The Weights and Dimensions Directive (WDD) needs to be fixed before European Modular Systems, also known as gigaliners, are deployed all over the Old Continent…
Despite approving a joint European wagon safety rules decision, the Swiss Federal Office for Transport (FOT) keeps going its own regulatory way. Switzerland informed its…
The past few months brought various significant developments of rail freight and intermodal policies. RailFreight.com is organising a webinar on 24 February 2026 at 14.…
The European Commission has adopted a regulation that establishes the new Technical Specification for Interoperability for telematics (TSI TEL) and repeals TSI TAF and TSI…
The recently published Rail Project Prioritisation Strategy – 2025, the implementation plan flowing from the All-Island Strategic Rail Review, places renewed focus on passenger service…
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) recently claimed that the funds from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) allocated for transport projects should be increased…
The European Parliament rejected the “withdrawal of the Combined Transport Directive revision proposal”, UIRR said. “It is a positive development but we are not out…
In the same week where the Combined Transport Directive was abandoned, another piece of the Greening Freight Package is taking a step closer to implementation.…
Tomorrow, Tuesday 27 January the Transport Committee of the European Parliament will make its final decision on the fate of the Combined Transport Directive (CTD).…
Rail freight cannot move forward unless there are solid policies facilitating its development. Are the current measures effective enough? Are priorities aligned between institutions and…
The European Commission has authorised a financial aid scheme to subsidise shunting operations in Italian ports. The measure, welcomed by Italian sector association Fermerci, will…
It is the political equivalent of shutting the doors a minute before departure. Too late to get off now. The Railways Bill 2025 has entered…