Lithuanian company Viezo is working on sensors for the weight monitoring of freight wagons. Loading wagons too heavy on one side can lead to derailments, which has happened…
An underground freight railway near the port area of Rotterdam is considered the best long-term solution in terms of safely and urban development, a preliminary study commissioned by…
The Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) is combining its passenger and rail freight operations into one company in an effort to achieve financial stability, transport minister Nikolay Sabev announced…
Construction work on the high-speed railway between the Italian cities of Brescia and Padua will gain momentum in 2022, an official of infrastructure manager Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI)…
Lineas last week announced changes to its board of directors, which includes the departure of director and ceo Geert Pauwels. Day-to-day management will now be handled by Bernard…
Deutsche Bahn has brought forward its target date for climate neutrality to 2040, a full decade sooner than previously envisioned. The plans include 100-percent green electricity for factories,…
Saudi Arabia plans to add 8,000 kilometres of rail to its existing network, investment minister Khalid al-Falih announced last month. The proposal would more than double the kingdom’s…
The European Commission will conduct an ‘in-depth investigation’ into state aid to DB Cargo in response to a complaint about the situation. The goal is to find out…
Over the coming five years, Vossloh will be supplying some 1,3 million concrete sleepers for the so-called Inland Rail project in Australia. The agreement with the Australian Track…
In April, a demo project will kick off in the Netherlands, where autonomous rail noise remote sensing devices will be installed as part of the Noise and Emissions…
A second branch of the Dutch rail freight corridor the Betuweroute is no longer a point of discussion, according to the new Dutch government. It is no longer…
The corona pandemic has opened up a window of opportunity for the international railway sector. While hit hard, rail could raise its competitive advantage and bolster its market…
Parallel Systems, a company founded by former SpaceX engineers, has raised nearly 47 million euros in funding. With individually powered, autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles, freight can be transported…
In Berlin, a freight train equipped with a Digital Automatic Coupler has started a practical test run across Europe, lasting several months. German Federal Minister for Transport Volker…
At the start of the new year, DB cargo is taking action to modernise its locomotive fleet. The German operator and one of the European rail freight giants…