Financial trouble Moldovan Railways cuts work week short as thousands are waiting for their salaries

Moldovan Railways (CFM) is reducing the work week for its employees to four days. The reason is a lack of resources to pay its staff.…
Future growth Sweden and Norway concur: Iron Ore Line capacity and traffic will grow. But by how much?

Traffic on the Iron Ore Line will grow, and capacity accordingly needs to be expanded. Both Sweden and Norway, which both have parts of the…
Month-long closure Port of Santander once again accessible via rail after infrastructure works

After a month-long hiatus, the Port of Santander has access to the rail network again. Spanish infrastructure manager Adif completed upgrade works on the railway…
55 trains waiting No more containers from Kazakhstan to China through Dostyk for the time being

Kazakhstan will temporarily stop accepting containers heading to China through the Dostyk border crossing. The infrastructure is not adequately equipped to handle the large volumes…
Overextension Russian loading shrinks by 6% in August, but not due to lack of demand

Loading on the Russian rail network has shrunk by six per cent in August, when compared to the same month last year. The cause of…
Technology DB expands AI use for wagon checks in nationwide test

Deutsche Bahn (DB) is expanding its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to help in checking its rolling stock. The new technology is supposed to significantly…

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Rhine-Alpine Corridor The Gotthard Base Tunnel has reopened

Monday 2 September marked the grand reopening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, after a year-long closure following a derailment. The tunnel is the main rail…
Track access charges Free access for freight. Try before you buy from Network Rail.

The UK’s national infrastructure management agency has not quite put it that way. However, in a significant step towards modal shift, Network Rail has made…
Sanctions Russian operator Globaltrans stops paying out regular international dividends

It seems that international investors in the Russian rail operator Globaltrans will no longer be getting their dividends. The company stops abiding by its dividend…

Business

New service Polish CLIP Group launches container and semi-trailer rail service to Barcelona

The Polish transport and logistics company CLIP Group is launching a new container and semi-trailer rail service between the Polish Swarzedz terminal and the Can…
Awaiting Commission approval Romania confirms controversial plan: CFR Marfă assets to go to Carpatica Feroviar

What was expected now seems to be confirmed, as Romania’s newly founded state-owned rail freight operator Carpatica Feroviar is supposed to take over assets from…
from public to private Estonian Operail might be close to get a buyer

The Estonian government decided to sell its rail freight company Operail and turn it into a private operator due to financial difficulties. It now seems…
TERMINAL OPTIMISATION Tideworks gears up for European rail market expansion

As the rail freight market in mainland Europe grows, Tideworks is readying itself to make its presence felt. During an exclusive interview, Todd Tatterson, vice…
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In Depth

Delay or no delay? Fehmarnbelt tunnel’s rail freight traffic could be delayed until a decade from now

The Fehmarnbelt tunnel is supposed to provide a shortcut to rail freight traffic, alongside road traffic, from Germany into Scandinavia. The grand opening of the…
optimistic predictions Survey of French shippers highlights strong growth potential of rail freight

A major study of the development of rail freight in the industrial and agricultural sectors in France has concluded that there is the potential for…
Establishment of Carpatica Feroviar Romania’s controversial plan to save state rail freight

CFR Marfă, Romania’s state-owned rail freight operator, will soon be liquidated following bankruptcy. In its place will now come a new state-owned operator by the…
big changes ahead? ‘Block train and single wagonload businesses in Switzerland need to be separate’

Rail freight in Switzerland is currently undergoing a total revision of the Freight Transport Act, which was recently adopted by the country’s Council of States.…
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Asia-Europe

Freight from China Russia’s new Arctic Express runs 31 trains in first operational season

The Arctic Express, Russia’s new freight line to the northern port of Arkhangelsk, has completed its first operational season. Since mid August, Russia has run…
Kazakh proposal Afghanistan may be unlikely focal point in circular intermodal transport scheme

International interest in Afghanistan as a transit hub is growing, with Kazakhstan being one of the key players in setting up logistics through the Afghan…
Eurasian collaboration Kazakhstan and Russia tighten rail cooperation

Kazakhstan and Russia have agreed to deepen their cooperative efforts in the field of rail freight and infrastructure, specifically around the Selyatino hub near Moscow,…
international connections Vietnam’s railway to China to cost around 6.5 billion euros

The Vietnam Railway Authority officially asked the country’s Ministry of Transport to approve the planning of a railway which will connect Vietnam to China. The…
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Intermodal

modal shift tests Volkswagen to start EcoDuo-rail intermodal pilot between Germany and Spain

A new intermodal pilot project to move Volkswagen products between Germany and Spain will start in 2025. The initiative, led by the German Association of…
road to rail Rail boosted by Southampton modal shift programme

The modal shift incentive at the Port of Southampton has contributed to improvements in intermodal cargo handling numbers. The operators of the Solent Rail Terminal…
Biggest UK port expansion New rail freight terminal for London Gateway

The fast-growing London Gateway container terminal has just gone into overdrive with a massive one billion pound investment programme. The owners, DP World, have given…
shift to rail New service brings the port of Venice closer to the Benelux

The port of Venice, in northeastern Italy, launched a new rail freight connection for steel and metal products to Montirone, near Brescia. With this new…
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Policy

rail revolution? MPs in France push to connect all logistics sites to the railways

A French Parliamentary bill aimed at developing rail freight has been tabled by a group of MPs which, if passed into law, would oblige all…
subsidy dilemma Italy opens application for this year’s subsidies, but still hasn’t paid last year’s

The Italian Ministry of Transport has opened applications for the 2024/25 Ferrobonus incentive, one of the main measures to support the country’s rail freight sector.…
bye bye billions? Is the French 100-billion-plan for rail in jeopardy?

A French State programme to invest 100 billion euros in rail transport up until 2040 could hit the buffers as a consequence of State budgetary…
file: greening freight package Capacity Management Regulation might be approved this spring

The management of rail capacity across the European Union is in dire need of changing, especially if the mission is to boost international rail freight…
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Technology

Two containers on a single wagon Kazakhstan tests double-stack container load

Kazakh Railways (KTZ) has tested a service with a double-stack container load. Its freight subsidiary KTZ Express cooperated with wagon manufacturer Ziksto (ЗИКСТО) to make…
memorandum of understanding Nevomo continues international expansion with Etihad Rail partnership

Nevomo, a tech company developing magnetic levitation concepts for rail freight, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Etihad Rail. The Poland-based company will explore the…
digitalisation Azerbaijan Railways boosts safety and digitalisation of local railway system

Within this framework, on 4 October, an executive of Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) attended the 5th Eurasian Forum on Transport Safety and Digitalization, held in Almaty…
Digital Automatic Coupling ‘Let’s go for DAC, but not now’ as costs for rail freight mount

Pushing ahead with the implementation of Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) would be like “shooting ourselves in the foot”, warn Czech and Slovak rail associations ŽESNAD…
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Infrastructure

port infrastructure Spain approves 730-million-euro plan for new rail access to port of Barcelona

The Spanish government authorised the signing of a tripartite agreement to start construction of the new southern rail entrance to the port of Barcelona. The…
Delay or no delay? Fehmarnbelt tunnel’s rail freight traffic could be delayed until a decade from now

The Fehmarnbelt tunnel is supposed to provide a shortcut to rail freight traffic, alongside road traffic, from Germany into Scandinavia. The grand opening of the…
international connections Vietnam’s railway to China to cost around 6.5 billion euros

The Vietnam Railway Authority officially asked the country’s Ministry of Transport to approve the planning of a railway which will connect Vietnam to China. The…
rolling highways Infrastructure upgrades to cause disruptions in southern Spain for most of 2025

Rail freight traffic in southern Spain will experience disturbances for most of 2025 due to infrastructure upgrades in the context of the Algeciras-Zaragoza rolling highway…
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