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Karel Novak

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Karel has more than 25 years of experience in news and press media. For many years he was Editor in Chief of Newsroom of Czech National TV Broadcast. As Head of Strategy, Karel is responsible for overal coordination of newsroom team and general content of Railmarket News.

Freight Rail

Tino Gerschler, Baltic Port Rail: Grain freight dominates

In an exclusive interview for RAILMARKET.com NEWS, Managing Director of Baltic Port Rail Mukran GmbH Tino Gerschler highlights shifts in rail freight at the Port of Mukran, the dominance of grain shipments, considerations for hybrid locomotives, the impact of the Belt and Road initiative and the growth potential of rail hinterland traffic, while emphasising the need for greater recognition and support for the rail industry in Germany.

September 7, 2023 · 9 min read

Freight Rail

Grenada Railroad reactivates freight service

The 235-mile Grenada Railroad, which runs along the I-55 corridor from Memphis to Canton, Mississippi, is preparing to reopen after nine years of repairs and significant investment from federal, state and private sources.

September 6, 2023 · 2 min read

Technology & Innovation

Nevomo: the ability of trains to levitate on existing railway infrastructure

Upgrading existing railway infrastructure would allow MagRail passenger trains to travel up to 550km/h. The path to pre-commercial operation.

September 6, 2023 · 3 min read

Business

Tomas Mischinger, VMT: Wagon steel will be "green" but not cheaper

In an exclusive interview with RAILMARKET.com NEWS, Tomas Mischinger, Managing Director of Vitkovice Machinery Trade, explains his views on the European steel market, its recent changes, trends and future.

September 4, 2023 · 7 min read

Business

A new bogie centre in Kazakhstan by Alstom

Up to 500 new and overhauled bogies will be the output of a newly-opened bogie centre that French Alstom opened in the Kazakh city of Astana.

August 31, 2023 · 1 min read

Passenger Rail

Conceptual design of the CPK multimodal transport hub

New facility includes terminal, main railway station and public transport interchange.

August 24, 2023 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

RCG: new board member for production and maintenance

Bettina Castillo, former IKEA logistics manager, to take over Rail Cargo Austria AG's production and maintenance department as of 2024. She succeeds Imre Kovács, who becomes Senior Advisor for Eastern and South-Eastern Europe at ÖBB.

August 23, 2023 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

Genesee & Wyoming Affiliates Seek to Implement Zero-Emission Rail Vehicles

Georgia Central Railways and the Heart of Georgia Railroad, both under the umbrella of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W), have approached the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking approval to trial a zero-emission rail-freight technology developed by Parallel Systems on selected segments of their rail networks.

August 23, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Thein Industry via Lokorent Services leases locomotive to Polish railway company FDM-REW

Thein Industry Group, through its company Lokorent Services, a leading player in the field of long-term locomotive and rolling stock rental, has taken another significant step in its expansion into the European market. After its successes in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, it has set Poland as its next strategic target.

August 22, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

TU Vienna Study: The future of rail-based mobility

A team of researchers from the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) has carried out a project on behalf of the ÖBB to explore the future of mobility in Austria.

August 21, 2023 · 4 min read

Technology & Innovation

Ocean freight revolution: giant kite towing ships

Airseas has successfully validated towing traction flights on the vessel Ville de Bordeaux.

August 18, 2023 · 1 min read

Freight Rail

Kazakhstan: container traffic increased by 2.6 times

In the first half of 2023, the volume of container traffic handled by KTZ Express JSC amounted to 346 thousand TEU.

August 16, 2023 · 1 min read

Infrastructure

Shocking CCTV compilation of level crossing misuse

So far in 2023, there have been nearly 50 cases of abuse either reported by train drivers or caught on hidden cameras in Worcestershire and the West Midlands.

August 15, 2023 · 1 min read

Business

Hitachi Rail wins €1.8bn contract for high-speed line between Verona and Padua

Hitachi Rail to equip line with advanced ERTMS digital signalling system.

August 8, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

UAE-Oman $3bn freight connection for iron ore

Etihad Rail and Oman Rail establish a joint venture to build and operate a railway network linking Sohar Port to the UAE National Rail Network.

August 4, 2023 · 1 min read

Freight Rail

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group optimises logistics services in Italy

Logistics centres in Desio and San Stino merged into one subsidiary.

August 3, 2023 · 1 min read

Technology & Innovation

DB: AI overcomes shortage of skilled workers

Digital maintenance gets trains back on track faster. The Munich-Steinhausen S-Bahn station is a pilot project for digital maintenance at DB Regio.

August 2, 2023 · 2 min read

Business

EIB approves loan of up to EUR 250 million for Divača-Koper Second Track project

The loan contract is expected to be signed at the end of 2023. The EIB loan is expected to start in 2025.

July 31, 2023 · 1 min read

Passenger Rail

ČD puts special wagons with panoramic views into service

Unique panoramic carriages from Switzerland are travelling through Moravia on Porta Moravica trains.

July 28, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

SCI: Rail freight transport in Europe is facing major changes

Major changes are reshaping Europe's rail freight industry, with powerful shipping companies investing heavily in the intermodal market to influence port hinterland traffic flows, according to a study by SCI Verkehr.

July 27, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Zbyszek Waclawik, ČD Cargo: The future lies in cooperation with road hauliers

In an exclusive interview with RM, Zbyszek Waclawik, the member of ČD Cargo's Board of Directors responsible for managing the company's commercial division, reflects on the future of all types of freight transport.

July 26, 2023 · 6 min read

Passenger Rail

Ukraine and Moldova: European gauge on key lines

A study published by the EC and the EIB suggests that the European track gauge should be introduced on the lines to Lviv and Chiṣinău as a first step to improve connections between Poland and Ukraine and between Romania and Moldova.

July 25, 2023 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

DB Cargo denies news of massive job cuts

Single wagonload traffic must be comparable to road freight, says DB Cargo CEO.

July 24, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Network Rail: London freight terminal redevelopment

Network Rail has begun masterplanning Bow Goods Yard in East London, which will see over 30 acres of brownfield land regenerated.

July 21, 2023 · 2 min read

Passenger Rail

ČD took two more Siemens Vectron multi-system electric locomotives from RSL

These are the third and fourth of 12 locomotives that RSL will deliver to ČD in 2023.

July 19, 2023 · 1 min read

Freight Rail

DB Cargo transports battery for VW and Škoda

Since July, DB Cargo Logistics has been transporting cell modules by rail from the port of Magdeburg to Mladá Boleslav (Škoda factory) in the Czech Republic.

July 19, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Rail freight heavyweights against DB Netz

High-ranking railway managers have written a letter to the EC and the German Ministry of Transport.

July 18, 2023 · 3 min read

Passenger Rail

Akiem buys 100 Traxx multi-system locomotives from Alstom

The framework agreement will enable Akiem to open new routes from France to Italy, the northern ports and Central Europe, covering a total of 12 countries.

July 18, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Vale orders three FLXdrive battery electric locomotives from Wabtec

Vale has partnered with Wabtec Corporation to advance the decarbonisation of the company's rail operations. The deal includes an order for three of Wabtec's FLXdrive battery locomotives and a collaboration to test ammonia as a potential clean alternative fuel to replace diesel.

July 17, 2023 · 2 min read

Passenger Rail

Rolling stock manufacturers successfully defy global crises

Turnover from the sale of new rolling stock will amount to €56.8 billion in 2022, SCI Verkehr estimates in its new study on rolling stock manufacturers worldwide.

July 17, 2023 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

CARGOUNIT: €338m loan for the purchase of locomotives

In July 2023, CARGOUNIT, the Central and Eastern European locomotive lessor headquartered in Poland, signed an agreement with a group of leading Polish and Western European lenders to refinance its existing facilities.

July 17, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

DAC Sector: Rail freight digitisation to meet EU greening targets

Representatives of the rail freight industry express their strong commitment and support for the implementation of the DAC.

July 13, 2023 · 2 min read

Business

SCI Verkehr: Asia and Europe dominate global high-speed rail market

The world's high-speed rail (HSR) infrastructure is primarily concentrated in Asia and Europe, with these regions accounting for 90% of the global infrastructure and over 95% of the operational fleet.

July 12, 2023 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

Alpha Trains and Siemens Mobility: service contract for Vectron locomotives

The contract covers the complete maintenance of Vectron locomotives over a period of 15 years, including overhauls at the Siemens Rail Service Centre in Munich-Allach.

July 11, 2023 · 2 min read

Passenger Rail

Stadler to supply trains for regional services around Mount Vesuvius

A new contract for electric multiple units for regional transport on the Vesuvian railway lines has been signed between Stadler and Ente Autonomo Volturno (EAV).

July 11, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

HHPI adds 110 Ermewa Faccns wagons to its fleet

Erfurt-based rail freight operator Heavy Haul Power International GmbH (HHPI) is expanding its cooperation with wagon lessor Ermewa, which began in 2021, by leasing 110 brand new Faccns wagons.

July 5, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group: 40 new RockTainer SAND for Rohrdorfer

The Rohrdorf Group uses the new RockTainer SAND from the Austrian ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) to transport limestone from the Ebensee quarry to the Gmunden cement plant.

July 5, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

ČD Cargo and RTI: joint transport of hundreds of thousands of tonnes of fuel

ČD Cargo has started transporting fuel to Poland. It's about 400,000 tonnes a year.

June 29, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Pavel Marousek, Duro Dakovic: We will produce 2000 wagons in 2026

In an exclusive interview with RAILMARKET.com NEWS, Pavel Marousek, Managing Director of Duro Dakovic, describes the plans of Croatia's second largest engineering company.

June 28, 2023 · 7 min read

Business

Škoda Group: 1 billion euro deal with Egyptian railways

The Škoda Group has signed contracts with the Egyptian National Railways (ENR) for the modernisation and maintenance of at least 280 electric diesel locomotives.

June 28, 2023 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

Petr Vlcek, CEO of NYMWAG: Fundamental change in the freight wagon market

RM News presents the second part of an interview with Petr Vlcek, CEO of NYMWAG, on the current situation in the freight wagon market and his predictions for the next 10 years.

June 27, 2023 · 7 min read

Business

Liability in rail freight transport

At its meeting last week, the Swiss Federal Council approved a report on liability rules in rail freight transport. The report shows that today the railway undertakings are almost always liable in the event of accidents - even when private wagons are involved.

June 26, 2023 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

VPI Chairperson Malte Lawrenz warns against political misguidance in freight transport

Speaking to the 185 representatives of the Association of Wagon Owners (VPI) in Dresden, chairman Malte Lawrenz called on German politicians to stick to the priority given to rail transport in the coalition agreement.

June 26, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Samskip targets multimodal transport in Central Eastern Europe

As a next step in strengthening its value proposition in new markets, Samskip is continuing to expand its 'Multimodal Customer Care' model in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The new office in Prague will enable Samskip and local shippers to meet and discuss how to integrate multimodal transport into their supply chains.

June 23, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Arnošt Bartošek: RAILVIS.com is expanding services with new freight rates requests

Arnošt Bartošek, Head of Operations at RAILVIS.com, discusses his journey to the innovative company and highlights the team's role in facilitating seamless onboarding and promoting specialized rail offers.

June 22, 2023 · 5 min read

Infrastructure

Ukraine: Russian agent's attempt to blow up railway facilities prevented

Ukrzaliznytsia helps SBU (Ukrainian intelligence service) arrest Russian agent who wanted to blow up railway facilities and disrupt the Ukrainian Armed Forces' counter-offensive. The traitor is now in custody. He faces life imprisonment.

June 21, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Richard Toman, CEO of VŽO: The future lies in mobile workshops

RM News presents an interview with Richard Toman, a CEO of Vítkovické železniční opravny. The main point of the conversation is the current situation on the freight car repair market and the company's plans for the upcoming years.

June 21, 2023 · 5 min read