Freight Rail

DB to operate new high-speed rail network including freight in Egypt

The Egyptian government has awarded the contract to operate the country's first high-speed rail network to Deutsche Bahn and the Egyptian company Elsewedy Electric (EE). The three parties signed the agreement at the UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh. The contract, which has an initial term of 15 years, is worth over a billion euros.

Karel Novak November 9, 2022 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

Start to install the latest version of ETCS on a UK freight locomotives

After several years of design and planning, DB Cargo UK’s Class 66 locomotive (66039) has now been delivered to Electro-Motive Diesel’s engineering workshop in Doncaster where the technological transformation will take place.

Karel Novak November 9, 2022 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Sanctions against Russia have an impact on Estonian railways

The volume of Operail's international freight traffic has been reduced by half in the first nine months of this year.

Marketa Horpeniakova November 9, 2022 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

Switzerland: further development of freight transport in 2 variants

The Swiss Federal Council wants to further develop freight transport in view of energy and climate policy objectives and the importance of rail transport for Switzerland's security of supply. It has therefore decided to submit two options for consultation.

Karel Novak November 9, 2022 · 4 min read

Freight Rail

VTG AG sheds its Russian business

Because of the war of aggression against Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on Russia, VTG AG has decided to discontinue its business activities in Russia and divest its business units.

Karel Novak November 8, 2022 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Bau Beton and ÖBB launched the connecting railway in the Port of Freudenau

A new connecting railway at the Port of Freudenau now enables Bau Beton to transfer 60,000 to 80,000 tonnes of gravel and binder per year from road to rail.

Marketa Horpeniakova November 7, 2022 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Knorr-Bremse and Thales to collaborate on the automation of freight trains

The ATO system is designed to improve the efficiency, punctuality, and competitiveness of rail freight transport.

Marketa Horpeniakova November 5, 2022 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

ČD Cargo took over the last electric locomotive with ETCS after retrofit

ČD – Telematika retrofitted the onboard unit of the European Train Control System ETCS to the last of a total of 78 locomotives of series 163 and 363 of the carrier ČD Cargo and thus completed the contract.

Karel Novak November 4, 2022 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Nymwag CS: the first delivery for the Czech customer

A total of 60 tank wagons will be delivered to ČD Cargo.

Karel Novak November 3, 2022 · 1 min read

Freight Rail

Russia and Belarus have exchanged more than 102,000 tonnes of ammunition by rail since the beginning of the war

Telegram channel belzhd_live published specific figures on the amount of ammunition exchanged between the countries since February 2022, when the war in Ukraine began.

Marketa Horpeniakova November 2, 2022 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Rail freight is back again: up 8.7% in 2021

Rail freight falls only in seven Member States but increases in the remaining ones. This information comes from data on railway transport which have been published by Eurostat.

Karel Novak November 2, 2022 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Adif starts work on the multimodal station in La Llagosta

The key strategic hub will connect to the Barcelona-France high-speed line and will be an important part of the Mediterranean Corridor.

Marketa Horpeniakova November 1, 2022 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

ArcelorMittal and DB Cargo introduce the new environmentally friendly unloading system

New freight wagons and lighter detachable containers provide better efficiency for freight trains.

Marketa Horpeniakova October 31, 2022 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

ÖBB RCG cooperates with w&p Zement for the transport of building materials in Austria by rail

By switching to rail, w&p Zement has been able to reduce the number of trucks on the road by 3,200 vehicles per year since 2019, reducing the environmental burden.

Marketa Horpeniakova October 29, 2022 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Russian train with fuel destroyed in Donetsk

The explosion occurred near the railway station.

Karel Novak October 28, 2022 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

The reconstructed railway terminal in the Dutch port of Moerdijk is operational

The renovated multimodal terminal has increased its handling capacity and efficiency.

Marketa Horpeniakova October 27, 2022 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Priority corridors: first large power plants in Saarland have received coal

Simultaneously DB Cargo prepares more than 1,000 freight wagons to fit for coal transports.

Karel Novak October 27, 2022 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

5G help-controlled East-West Gate logistics terminal was opened in Fényeslitke, Hungary

The terminal can handle up to one million 20-foot containers (TEUs) per year, making it the largest facility of its type on the continent in terms of theoretical capacity and area.

Marketa Horpeniakova October 26, 2022 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

First-ever rail collaboration between Coca-Cola Europacific Partners and Maritime Transport

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), the largest independent bottler of Coca-Cola globally, is making the switch from road to rail to distribute its soft drinks between its manufacturing sites and third-party warehouse locations across London and Yorkshire.

Karel Novak October 25, 2022 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

European Commission to prepare a study on better railway connection between Ukraine and Moldova

The rail gauge used in most EU countries differs from that used in Eastern Europe, making freight transport more difficult. The study should help to solve this problem.

Marketa Horpeniakova October 25, 2022 · 3 min read