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The new company’s operating business has been entrusted to Violeta Vlasoviene, Managing Director of VTG Rail Logistics Baltics.
The new RC dual-mode vehicles will gradually replace the diesel locomotives previously used in long-distance transport.
With the new investment, OTIV will further develop the technology platform and accelerate its pilot projects and implementation with customers in the rail industry.
LDZ CARGO has received the European single safety certificate for transport in Estonia. The service is dedicated to transporting cooking oils for a US customer.
ÖBB is looking for 3,000 new employees this year, with a total of 15,000 jobs to be offered on the Austrian labour market over the next five years.
The shipping industry will face inflation, the implications of the war on Ukraine, the impact of COVID-19 in China, and worker strikes in 2023.
The agreement includes a £25 million investment to increase the number of GBRf locomotives in operation.
Similar to grain, alternative ways are being sought to transport this mineral commodity from Ukraine to Europe and North Africa.
The investment will enable the purchase of platforms and wagons for freight transport and the buying of modern electric locomotives.
ÖBB is continuing its large expansion and investment programme in 2023. By 2028, 19 billion euros will be invested in railway expansion throughout Austria.
The specific technical maps for the Czech Railway Administration will provide information on the transport and technical infrastructure and will contribute to better and more efficient preparation of investments and repair work.
The Schweizerzug service is designed to ensure maximum schedule stability and fast connections between inland locations and seaports.
The new electric locomotives will enable the transport of longer and heavier trains, leading to more cost-effective services.
After completion of the transaction, PGE will become the owner of the company with exclusive rights to supply energy to the railway sector and to provide traction network maintenance services.
Two contracts cover the electrification and modernization of the 66 km railway line between Cluj Napoca and Poieni. Thanks to modernization, the speed will be increased to 120 km/h for freight transport and 160 km/h for passenger trains.
The new freight terminal Madrid-Vicálvaro is to become a strategic multimodal platform of the trans-European main network.
ENSCO has been awarded the contract to build and test the Fortis railcar prototype by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Financial support from the EBRD and the EU is intended to help improve transport connectivity in the Western Balkans and promote a modal shift from road to rail as a greener mode of transport.
The Smart GigaWood Round & Sawn wagon saves additional train runs thanks to its significantly higher capacity.
Deutsche Bahn to donate Ukrainian State Railway Ukrzaliznytsia emergency power generators.
Kaunas railway station will become a major logistics hub, linking freight routes from North-Western and Central Europe.
Acquisition will help GEODIS expand its integrated freight network in Germany.
The new train, designed for Trenitalia, is the first ever tri-mode train to enter passenger service in Europe.
With the new high-capacity trains, Renfe will be able to transport at least 20% more passengers per hour at the busiest rail hubs in Spain.
The last weekend before Christmas was marked by protests by railway workers in several European countries.
Monitoring the condition of switches is intended to prevent unplanned downtime due to faults, increase the efficiency of maintenance work and significantly boost the availability of track.
The new locomotives will increase rail productivity and help reduce CO2 emissions.
Rail freight transport increased by 5.4% in 2021 and is above the 2019 level, mainly due to an increase in combined transport.
The study points to the need for further reduction of national rules and further adaptation of the technical specifications for interoperability.
CDPQ has acquired the entire capital of Akiem, a leading provider of locomotive leasing services in Europe, from the SNCF Group and DWS.
The new GGT-GearSaver® sensor, gearboxes’ service life and operating costs could be optimized.
The new line service will boost the resilience of customers' supply chains and enable them quickly and easily switch volumes between London Gateway and Southampton.
The innovative solution addresses the wheel and rail adhesion bottleneck enabling transit systems to improve efficiency and increase network capacity.
The new T3000e wagons will be used for intermodal transport between Germany and Sweden.
Despite pandemic-related restrictions and disrupted supply chains around the world, the inaugural passenger trip took place just two and a half years after the train was ordered.
The highly automated fulfillment warehouse will expand the company's logistics capacity and shorten delivery times.
A rail strike, affecting mainly freight transport, would have a significant impact on the entire US economy.
Trains with electric drive will allow more sustainable rail transport in the Helsinki region.
The new depot is designed to improve the efficiency of rail freight maintenance in the East of England.
The aim of the demonstration was to show how trains can react autonomously to unpredictable obstacles.
The volume of transit between Russia and India via Iran is to increase to 12 million tonnes of cargo per year.
The first shipment from Helsinki to Kazakhstan started last week.
The service FastTrack bundles VTG’s digital rail freight offerings in Germany.
After completion of the project, it will be possible to travel between Warsaw and the largest Polish cities in a maximum of 2.5 hours.
Under the €867 million contract, Hitachi Rail will cover 1,885 kilometers of the Italian rail network.
The global market for new vehicles is currently around €2.8 billion per year and is expected to grow further.
In 2021 the railway’s share in the total transport performance by road and rail was 37%.
In parallel to the extra work on the section between Naklo Śląskie and Kalina, SYSTRA Poland will carry out additional work on the railway line, which runs from central to eastern Poland along a corridor that is part of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) program.
The French government should ensure that rail freight transport is more competitive with road transport by maintaining state support and enshrining it in law.
The aim is to attract more women to the rail sector and to guarantee greater protection and equal treatment for women in the workplace.