen rolling stock.
The new tank car Zacens 75 of the Czech manufacturer NYMWAG has been successfully tested on the Velim circuit.
Thein Industry, a specialist in the development of proprietary hydrogen technologies for rail and road transport, has successfully completed the acquisition of the Czech foundry Top Alulit.
Vishal Sharma, with over 30 years of experience in the logistics sector, has served as CEO for DB Schenker's Greater China cluster from 2021.
After Hyperloop One (aka Virgin Hyperloop), one of the biggest and best funded players in the field, declared bankruptcy and ceased operations, the development of this mode of transport continues in Europe.
Hitachi Rail has successfully completed the first dynamic test of its digital signalling technology for the Paris-Lyon High-Speed Line, with the project scheduled to enter service in autumn 2024.
The European Commission is to finance a further 38 military mobility projects to support the transport of troops and equipment on the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T).
In 2023, LTG Cargo transported 27.2 million tonnes of freight - 2.5 million tonnes more than planned, thanks to ongoing projects to relocate activities to the West.
DB and GDL union resume negotiations. As a result, the strike will end for freight trains at 6pm tonight and for personnel at 2am tomorrow.
With effect from 1 January 2024, Søren Skou, a proven industry expert with international logistics experience, takes over from Alexander Granderath, who was chairman of the advisory board until 30 September 2023.
North Italian operators will refurbish the Treno ad alta frequentazione (TAF) fleet.
A passenger train collided with a truck near Karvina in the Czech Republic. The train driver did not survive the accident. According to the latest information from the spokesperson of the regional fire brigade, sixteen people were injured on the train.
Since the beginning of January, TX Logistik has been running two trains a week from the CTL terminal in Lübeck to the Quadrante Europa terminal in Verona and back.
DB presented its new subsidiary DB InfraGO AG for the first time yesterday in Berlin. The new company is launching the most comprehensive programme to renew and modernise the rail network and stations.