Europe has been saying it wants to significantly increase the modal shift of rail freight to decarbonise its supply chain. However, reaching these goals in…
The Digital Automatic Coupler (DAC) is probably the most controversial new technology in European rail freight. It is hailed by some as the saviour of…
What takes precedence: price, politics or persistent supply chains? The skeptical observant might say that price always rules. Yet, despite hardening competition from cheaper alternatives,…
The specialist constabulary, British Transport Police, is facing an £8.5 million (10 million euros) funding shortfall for 2025–26. Management stands accused of forcing through cuts…
The merger of Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS), two of the largest rail freight companies in the US, continues to stir controversy. Shippers…
The construction of a new Turin-Lyon railway has often been considered as a cornerstone of the European shift towards more sustainable mobility, both for freight…