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First lines gradually reopen in flood-struck Central and Eastern Europe

Marco Raimondi
September 19, 2024
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After a week of disruptions caused by heavy rainfalls and floods in Central and Eastern Europe, some important rail freight lines are slowly starting to…

‘Damage of floods to rail freight is immense’

Guest authors
September 17, 2024
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Rail may hold the keys to climate friendly solutions in transport, but sometimes climate change hits back at the sector. This week, parts of Central…

Freight traffic in Austria ‘reduced to the minimum’ due to harsh weather

Nikos Papatolios
September 13, 2024
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Rail freight traffic in the Austrian railway network will be reduced to the “absolute minimum,” with operations possibly affected throughout the weekend. Extreme weather phenomena,…

Lidl enters rail freight transport with shuttle service between Graz and Koper

Guest authors
September 6, 2024
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A “premiere”, as Tailwind Intermodal calls it in its own press release. The subsidiary of supermarket chain Lidl has started as a rail operator. The…

Lidl enters rail freight transport with shuttle service between Graz and Koper

Guest authors
September 6, 2024
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A “premiere”, as Tailwind Intermodal calls it in its own press release. The subsidiary of supermarket chain Lidl has started as a rail operator. The…

New freight service established between Austria and Germany

Guest authors
August 17, 2024
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ÖBB Rail Cargo Group has established a new TransFER freight service between Salzburg in Austria and Augsburg in Germany.

RCG and Coca-Cola removed over 500 trucks from Austrian roads

Marco Raimondi
July 25, 2024
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Austrian rail freight operator Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has concluded its first year of transporting products for Coca-Cola HBC Austria along the railways. During this…

Netherlands & Austria Order For 9 Embraer C-390s Pave The Way For Big NATO Break At Farnborough

Guest authors
July 23, 2024
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Confirming the multi-billion deal on Day 1 at Farnborough.

Despite being underutilised, the Brenner Rolling Highway is underperforming

Marco Raimondi
July 12, 2024
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The Rolling Highway (RoLa) connecting Trento, in Italy, and Wörgl, in Austria, has seen 5 per cent fewer freight trains between 2022 and 2023. Last…

Hundreds of trains to be rerouted due to two-week railway closure in Northern Italy

Marco Raimondi
July 11, 2024
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Starting tomorrow, 12 July 2024, the railway connecting Udine and Tarvisio, in northeastern Italy, will be closed for 15 days, until 27 July 2024. This…