high economic impact
UK rail freight by the numbers
Britain’s infrastructure agency, Network Rail, has put the numbers up for rail freight. According to the agency, rail freight contributes billions to the UK economy…
Global IT outage
Rail freight remains online despite Crowdstrike global IT outage
Much of the world was shaken up by an IT outage on the morning of Friday 19 July. A faulty security update from software company…
New rail services
Antwerp enriched with two new international rail freight services
Antwerp will be the starting point for two new international rail freight services. XPO Logistics is launching a new multimodal route from Antwerp to Istanbul,…
Rolling stock order
SBB Cargo leases 20 of Siemens’ Vectron locomotives from Südleasing
The Swiss rail freight operator SBB Cargo is leasing 20 Vectron locomotives from Südleasing. The new locomotives will enable heavier traction in transalpine transport.
Future of PKP Cargo
Polish minister: “PKP Cargo has no right to go bankrupt”
The Polish infrastructure minister, Dariusz Klimczak, maintains that PKP Cargo will not go bankrupt. The company is “too important”, he says. The minister already sees…
Money for rail
EU’s Connecting Europe Facility releases more than 5,5 billion euros in funding for rail
The EU Commission has selected 134 transport projects that will receive funding of seven billion euros in total from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). No…
Bridge to Indian Ocean
Countries are warming up to Trans-Afghan corridor, aim for 2028 completion
The Trans-Afghan corridor is planned to be built by 2028. Even if it goes through difficult terrain and with political instability abound, the rail project…
Rotterdam port
Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail promises improvements at port yards
“ProRail is working hard on improvements in the Rotterdam port area,” the company says in its own report. Last week, the railway manager received a…
Track access charges
German rail freight association wants TAC subsidies back at 350 million euros
The German rail freight association Die Güterbahnen wants to reinstate the 350 million euro track access charge (TAC) subsidies. Earlier, the sector got a disappointing…
More relocations
PKP Cargo transfers 250 employees to PKP PLK
Polish rail freight operator PKP Cargo is cutting its workforce to reduce spending and close its budgetary gap. In order to save jobs, the company…
Streamlined border crossing
Serbia and Montenegro open joint rail border crossing
Serbia and Montenegro have opened a joint rail border crossing. The facility is supposed to reduce travelling times for freight trains by at least an…
Smuggling
Russia reportedly smuggling grain into Kazakhstan after refusal to lower rail transit fees
Russia is reportedly smuggling millions of tonnes of grain into Kazakhstan, according to an investigation by Kazakh Railways (KTZ). Data from the agriculture ministry and…