Investment

VTG UK will replace its hopper fleet serving at Mendip Rail

Over 200 new hopper wagons are built at Greenbrier’s manufacturing facility in Poland and will enter service in 2024.

Lubomir Cech 03/10/2023 · 2 min read

China Railways introduces 50-foot containers into service

The new container size is the biggest in China, and the 50-foot containers have a volume capacity of 50% more than the standard 40-foot containers.

Lubomir Cech 02/10/2023 · 1 min read

Business

GB Railfreight launches £5.75M Maintenance Hub to boost rail freight sector

The facility is equipped with advanced technology to improve the safety, reliability, and efficiency of rail freight maintenance and operations.

Marketa Horpeniakova 28/09/2023 · 2 min read

Rolling Stock

Ten new XLoad Vectrons for BLS Cargo

The Swiss cross-Alpine operator will add ten more Siemens Vectron locomotives with improved traction for pulling heavier trains across the Alps.

Lubomir Cech 27/09/2023 · 1 min read

Business

Medlog enters Renfe Mercancías: MSC is its new strategic partner

After a long selection process, Spanish state-owned rail freight carrier Renfe Mercancías selected its strategic partner to create a JV where all assets and employees will be moved.

Lubomir Cech 26/09/2023 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

Germany launches largest railway infrastructure revamp in decades

This comprehensive program, the largest since the railway reform of 1994, aims to revitalize the nation's railway network and stations, enhancing punctuality and aligning transport policies for passengers and freight.

Marketa Horpeniakova 20/09/2023 · 3 min read

Business

MSC will take over almost half of the shares at HHLA

The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and global shipping company MSC agreed on a strategic partnership. MSC will take over 49.9% of Hamburger Hafen und Logistic AG (HHLA) shares.

Lubomir Cech 14/09/2023 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

Adif's rail expansion brings Valencia closer to Europe via the Mediterranean Corridor

With significant investment and ambitious plans for high-speed rail, this development promises to revolutionize transport in the Valencia Region, facilitating efficient connections between Valencia and Alicante and boosting passenger and freight transport.

Marketa Horpeniakova 13/09/2023 · 2 min read

Business

Contargo Combitrac will operate a new bimodal container terminal in Straubing-Sand on the upper Danube

A consortium of Contargo, SFI GmbH and the Ziegler Group will operate the new bimodal container terminal in the Danube port of Straubing-Sand near Regensburg from the second quarter of 2025.

Lubomir Cech 13/09/2023 · 1 min read

Business

TAC will modernise locomotives and purchase new wagons for agricultural shipments

The new agreement between the Argentinian Ministry of Transport and three agricultural business companies, Trenes Argentinos Cargas will get funding to modernise four locomotives and purchase 180 new wagons.

Lubomir Cech 07/09/2023 · 2 min read

Business

CargoBeamer: Growth of Domodossola terminal and higher frequency of trains to Germany

Combined transport provider CargoBeamer has increased frequency on the Domodossola – Kaldenkirchen route and expanded its terminal northwest of Milan.

Lubomir Cech 06/09/2023 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

Norway’s second biggest freight terminal doubles capacity and becomes zero emission ready

The second largest freight terminal in Norway, the Bergen Nygårdstangen terminal, was opened after remodelling, allowing it to double its capacity and make it the first “green” terminal in Norway.

Lubomir Cech 04/09/2023 · 2 min read

Rolling Stock

KfW IPEX-Bank finances EUROWAGON’s investment into 800 new intermodal wagons

The financing is structured as a Green Loan, and EUROWAGON will lease the intermodal wagons to its customers, mainly in Western Europe.

Lubomir Cech 01/09/2023 · 1 min read

Rolling Stock

California is looking for a supplier of its new high-speed trains

California High-Speed Rail Authority is calling for requests for qualifications from rolling stock manufacturers to deliver six high-speed trains.

Lubomir Cech 31/08/2023 · 3 min read

Business

A new bogie centre in Kazakhstan by Alstom

Up to 500 new and overhauled bogies will be the output of a newly-opened bogie centre that French Alstom opened in the Kazakh city of Astana.

Karel Novak 31/08/2023 · 1 min read

Rolling Stock

Fenniarail’s first Vectron has been produced

Fenniarail, one of few Finnish rail freight carriers, has its first Vectron locomotive produced in Siemens’s Munich-Allach facility. This locomotive is the first privately owned electric locomotive in Finland.

Lubomir Cech 29/08/2023 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

Uganda improves its meter gauge railway infrastructure to bring more goods to rail

While the renovation of one section of the narrow-gauge railway line from the Kenyan border to the capital of Uganda draws to an end, another new section of railway rehabilitation was awarded to the Chinese contractor.

Lubomir Cech 25/08/2023 · 2 min read

Rolling Stock

Amtrak orders ten more Airo trainsets

The US passenger rail operator, Amtrak, has executed an option to order 10 additional Airo trainsets, raising the total number of Airo trainsets on order to 83.

Lubomir Cech 22/08/2023 · 2 min read

Business

News from the passenger rail market - mid-August summary

Despite the summer silly season, the passenger rail market still delivers much news worth your attention. We are bringing it to you in a comprehensive summary.

Lubomir Cech 21/08/2023 · 4 min read

Infrastructure

Spain: Adif advances transformation of Madrid-Vicálvaro freight terminal

The project aims to transform the terminal into a strategic logistics hub for freight traffic on the Mediterranean and Atlantic corridors.

Marketa Horpeniakova 18/08/2023 · 2 min read