METRANS: our German network is growing
METRANS gets also Germany covered. “Our network there is still growing, also in Germany”, said Petr Lanka, CCO at the intermodal operator. The latest addition…
Metrans trains between Hungary and Romania are on the move
Metrans has successfully launched its new connection between Hungary and Romania. Three days per week a blocktrain moves between Budapest and Arad, in both directions.…
New speed rule in Italy puts a brake on silent trains
The Italian authority ANSFISA has just introduced a new regulation for trains using composite brake blocks (LL blocks IB 116*). Specifically, it issued that wagons…
Slovakian terminal on Ukraine border lies idle: ‘we have plenty of space’
The terminal of Dobra on the border of Slovakia and Ukraine has a lot to offer, but only a few trains actually run through the…
Metrans starts new connection Hungary-Romania
Starting from Friday 15 October, Metrans starts a new roundtrip service between Budapest and Arad in Romania. The service will run three times a week…
First stone laid for new Metrans terminal in Hungary
The first foundations have been laid for a new Metrans terminal in the Hungarian town of Zalaegerszeg. On Thursday 9 September, construction of the new…
Focusing on solutions and teamwork is the only way for rail freight to thrive
A railway company seeing the sector’s challenges as a fuel for improvement can be exceptional. Additionally, not perceiving the progress of other companies as competition…
RailWatch and METRANS test digital wagon inspection system
RailWatch and METRANS are developing jointly the ‘DigiTwin’ project to digitise the inspection routine of freight wagons. It is a measurement system that will be…