Not what it seems
Data of the week: Europe’s “reverse” east-west split
If you frequent casual websites, forums or even on Twitter, you may have come across the “every map ever”. It will seem familiar to nearly…
DRAMATIC FIGURES
Only six European countries increased their rail freight modal share in 18 years
The Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia and Portugal. These are the only European countries where the modal share of rail freight has increased between 2005…
Rail lags behind
Data of the week: A lot to gain for Portugal-Spain rail freight
Modal shift, modal shift, modal shift. It is perhaps the single biggest buzz word in rail freight these days. In Spain and Portugal, rail still…
intermodal perceptions
White Paper addresses rail sector’s struggle to attract additional traffic, proposes dual solution
Research platform Alliance for Logistics Innovation through Collaboration in Europe (ALICE) has published a White Paper that addresses the main challenges faced by the rail…
Swiss rail freight drops by 6 per cent in first six months of 2023
Rail freight in Switzerland over the first six months of 2023 dropped by 6 per cent compared to the same period in 2022, for a…
This is what it costs to double EU’s rail freight share by 2050
The share of rail freight transport is projected to double until 2050. In order to handle the growing volumes, a public investment of 490 billion…