Freight Rail

CargoBeamer offers integrated first and last mile service

CargoBeamer, the operator of rail connections for non-craneable semi-trailers, is expanding its portfolio by establishing a first and last mile road drayage service. The service will be launched in the second quarter of 2023.

Karel Novak March 17, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

KTZ: Operational freight turnover up 6.1%

About 40 million tonnes of cargo were transported through KTZ's network in the first two months of 2023. Of this, 25.3 million tonnes were loaded for Kazakhstani consumers and 14.6 million tonnes for export.

Karel Novak March 16, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

ČD Cargo: new Vectron locomotives

At the end of March this year, two new 393 Vectron AC locomotives with an auxiliary diesel engine (DPM) will join the ČD Cargo fleet.

Karel Novak March 15, 2023 · 1 min read

Freight Rail

Norway: Rail freight transport has increased in 2022

Overall, freight traffic increased by two percent across the country. The development in 2022 is at a lower level than in 2021, but the trend is still positive.

Marketa Horpeniakova March 15, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Stadler: EURO9000 locomotive approved for Germany and Austria

Stadler announces that the EURO9000 locomotive has obtained its type approval and authorisation for placing on the markets in Germany and Austria.

Karel Novak March 15, 2023 · 1 min read

Freight Rail

Gysev Cargo: new digital rail freight platform from Ab Ovo

The platform developed by Ab Ovo is designed to streamline and automate the process of managing freight operations.

Karel Novak March 14, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Alpha Trains is developing rail freight transport in Spain

Rail & Truck Strait Union (RTSU) and Alpha Trains have signed a long-term finance lease agreement for 7 Stadler EURO6000 locomotives.

Marketa Horpeniakova March 14, 2023 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

Locomotive of the North

Railcare's Lokverkstad has been commissioned to Nordic adapt five Traxx locomotives for the leasing company Beacon Rail. The project is worth approximately SEK 12 million and will be carried out during the first two quarters of 2023.

Karel Novak March 10, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

US: Rail freight brings concrete measures to reduce accidents

The railway industry will install approximately 1,000 new detectors, expand support for first responders, and initiate actions based on preliminary NTSB recommendations.

Marketa Horpeniakova March 10, 2023 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

RFMA CEO: digitalisation needed to shift freight from road to rail

In the second part of the interview with Gabriele Tricarico, CEO of RFMA, we focused on digital innovation in rail and the future of the maintenance sector.

Karel Novak March 9, 2023 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

Switzerland: launch of a test program with the DAC+ pilot train

The automated freight train is equipped with an automatic coupler including a digital data link. Over the course of a year, various automated functions will be tested.

Marketa Horpeniakova March 9, 2023 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

Rail electrification possible for 95% of UK freight trains

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - CILT(UK) has published a detailed map and strategy showing and detailing the opportunity in the UK to electrify 95% of rail freight by the mid-2040s.

Karel Novak March 8, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

VLI signs contract for nine Wabtec locomotives

Locomotives to haul freight on the Ferrovia Centro-Atlântica

Karel Novak March 8, 2023 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

CFL: The new intermodal connection between Sète and Poznan

The connection will ensure the supply of IKEA products to the Spanish market and fashion garments for Inditex in Poland.

Marketa Horpeniakova March 8, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

RCG: top management changes

Christoph Grasl becomes new Board Member for Market and Sales at Rail Cargo Group.

Karel Novak March 7, 2023 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

Adif aims to boost freight train traffic by developing the Mediterranean Corridor

The Mediterranean Corridor is a strategic project for the future of rail transport in Spain and its connection with Europe.

Marketa Horpeniakova March 7, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Kazakhstan: Grain loading up 16% since the beginning of the year

About 5.3 million tonnes of grain were transported on the KTZ network between October 2022 and February 2023.

Karel Novak March 7, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Innofreight: HighPerformanceBase system for easier pipe transport

The company has developed this equipment for a block train of 20 90-foot InnoWagons transporting pipeline pipes between Mühlheim an der Ruhr and the port of Brake, Germany.

Karel Novak March 6, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Ohio: Second freight train derailment within a month

A month after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in Ohio, another accident occurred here. The United States is considering how to improve rail safety.

Marketa Horpeniakova March 6, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Rail Partners: Rail freight has potential to boost UK economy by £5.2bn a year by 2050

New analysis commissioned by Rail Partners shows that if the Government sets an ambitious target to treble rail freight by 2050, the sector will deliver nearly £5.2 billion in economic benefits every year and take 20 million lorry journeys off the roads.

Karel Novak March 3, 2023 · 2 min read