Germany: Strike to end sooner
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.
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.
Freight trains in Germany will stop at 6pm tomorrow, passenger trains at 2am on Wednesday. The strike was called by the train drivers' union GDL and is scheduled to last until 6pm on Monday 29 January.
Officials of Siemens Mobility, České dráhy (ČD) and its subsidiary DPOV have signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of service.
ORLEN Unipetrol Doprava plans to add four more Siemens Vectron MS 383 electric locomotives to its fleet by the end of 2025.
The market share of ČD Cargo totalled 54.62% last year.
Siemens Mobility and Finnish rolling stock owner Pääkaupunkiseudun Junakalusto Oy have agreed to test the European Train Control System ETCS in Finland.
The Spanish government will receive €70 billion from the NextGenerationEU programme to reduce its carbon emissions, among other things. Ermewa has received €17.3 million from the Spanish Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Programmes to strengthen and develop rail freight in the Spanish market.
David Brown was confirmed as Chairman by the RDG Board in December and takes up the role with immediate effect.
300 participants at the 14. VPI Symposium "Growth Opportunities for Sustainable Rail Freight Transport" gathered in Hamburg yesterday.
The construction of the new line is expected to increase the volume of cargo by another 20 million tonnes. The third border crossing with China, Bakhty - Chuguchak, is to be opened.
Initial optimism about a green locomotive fleet in Europe is giving way to the realisation that the transition will be slow and expensive, according to a new study on diesel and alternative drive locomotives by SCI Verkehr.
The European Commission has raised no objections to the awarding of a grant to PKP CARGO Terminale, a company of the PKP CARGO Group, for the construction of a multimodal terminal in Zduńska Wola - Karsznice.
Bettina Castillo from Salzburg is a new member of the Board of Directors of ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG). She succeeds Imre Kovács, who will continue to work for ÖBB as CEO of Rail Cargo Hungaria and Senior Advisor for Eastern and South-Eastern Europe.
ČD will start testing diesel fuel with a higher content of a sustainable biocomponent based on hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) in new 847 class diesel railcars supplied by PESA.
Czech Railways (ČD) has taken delivery of two more Siemens Vectron locomotives from leasing company RSL, which delivered 12 units this year and another 22 next year.
This is the conclusion of the SCI study, which looks at the seven global regions and distinguishes between the three segments of passenger, urban and freight transport.
The Czech rail freight operator has announced changes in its middle management for 2024.
Ute Oldenburg will take over as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of RDC Deutschland GmbH on 1 January 2024.
An open and non-discriminatory process for the sale of the shares has been set out by the DB Group in an official announcement. The condition for a sale is that it must in all respects be economically advantageous for Deutsche Bahn.
In the new MC study "EUROPEAN INTERMODAL RAIL FREIGHT MARKET - Networks, Players, Outlook", SCI Verkehr provides an overview of current developments in the intermodal market.
Regional train order consists of 41 three-car Mireo trains, 18 four-car Mireo trains and 16 battery-powered Mireo Plus B trains.
Max Knagge, the new Chief Marketing and Sales Officer, has experience in a variety of industries, with the longest in aviation.
MEDLOG SA, the UK-based subsidiary of MSC Group, has agreed terms with pan-European logistics specialist Verdion to operate its iPort Rail multimodal freight terminal at iPort in Doncaster.
RCG has signed a framework agreement with Swiss wagon hire company MFD Rail. Up to 600 additional container wagons will help shift even more freight from road to rail.
Vossloh signs a four-year framework agreement with Deutsche Bahn's Customized Modules division. In addition to the switches, the company will continue to supply a substantial volume of switch components.
In November, locomotive rental company Nordic Re-Finance received approval for the first RC4 locomotive with the new ETCS signalling system.
In an exclusive interview with Ondřej Kocourek, partner at coLEGAL law firm, we discussed the harmonisation of railway standards at EU level and its impact on small carriers, as well as other legal issues.
Two freight trains collided in Česká Třebová in the Czech Republic just before 6am on Sunday morning. The driver of one of the trains was slightly injured in the accident.
A new three-year contract with long-standing partner Tesco PLC has been announced by Maritime Transport.
Locomotives will be provided in various power system variants for use in both passenger and freight service.
ÖBB-Infrastruktur is the first railway infrastructure company in Europe to receive permission to use drones that can be controlled without direct visual contact with the pilots.
The Danish studio Henning Larsen Architects has won the competition for the redevelopment of the main railway station in Prague. The studio is one of the world leaders in complex urban design.
In an exclusive interview with EDITH Managing Director Richard Zienko, we discuss successful and necessary strategies amidst significant shifts in rail freight dynamics and the need for climate-friendly transport.
VR Transpoint is creating a collaborative service concept for combined transport. Combined transport refers to the transport of euro trailers, tracks or trailers by train.
The first Mireo Smart celebrates its official roll-out at the Siemens Mobility plant in Krefeld.
Germany's longest railway tunnel is to be built in the eastern Ore Mountains and will significantly shorten the journey time between Dresden and Prague.
The third and final phase of the interlocking system upgrade for Rio Tinto's autonomous heavy haul rail network in Western Australia is about to commence with Hitachi Rail.
Replacing the Sawtooth Bridges is a key component of the Gateway Program to preserve and expand the busiest section of the Northeast Corridor (NEC).
Joint objectives and measures to shift significantly more goods from road to environmentally friendly rail transport were presented by Daniel Zadra, State Councillor for Mobility, and Andreas Matthä, CEO of ÖBB.
After having worked for VTG for more than 20 years, Sven Wellbrock (Chief Operating Officer Europe and Chief Safety Officer) has decided to leave the Company on 31 December 2023.
In an exclusive interview with Jing Shan, researcher at the Chair of Railway Operations at TU Dresden, we explore the impact of Eurasian rail corridors on international trade, resilience and supply chain dynamics.
RAILMARKET.com recommends movies with railway themes for cozy winter nights. Enjoy the excitement of train travel in the comfort of your own home.
HMH is the manufacturer of the MIREL - a train protection system for the Slovak Republic, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland.
Czech Railways takes delivery of ninth and tenth Vectrons this year, heading for West Bohemia and Moravia
An exclusive interview with Maria Leenen, CEO of SCI Verkehr, discusses the intricacies of the international rail and logistics sector. Key trends shaping global rail freight and the impact of technological advances are highlighted.