Topic: VPI

DIGITAL AUTOMATIC COUPLING Here’s what the 2027 DAC tests will look like

The Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) initiative will take a further step in 2027 with the start of large-scale tests in commercial operations. RailFreight.com had an…
Industry backlash Switzerland’s “rogue” rules endanger European rail freight

The Swiss Federal Office for Transport (FOT) has introduced new safety rules relating to the wheels of freight wagons. Despite good intentions, the new rules…
legal battle ahead? ‘DB InfraGO seeks to change rules with planned 35% TAC increase for 2026’

Track access charges (TAC) in Germany remain an issue for the rail freight industry. They will rise 16.2 per cent in 2025, with industry associations…
track access charges ‘TAC increase in Germany threatens to cause lasting damage to rail freight’

Rising track access charges (TAC) in Germany are threatening the very existence of private wagon keepers and wagon maintenance companies, according to the German Private…
Germany extends use of long trucks: what are the risks for rail?

The German Ministry of Transport presented a draft regulation to extend the possibility of using Type 1 long trucks, (up to 17.88 metres in total…
ANALYSIS The multiple fights that German rail has to fight

Traffic forecasts claiming that road transport will grow more than rail. Attempts to restructure the state-owned company, but with an unclear vision. A railway network…
Road or rail investments? German rail associations think this debate has gone too far

A political debate in Germany on whether investments should target the construction of freeways or railways has been taking place since 26 January. Parliament party…

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German wagon keepers: rail modernisation needs to speed up

Modernisation of rail in Germany needs to go faster. That includes the modernisation of infrastructure, investments in the European Train Control System (ETCS) and the…

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