At RailFreight.com, we have extensively covered the problems plaguing the Russian railways. Among those have been declining loading volumes, staff shortages, rolling stock shortages, and…
British Transport Police (BTP), the specialist force that protects the network in England, Scotland and Wales, issued an urgent warning on Thursday night. The warning…
Swiss national rail operator SBB is making single wagonload (SWL) traffic uncompetitive due to rapid price increases, according to the Swiss shippers’ association VAP. They…
The European Commission (EC) unveiled the first edition of the progress report on the implementation of the funds coming from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).…
Renfe Mercancías, Spain’s national rail freight operator, has performed worse than ever in the first half of 2025. That follows from numbers published by El…
Without the wires above them, electric trains are powerless to operate. A Swiss company with a British base has laterally thought through the problem, and might just be ready to swing into action.
The European freight market is heating up, says Lithuanian logistics company Girteka. Capacity is down, demand is rising, and so are (spot) prices. The company…