Freight Rail

Mattoni's freight trains has replaced 20 000 full loaded truck for the last 10 years

On August 28, 2012, the first train with local mineral water left the main bottling plant of Mattoni mineral water company along the restored siding to the nearest railway station.

Karel Novak August 25, 2022 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Alstom, DB Cargo Belgium and DB Cargo Netherlands sign a maintenance contract for 60 locomotives

The contract is to provide full-service maintenance for the fleet of 60 DE-6400 locomotives operating in Belgium and the Netherlands.

Karel Novak August 24, 2022 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Ukraine has restored a freight rail link to Moldova after almost 25 years

The rail section will offer an alternative route from the port of Odessa to the Black Sea.

Marketa Horpeniakova August 24, 2022 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

ThPA S.A. expands intermodal operations to Niš, Serbia

ThPA S.A. launched a new regular service with block trains between Thessaloniki and Niš, Serbia.

Karel Novak August 23, 2022 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Swiss rail industry warns against overloading the Rhine-Alpine corridor for freight transport

Swiss railway companies are proposing four measures to help ensure capacity and stabilize operation.

Marketa Horpeniakova August 23, 2022 · 4 min read

Freight Rail

The Swiss InterRail Group opened an independent operating company in Turkey.

The company's managing director was appointed Enver Eser.

Karel Novak August 16, 2022 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

The new rail service connects Scotland to global trade routes

MSC UK has launched a rail service linking Scotland's Mossend with the UK ports of Felixstowe and London Gateway. This is a major milestone in the promotion of Scottish trade, simplifying the transport of freight from anywhere in Scotland.

Marketa Horpeniakova August 16, 2022 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

A pilot project to transport 600 tonnes of maize from Ukraine to Spain by train

The Spanish Ministry of Transport is trying to demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of rail transport of cereals on a railway route that runs across Europe.

Marketa Horpeniakova August 15, 2022 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Faster rail transport between the Czech Republic and Poland

The new product is operated by EP Cargo company.

Karel Novak August 12, 2022 · 1 min read

Freight Rail

The first direct rail freight line Rijeka-Czech Republic is in operation

The first direct freight, container, and rail service from Rijeka to the Czech Republic connects the port of Rijeka via the container terminal in Brajdica with the Czech town of Paskov.

Marketa Horpeniakova August 12, 2022 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

The first fully automated rail system in the world AutoHaul™ connects mine with the port in Australia

Hitachi Rail has connected Rio Tinto's newest iron ore mine in Western Australia to the AutoHaul™ network, the world's first fully digitally automated heavy haul rail system for long-distance heavy freight transport.

Marketa Horpeniakova August 10, 2022 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

Estonian locomotive is allowed to operate on the Finnish railway

After nearly a year of test drives, the Finnish Transport and Communication Agency Traficom granted permission for the first C30-MF locomotive constructed in Operail’s depot in Tapa, Estonia, to operate on the Finnish public railway.

Karel Novak August 9, 2022 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

Budapest's restored railway bridge over the Danube has been put into operation

The Danube bridge is linking Buda and Pest in the Hungarian capital and plays a significant role in international railway traffic. Thanks to the construction of the third lane, there will be a significant increase in the capacity of rail freight and passenger transport.

Marketa Horpeniakova August 9, 2022 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

Digitalisation is necessary for effective railway traffic

EU presidency Transport Minister Martin Kupka: digitalisation is a way to make significant savings in terms of the efficiency of transport connections. Another topic of the EU presidency is the further development of the TEN-T network – key routes across Europe, both on rail and in other modes of transport.

Karel Novak August 8, 2022 · 5 min read

Freight Rail

New research regarding LiDAR technology allows train driver to see environment behind train and detect objects on tracks.

The research of FH Aachen aims to develop a train shunting assistance system based on an advanced sensor set including Blickfeld LiDAR technology.

Karel Novak August 5, 2022 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

Route closures and construction activity in Germany slow down Hupac's combined transport

Swiss combined transport operator Hupac has stated in its half-yearly report that despite lively demand, traffic in the first half of 2022 stagnated at the previous year's level with an increase of 1%. A negative impact had construction activity in Germany in April and June.

Marketa Horpeniakova August 5, 2022 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group: new TransFER connections between Central Europe and Turkey

The company has announced that they establish three new lines and one updating trip.

Karel Novak August 4, 2022 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Amazon offers its intermodal capacity to other shippers in the USA

This step makes Amazon a full-fledged competitor to other freight transport providers.

Marketa Horpeniakova July 29, 2022 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

Germany could face a shortage of transport capacity for fuel deliveries

The German government is responding to the current energy crisis by replacing gas-fired power production with the renewed running of coal-fired power plants. However, this could lead to a collapse in rail freight transport.

Marketa Horpeniakova July 27, 2022 · 4 min read

Freight Rail

Increasing rail freight transport capacity by cooperation between companies in Germany

A pilot project of the Pro-Rail Alliance and Menlo79 GmbH aims to see if it is possible to ease the strain on Germany's rail network, which is at its limits in many places.

Marketa Horpeniakova July 21, 2022 · 3 min read