Workhorses go digital
DB Cargo UK begins ETCS fleet fitment
DB Cargo UK has begun fitting the European Train Control System (ETCS) to its workhorse Class 66 freight locomotives. The programme started this week at…
focus on etcs
New CEF funds assigned, what’s in it for rail freight?
The European Union is going to distribute roughly 2,8 billion euros among 94 transport projects through the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). The rail sector is…
chaos continues
“The current situation is even worse than before the introduction of ETCS”
The implementation of the European Train Control System (ETCS) and the other components of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) continues to wreak havoc…
ertms deployment
DB Cargo UK tasks Siemens with Class 66s ETCS implementation
DB Cargo UK has contracted with Siemens Mobility to fit Class 66 locomotives with the new European Train Control System (ETCS). Work will begin in…
rolling stock retrofitting
Freightliner goes in-house with onboard digital signalling
Freightliner in the UK has launched a partnership with Siemens Mobility to retrofit one of its Class 66 diesel locomotives with state-of-the-art European Train Control…
Emotive locomotive signals digital future
A new route for a ’66. DB Cargo UK has offered up one of its workhorses of the rail freight industry. The first “Shed” in…
Rail freight 2017 & ahead – by ERFA’s Julia Lamb
To say it’s been a challenging year for the rail freight sector, not least in Europe, is an understatement. While the immediate effects of the…
ETCS retrofit for UK freight fleet
A highly efficient UK rail freight network is a step closer with the signing of a new deal to upgrade the nation’s freight trains with…
GBRf’s Knowles is parent company Hector Rail’s new MD
GB Railfreight’s (GBRf) Chief Operating Officer David Knowles is to become Managing Director of Swedish-based parent group Hector Rail AB. With 25 years’ experience in…
CEOs sign letter supporting ERTMS roll-out
A consortium of companies created to develop the technical elements of the European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS) have signed letters of intent committing the…
Rail Cargo Group gets 200 locomotives through Europe’s ‘biggest tender’
Austrian freight carrier Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is to receive 200 new locomotives for use on its cross-border operations in a deal signed by parent…