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Freight Rail

Stadler and GB Railfreight sign the full-service contract for new Class 99 locomotives

Stadler will be responsible for all aspects of the service and maintenance of the locomotives, which will start in 2025 and last up to 16 years. The Class 99 locomotives are versatile and adapted to the British gauge and specifications, with 25 kV AC electric and diesel operating modes.

Marketa Horpeniakova April 15, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

RCG: Connection between Budapest and Rijeka

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is expanding its nationwide TransNET to include a connection between Hungary and the northern Adriatic.

Karel Novak April 14, 2023 · 1 min read

Freight Rail

Renfe joins forces with German companies to manage La Llagosta freight terminal

Renfe has teamed up with German companies Kombiverkehr and Duisport to bid for the management of the La Llagosta freight terminal in Catalonia. If successful, the three companies will set up a temporary joint venture to operate the terminal for at least 20 years.

Marketa Horpeniakova April 13, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

TX Logistik: New intermodal link between Duisburg and Padua

The rail logistics company, which is part of Mercitalia Logistics (Gruppo FS Italiane), plans to launch the service on 2 May.

Karel Novak April 13, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

The Ermewa Group becomes Streem

The brand name "Ermewa SA" remains unchanged.

Karel Novak April 12, 2023 · 1 min read

Freight Rail

5 new rail line connections announced in week 15, 2023

At Railmarket, we have created a brief overview of new rail connections and transports that will keep you in the loop of what is happening on the railways.

Lubomir Cech April 11, 2023 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

PKP CARGO achieved a net profit in 2022

PKP CARGO, the leading rail freight operator in Poland and the European Union, has achieved record profitability and increased profitability in 2022, according to the company's annual report.

Lubomir Cech April 6, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Port of Antwerp achieves European first with neutral hump yard operation

The Port of Antwerp-Bruges, Railport Antwerp, Lineas, and Infrabel have achieved a European first with the neutral operation of the automatic hump yard in the port. This joint effort will benefit all rail operators by making shunting services available on equal terms, streamlining the assembly of freight trains, and freeing up capacity in busy rail yards.

Marketa Horpeniakova April 6, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Rail Cargo Group Invests in Its Own Fleet of Swap Bodies

RCG has invested in 300 new curtainsider swap bodies that can be placed on semi-trucks and intermodal wagons by a reachstacker or gantry cranes.

Lubomir Cech April 6, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Knorr-Bremse Starts Real-World Testing of DAC in Sweden

Knorr-Bremse, a global leader in braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles, has begun real-world testing of its Digital Automatic Coupler (DAC) on a freight train in Sweden.

Lubomir Cech April 5, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Ukrzaliznytsia tests the possibilities of container traffic with its future inclusion in the intermodal system

Last week, JSC Ukrzaliznytsia sent a container wagon on a test run on the Kyiv-Liski - Chop route to finalise the temporary loading scheme and further develop container transport.

Karel Novak April 5, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

A month full of derailments and accidents for Class I railroads in the US

Over the past month, railroad safety has become a significant concern in the United States. In March, none of the Class I railroads was spared from the list of companies experiencing derailments and accidents, and even Amtrak was added to the undesired list.

Lubomir Cech April 5, 2023 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

Nexxiot introduces new Vector sensor for freight trains

Multi-purpose vector sensor is designed to monitor brakes, hatches and doors on railcars.

Karel Novak April 5, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Seaway and Aurizon launched containerised service from the inland port in Emerald

Australian logistics provider Seaway and rail transport company Aurizon have launched the first containerised service from the inland port in Emerald, Queensland.

Lubomir Cech April 4, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Rohlig Suus Logistics: Advancements in Transportation Technology and AI

In the second part of the interview, Jiri Chladek, Managing Director of Rohlig Suus Logistics for the Czech Republic and Slovakia, describes the digitalisation or future of rail intermodal.

Karel Novak April 3, 2023 · 4 min read

Freight Rail

The freight industry voices concerns over under-tested DAC technology

European Union (EU) rail organizations are opposing EU plans to introduce Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) across the entire EU freight fleet by 2030. The project is strongly opposed by rail operators due to insufficient testing of the technology and high implementation costs.

Marketa Horpeniakova April 3, 2023 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

Metrans expands rail network to south-east Europe

With investments in Croatian Adria Rail and an additional terminal in Hungary, Metrans is expanding its high-frequency rail connection and hinterland terminal services.

Karel Novak March 30, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Big players on railways: do maximum for freight transport by rail

Karima Delli, chairwoman of the European Parliament's Transport and Tourism Committee (TRAN), Josef Doppelbauer, executive director of the European Union's Railway Agency, and several CEOs of rail freight companies have called on decision-makers to adopt ambitious policies to boost freight transport by rail.

Karel Novak March 30, 2023 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

Transfesa Logistics: new brake blocks on wagons for reducing the noise pollution

Through the project, in 2024, noise reduction systems will be installed on the company's 606 wagons, destined for rail traffic in Spain.

Marketa Horpeniakova March 30, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

New CEO of Green Cargo

Henrik Dahlin will take up his position at Green Cargo on 16 September at the latest. He joins Green Cargo from MTR Nordic Group, where he is currently CEO.

Karel Novak March 29, 2023 · 2 min read