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The fleet, equipped with Innofreight “RockTainer ORE” containers, will handle around 1.8 million tonnes of iron ore annually from the Erzberg site in Styria.
Locomotives will support new domestic services, including recently launched flows on the Lille–Miramas and Bonneuil–Miramas axis.
Improving work efficiency, reducing costs, and increasing quality and safety have long been priorities across both manufacturing and service industries. These principles are most highly developed in sectors with high-volume serial production, such as the automotive and aerospace industries. In the railway sector, however, the introduction of standardisation and optimisation measures is often more complex.
The Chicago-based manufacturer reported revenue of $501.0m and increased gross margin to 14.6%.
The group plans continued investment in railway infrastructure, rolling stock and tourism offerings, including the procurement of ORION multiple units for the MGBahn fleet.
The eight-car National Electric High-Speed Train set was placed on the test track on 5 March, with dynamic testing now ongoing.
According to Tågab, the services will operate with electric locomotives for the full route.
Vossloh stated that demand for large turnout components is expected to increase as DB advances network upgrades across Germany.
The shuttle operates three times per week, with plans to increase to five rotations in the coming months.
The phased modernization will allow NS to return upgraded locomotives to service progressively between 2027 and 2029.
The service is available to all rail operators using the terminal.
The multi-system locomotives are part of a fleet renewal that will see existing KombiRail locomotives returned as the new units enter service.
The terminal is located adjacent to several logistics companies and serves combined transport flows in the Berlin region.
The Dutch operator plans three weekly return services on each route at launch, increasing both corridors to daily operation by summer 2026.
The contracts cover the delivery of vehicles and related services for the operation of next-generation maintenance equipment.
The approval by the Office of Rail Transport (UTK) confirms that PLK’s safety management system complies with EU requirements for infrastructure managers.
The service will operate two round trips per week, with one outbound and one return connection, and can increase to three round trips in the short term.
The agreement covers full-service maintenance for the fleet, which is already in circulation.
The movements were carried out on behalf of the Norwegian Armed Forces and civil protection authorities.
The locomotive has been delivered in the contractor’s yellow and black livery.
The operator is seeking sufficient train paths to run nine daily return services between Turin and Naples and four between Turin and Venice.
The ports of Bremen and Bremerhaven handled 65.3 million tonnes of seaborne cargo in 2025, up 5.4% year on year, with container traffic in Bremerhaven driving the increase. Throughput reached 4.9 million TEU, a rise of more than 10%.
No trains are operating to or from the high-level platforms, and low-level services are running through the station without stopping.
The scheme will cover the majority of the carrier’s international intermodal containers moving inland from Los Angeles at no additional charge to customers.
The acquisition was finalised in Rome on 4 March 2026.
LKW Walter has introduced a new intermodal connection between Novi Sad in Serbia and Herne in Germany, offering three roundtrips per week with a transit time of 46 hours.
The transaction concerns the Arad South intermodal terminal, located in western Romania near the Hungarian border.
After ramp-up, monthly output is planned at 40 to 60 wagons, with production scheduled to continue through the end of September.
Operations began in March with high-volume rail transport of finished vehicles from the Hungarian plant.
The notice follows restrictions announced by several shipping lines due to heightened security risks in the Middle East.
The revised approach follows a joint review with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and feedback received during the earlier request for proposals.
This brings rail into regular use at the Adriatic port and adds an intermodal option for cargo flows.
During negotiations, the delivery schedule for the first vehicles was brought forward, with handover now planned by the end of 2027.
The locomotives have been deployed into regular operations since the end of 2022.
Traffic on the Omarska–Zenica route stopped on 2 March 2026 after Nova Ljubija notified the railway on 27 February that shipments were being suspended due to operational problems at the Zenica steelworks.
Two signed memoranda of understanding aim at developing intermodal logistics in Northwest Italy, focusing on the Turin–Orbassano terminal.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the German federal government have launched an immediate action programme titled “More Comfort on Long-Distance Trains”, backed by an additional EUR 20m in 2026.
Slovenian Railways (SŽ–Potniški promet) transported 20.9 million passengers in 2025, the highest annual total since Slovenia’s independence and 25% more than in 2024.
From Kraków, the service continues internationally via Ostrava, Olomouc and Pardubice to Prague, establishing a through Warsaw–Kraków–Prague connection.
The 17-acre terminal provides direct northbound and southbound access to the West Coast Main Line via the Northampton loop.
The three-car train has arrived in Łódź, with staff training and entry into service scheduled ahead of the June timetable change.
The locomotives will operate primarily in Germany and on the Rhine–Alpine Corridor linking the North Sea ports with Southern Europe.
The growth follows the launch and expansion of several new intermodal services.
Mexico’s Maya Train has begun dynamic testing of its new freight service using Wabtec ES44AC locomotives on the route toward Tenosique.
The short line expects to handle inbound steel plate and slab traffic as well as outbound finished components.
The 420 km service introduces the dedicated container traffic on the SGR network.
The service handles both conventional wagonload shipments and combined transport (CT) units, covering a range of cargo types and shipment sizes.
The Finnish private freight operator is expanding its fleet as transport volumes from the forest industry increase and pulp shipments begin this year.
Five direct trains operate daily in each direction between Graz and Munich. The route is complemented by a daily Nightjet service linking Graz with Berlin overnight.
Under the arrangement, maritime containers moving through Wilhelmshaven are transferred to rail for inland distribution to Debrecen.