Eastern Europe prefers electric locomotives 
Despite climate commitments and decarbonisation strategies, the European market for electric locomotives is showing rather mixed results. Significant growth can only be expected in the east, while demand in Western Europe will even decline slightly after peaking in 2018.... mehr
Heaviest jumbo train completes successful trial run
A Freightliner 3,690-horsepower Class 70 locomotive recently hauled a train with a cargo of aggregate between Merehead in Somerset and Acton in London, UK. Weighing 4,624 t, this is the heaviest ‘jumbo’ train currently running in the UK, said Freightliner. The trial run was... mehr
Twelve roundtrips between Luxembourg and Trieste
Mars Logistics, DFDS and CFL multimodal have formed a partnership to expand their service offering on the Europe-Turkey route. The three partners are convinced that this cooperation will increase the attractiveness of their multimodal services, including railfreight and sea... mehr
22 new locomotives for Spanish ADIF
Switzerland-based rail manufacturer Stadler, in consortium with Erion, has emerged as the winner of the tender issued by the Spanish Administration of Railway Infrastructure (ADIF) for the supply of 22 rescue locomotives. Furthermore, the consortium is to be commissioned... mehr
Faster coal transport in India
The Indian Government has approved the construction of a 108 km new line between Vaibhavwadi and Kolhapur. The project will be completed by 2023-24 and will be carried out by the construction division of Central Railway. The new line will pass through the districts of... mehr
New transit service from Korea to Europe launched
Trans-Siberian LandBridge, RZD Logistics and Fesco have expanded their network with a new transport service between Korea and Europe. A first container was recently dispatched from Busan (South Korea). Then the container was delivered to the commercial port of Vladivostok... mehr
Port railway shores up operational safety for the winter
The EUR 5.2 million project to extend and upgrade the quality of Bremen’s port railway (Germany) is making progress. The entire overhead line of the port railway in the Kaiserhafen-Nord has been renewed and 67 new lighting masts deploying the most recent LED-technology for a... mehr
Stark und aufmerksam 
Trotz leichter wirtschaftlicher Abkühlung präsentiert sich der Logistiksektor in Österreich und der Schweiz in guter Form. Neben vielversprechendem Vorwärtsdrang gibt es allerdings auch einige sorgenvolle Entwicklungen. mehr
Mehr Kontrollen am Simplon
Auf der Passstrasse über den Simplon zwischen der Schweiz und Italien fahren überdurchschnittlich viele Lkw mit Gefahrgut. Um die Sicherheit auf diesem Abschnitt zu gewährleisten, intensiviert die Polizei die Kontrollen. mehr
