The transports were organised for Spedica and Štochl Group and operated in Ua dump wagons, equipment suited to bulk materials requiring rapid unloading.
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group has started transporting vehicles arriving from Asia through the Port of Rijeka, adding a new automotive flow to its northern Adriatic operations.
The service carries both wagonload freight and containers between Austria and northern Italy, and forms part of RCG’s wider TransFER Villach-Italy offer.
PJM and Voith have presented a Digital Automatic Coupling package for freight wagons combining coupling hardware, digital train functions, system integration and approval support.
Rail freight is handling substantial construction-material flows for two UK nuclear projects, with Heavy Haul Rail beginning direct aggregate deliveries to Sizewell C in Suffolk as Direct Rail Services completes a 330,000-tonne programme in Cumbria.
European rail freight lost another 1.8% of transport performance in 2025, extending a decline that has now lasted four consecutive years. With 368.2 billion tonne-kilometres, EU rail freight is now roughly 10% below the 410 billion tkm reached at the 2…