Rail freight has suddenly become one of the topics of the day in the Netherlands. The environmental and transport inspectorate ILT reports that it has…
It is no secret that rail stakeholders like to bring up road transport policies. They point to seemingly preferential treatment for trucks, which makes the…
The Dutch infrastructure ministry has announced a plan to invest 30 million euros in single wagonload (SWL) operations at the Kijfhoek rail yard, close to…
Oana Gherghinescu, the new executive director of the European Union Agency for Railways, has expressed her support for a freeze of TSIs for longer periods…
Parliament in the Netherlands recently voted on two proposals to accommodate rail freight. A motion on 740-metre trains passed, whereas lower infrastructure fees could not…
Rail associations from all over Europe are claiming that the German infrastructure manager DB InfraGO is “failing to provide sufficient quality (and) reliability”. The parties…
Parliamentarians in the Netherlands held a long-awaited rail freight debate on Thursday 3 April. For the rail freight sector it was a crucial moment. Businesses…
It may have taken some time, but the Dutch parliament is finally getting to it: A debate is set to take place on 3 April,…
It is no secret that the Dutch rail freight sector is concerned about its future. (A lack of) government policy has been an obstacle for…
Don’t even get the rail freight operators started. They are furious about the first three weeks of the 80-week period, during which work is being…
Dutch trade union FNV has announced work stoppages on the Dutch railway network. It is pleading for a 13 per cent wage increase for employees…
The Dutch state secretary for infrastructure, Chris Jansen, recently attended a Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) demonstration with his German counterpart. Jansen sees potential in the…