The Serbian rail freight operator Srbija Kargo, together with Hungarian and North Macedonian counterparts, has signed a memorandum of understanding on a “synchronised rail transport…
Romania joined the EU in 2007. The accession meant increased availability of European funding for infrastructure projects. What started as a “steep and bumpy road”…
The UK government’s push for a new generation of settlements is rooted in a familiar problem: a persistent housing shortage. While empty upper floors and…
The freight department of the Italian state-owned railway holding FS Group has recorded a 96 million euro net loss in 2025. Despite the financial setback,…
The port of Boulogne Calais, in northeastern France, reinstated rail freight services for the transport of finished vehicles manufactured by Stellantis after 11 years. Once…
The Italian city of Verona has effectively approved a major upgrade – the IV Rail Module – for the Europa Quadrante Interporto transport hub. Consequently,…
Rail Logistics Europe (RLE), which groups the rail freight subsidiaries of the SNCF Group, will be (partly) privatised. After days of rumours, interest from CMA…
Rail freight in Germany was severely disrupted after an overhead line failure in the evening hours of 31 March. Traffic was said to have started…
An emergency situation in Germany has led to a severe restriction in international traffic, reports rail freight operator METRANS. An overhead line failed on the…
The World Bank has approved a two billion dollar loan for Türkiye’s Bosphorus rail connection (INRAIL). The sea strait is currently a major bottleneck for…
More paths, and not just for passengers. Work on the TransPennine Route Upgrade (TRU) continues to gather pace. A new phase of engineering activity is…
Rail operators on the Rotterdam port railway are coming together to collaborate in a unique pilot project. The participants, accounting for 70% of the market…
The current supply chain crisis caused by the instability in the Middle East is disrupting Mediterranean feeder services and, consequently, inland transport in Europe. While…
Locomotive leasing company Railpool will receive 100 million euros from KfW IPEX-Bank. The funds will be used to purchase new locomotives primarily for the German…
Rail freight in Switzerland has experienced another period of decline in 2025. Whereas definitive figures have not yet been released, some preliminary data indicates a…
The Serbian rail freight operator Srbija Kargo, together with Hungarian and North Macedonian counterparts, has signed a memorandum of understanding on a “synchronised rail transport…
The current supply chain crisis caused by the instability in the Middle East is disrupting Mediterranean feeder services and, consequently, inland transport in Europe. While…
The war on Iran is causing oil and fuel prices to surge, with a devastating impact on the global economy and supply chain. During the…
Romania joined the EU in 2007. The accession meant increased availability of European funding for infrastructure projects. What started as a “steep and bumpy road”…
The UK government’s push for a new generation of settlements is rooted in a familiar problem: a persistent housing shortage. While empty upper floors and…
The Israeli army has warned Iranians to stay away from rail infrastructure. The warning remains active until 21:00 on 7 April. Earlier, the United States…
The World Bank has approved a two billion dollar loan for Türkiye’s Bosphorus rail connection (INRAIL). The sea strait is currently a major bottleneck for…
Construction work on the future China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan line has been on the way for over a year. Recently, the Kyrgyz president revealed a timeline for its…
The Eurasian land bridge from China to Europe is off to a great start of 2026. The number of freight trains on the route grew…
Two French combined transport operators, Open Modal and Be Modal, have forged a strategic partnership, pooling their expertise and capacity and setting up a joint…
The Belgian city of Liège is going to see more freight trains running thanks to a number of new international services launched in the past…
The Italian city of Verona has effectively approved a major upgrade – the IV Rail Module – for the Europa Quadrante Interporto transport hub. Consequently,…
Rail-road combined transport in France continued its recovery in 2025 but the record levels of 2022 have yet to be regained, according to annual figures…
A couple of interesting European military mobility developments took place in recent days. The overall trend points to deepening cooperation in military transportation on the…
The UK government’s push for a new generation of settlements is rooted in a familiar problem: a persistent housing shortage. While empty upper floors and…
Rail freight has never been shy of making its case. This week it arrived in Westminster, the seat of the British parliament, with something more…
Russia’s rail network is under strain. Therefore, Moscow is looking for ways to make more efficient use of its infrastructure. The transport ministry may now…
The testing of Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) has been going at a much faster pace over the past few months. The latest milestone is the…
DB Cargo has implemented an AI-supported system to improve the provision of spare parts for locomotives. The initiative is taking place at the DB Cargo…
Decades of debate about signalling systems have framed rail’s capacity crisis as an infrastructure problem. But the internet taught us that the most transformative capacity…
Large-scale commercial tests for Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) will begin next year all across Europe. For Norway, trains operated by Onrail will be equipped with…
North Sea Port has adopted a rail logistics vision together with the Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail. They are putting a previous Letter of Intent into…
The vessel tasked with transporting and submerging the large components of the future Fehmarnbelt tunnel has passed its tests and will commence operations later this…
The famously landlocked countries of Central Asia have embarked on a mission: diversifying trade routes and securing ocean access via rail. They see the desired…
The UK government’s shortlist of seven preferred sites for new towns in England has omitted a proposal with notable rail freight relevance. Heyford Park in…