Personal reasons
ČD Cargo CEO Tomáš Tóth resigns
Tomáš Tóth is resigning from his position as CEO of Czech rail freight operator ČD Cargo. Tóth’s five-year term as CEO and Chairman of the…
Market downturn
ČD Cargo plans to scrap thousands of wagons and locomotives
Czech national rail freight operator ČD Cargo is reportedly planning to scrap thousands of wagons and locomotives. The measure has to do with a market…
2024 figures
Czech ČD Cargo lost dozen of million of euros between 2023 and 2024
Czech state-owned rail freight operator ČD Cargo recorded a loss of almost 38 million euros (945 million CZK) in 2024. This is a big step…
Setback
ČD Cargo to fire 10% of its employees
Once again, the difficult European rail freight market is forcing an operator to take painful measures. The Czech national freight operator ČD Cargo is laying…
Rail freight decline
ČD Cargo halves semi-annual profit
Czech rail freight operator ČD Cargo’s profit has halved in the first half year of 2024. The number amounted to 240 million Czech crowns (9,6…
extreme weather
First lines gradually reopen in flood-struck Central and Eastern Europe
After a week of disruptions caused by heavy rainfalls and floods in Central and Eastern Europe, some important rail freight lines are slowly starting to…
extreme weather
‘Backlog due to floods will last for days’
Central and Eastern Europe have been dealing with extreme weather conditions for the past few days, with a significant impact on rail freight in different…
extreme weather
Extreme weather brings chaos to rail freight in Czechia
Significantly bad weather conditions in Czechia are having quite the impact on rail freight traffic in the country, especially in the northeast. “The situation is…
fleet expansion
New locomotives for ČD Cargo might lead to further international expansion
The Czech state-owned rail freight operator ČD Cargo will receive a batch of Traxx 3MS locomotives that might help the company in its international expansion.…
Freight turnover
Czech rail freight registers worst July since datakeeping began
Rail freight in Czechia has not had a great early summer numbers-wise. July’s volumes were lower than any other July since data recording started in…
ČD Cargo director: “A reverse modal shift would be imminent” with ETS-2
The EU’s Emissions Trading System 2 (ETS-2) could be a serious obstacle for the rail freight industry. It would be an additional financial burden but…
no ETCS on the line
Czechia: 4 passengers dead in collision involving freight train
A fatal collision between a passenger and a freight train in Czechia resulted in four passengers losing their lives and dozens being injured. The head-on…