GBRf launches UK’s first Class 99 hybrid freight locomotive into commercial service
GB Railfreight (GBRf), UK’s largest rail freight operator, has introduced the first commercial service operated by the Class 99 hybrid […]
Freight
Gdańsk plans new rail facility for 750-metre freight trains
Baltic Hub has signed a 30-year lease for a 27-hectare site at the Port of Gdańsk, where it will develop […]
Hamburg is shifting container transport to rail due to low water levels on the Rhine
The Port of Hamburg is promoting regular rail links with Cologne and Duisburg as an alternative for container shipments affected […]
Georgia announces historic investment in rolling stock
Georgia, a country situated at the crossroads of Europe and Asia on the shores of the Black Sea, is undergoing […]
A new rail corridor links Belgium to Romania
DP World has completed the first rail shipment of fully assembled vehicles between the Belgian port of Zeebrugge and its […]
European heatwave fills China–Europe trains with AC units
Chinese manufacturers are sending increasing numbers of air-conditioning units to Europe by rail, after the heatwave triggered a rapid rise […]
Ukraine increases national rail freight tariffs by 30%
After more than four years without any adjustment to rail freight charges, the Ukrainian authorities have approved the first indexation […]
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group leases 500 new railcars for the transport of scrap metal
The Austrian rail freight operator ÖBB Rail Cargo Group is modernising its fleet with 500 Eanos-y railcars designed for the […]
Traffic restrictions for freight trains in Hungary
Most freight trains will no longer run in Hungary between 17:00 and 22:00, and the metro and trams in Budapest […]
The earthquake in Japan derailed a freight train
A freight train derailed and overturned following the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck south-west Japan. High-speed train services and numerous regional […]