Rail freight operations in Europe still rely on manual, time-consuming safety checks — but a new digital monitoring system could transform the industry by introducing…
China is making strides in rail freight technology. For one, it launched a hydrogen locomotive trial. And second, the country now has robots to help…
Hungarian rail freight and intermodal transport went through vastly different developments in 2024. Whereas rail freight struggled financially, intermodal saw explosive growth.
Much of the world was shaken up by an IT outage on the morning of Friday 19 July. A faulty security update from software company…
On Monday, 15 July, DB InfraGO is starting renovation works on the Riedbahn line between Frankfurt and Mannheim. The near half-year closure is a thorn…
Connecting Sweden’s capital city Stockholm and fourth-largest city Uppsala, the Ostkustbanan is at its capacity limits. The route, otherwise known as East Coast Railway, is…
OPSFPR, a Romanian rail freight association, met with a representative from the country’s transport ministry to express concerns about the country’s rail infrastructure. A notable…
Rail freight in Poland has not had a great start of the year. The country’s statistics agency published numbers showing that freight volumes decreased by…
A major success for Ukraine in its efforts to beat back the Russian invasion has some serious implications for rail freight in Romania and Moldova.…
On 2 July, the Netherlands got its new government. Parties involved in Dutch rail freight figured that new leadership may also provide new opportunities, and…
A new rail freight line across the Öresund strait, connecting Denmark and Sweden, is going to be necessary in the future. The infrastructure that is…
The German Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) believe that the road will stay the main transport modality in Germany. The party said this in a parliamentary motion,…