Making rail freight competitive with road transport is a challenge overall, but general cargo is the cherry on the cake. The discussion on what we can learn from other modes of transportation was held by Menlo79, during their regular RAILTALKS event in Berlin.
After Rail Force One, also RTB Cargo unveiled its first Euro9000 locomotive, made by Stadler Valencia and leased from European Loc Poll (ELP).
In a span of a single week, two rolling stock manufacturers and one leasing company announced round numbers that celebrate their milestones.
DB offers climate-friendly rail travel for all 24 national teams and fans from 33 European countries.
Czech rail trade fair, Rail Business Days 2023 in Ostrava, have shown the Stadler KISS unit for ZSSK, as well as Pesa RegioFox unit and Škoda Group RegioPanter units for ČD.
Getlink, a company that manages and operates the Channel Tunnel between the UK and France, is rebranding its shuttle train service, now to be known as LeShuttle.
If you were willing to meet people from the European transport and logistics sector, there was a big chance to see everyone in one place – in Munich. The recently ended trade fair transport logistic 2023 is over, and the post-Covid comeback was successful.
After DB filed an urgent application in court and EVG's wage demands were met, the unions called off the announced two-day strike scheduled for Sunday night.
The European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) has celebrated a milestone of getting 50,000 rail vehicles authorised for rail traffic in the EU.
Brightline has unveiled a new Orlando Station at Orlando International Airport (MCO), marking a significant milestone in connecting two of Florida's fastest-growing regions. The scheduled service start is in the summer of 2023.
Over the past two years, the company has tripled the amount of freight transported, with exponential revenue growth.
The international transport and logistics exhibition, TransLogistica Romania, is an annual gathering of industry specialists from all over the world. This year, the event will take place from September 19 - 21, 2023 at the Central Pavilion of the Romexpo complex in Bucharest, Romania.
The 16th edition of the European Railway Award, held in Brussels, was heavily influenced by current events in Ukraine and the sector's commitment to diversity.
Modernizing infrastructure, introducing ETCS and Digital Automatic Coupling, and counteracting the shortage of skilled workers – Malte Lawrenz focused on these three fields of action at the opening of the 13th VPI Symposium.
The strike is underway from Tuesday to Saturday.
The last weekend before Christmas was marked by protests by railway workers in several European countries.
13th December, free of charge webinar on this topic is held by the IoT specialists from A1 Digital (part of the A1 Telekom Austria group). The company's customers include Rail Cargo Austria, Rail & Sea and Bündner Güterbahn. The main speaker is Jürgen Rudolf, Innovation management and senior expert in IoT solutions in rail from A1 Digital.
After the final failure of the collective bargaining negotiations on Sunday and the 24-hour warning strike by the vida trade union, train services on the ÖBB network will resume on Tuesday at the start of operations.
The social partners could not reach an agreement after more than 12 hours of intensive talks today.
The trade union vida has announced a warning strike for next Monday, from 00:00 to 24:00. In the event of a strike, all train services throughout Austria will have to be suspended.