Laude Smart Intermodal boosts wagon fleet
Polish logistics provider Laude Smart Intermodal swiftly increases its wagon fleet. No sooner had it received 400 new flat wagons from United Wagon Company (UWC),…
Russian Railways tests new piggyback flatcar
Federal Freight, a subsidiary of Russian Railways (RZD), has performed a test delivery using the brand new piggyback flatcar of 13-5205 type. With the help…
‘Articulated wagons offer more benefits to operators’
Russian rolling stock manufacturer United Wagon Company (UWC) is developing a new series of wagons. The company has already certified two types of articulated open…
Touax orders 95 freight wagons for Mendip Rail
French leasing company Touax has concluded an agreement with Greenbrier Europe for a new batch of freight wagons. The rolling stock manufacturer will supply 55…
ERA certifies first freight wagons for operations across Europe
The European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) has issued the first vehicle authorisation for thirty freight wagons to be operated across Europe. The historic document…
SBB Cargo introduces automatic coupling in rail operation
SBB Cargo trains have started this month to operate with autocouplers. According to the freight operator this is the first step in automating the last…
Noise differentiated track access charges under review
The effect of noise differentiated track access charges (NDTAC) in Europe is under review. Since 2015, it is legally possible for infrastructure managers to include…
Slovenske železnice to purchase 400 freight wagons
SŽ-Tovorni promet, the freight subsidiary of the Slovenian railway company Slovenske železnice, plans to upgrade its fleet. The rail operator will acquire 20 new electric…
Belarusian Railway extends use of digital documents in freight transportation
Belarusian Railway has implemented the electronic document in transit transportation of empty private freight wagons between Latvia and Russia via Belarus. The project allows for…
RheinCargo rail volumes down sharply in 2016
German rail freight operator RheinCargo has acknowledged that a difficult 2016 had resulted in its rail freight volumes falling from the previous year, mirroring the…
Voestalpine’s RFID delivers digital efficiency
Freight wagons will become ‘virtually intelligent’ thanks to the application of Big Data – that’s the key message from one of the industry’s leading freight…