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SBB Cargo gets single wagonload concession until 2029

Marco Raimondi
December 11, 2025
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Amid the chaos currently surrounding single wagonload (SWL) in Switzerland, one thing will not change: SBB Cargo will continue to be the sole provider of…

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Data of the week: Why did the Netherlands controversially invest in SWL?

Guest authors
October 29, 2025
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The Netherlands is investing 30 million euros in single wagonload (SWL) infrastructure. It is a controversial plan, with some supporting it and others strongly opposing…

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Why wagonload is consigned to history

Simon Walton
August 15, 2025
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The popular perception of the goods train has as much contact with reality as Thomas the Tank Engine. This, though, is not our fault. In…

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Anger at single wagonload reduction plans: ‘Need to quit DB Cargo’

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August 6, 2025
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DB Cargo could get rid of the lion’s share of its single wagonload (SWL) business. That news has caused an uproar in the rail freight…