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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…

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…

Leasing companies have become the largest ownership group in the European freight wagon fleet, holding 42% of wagons compared with 40% for former state railways. SCI Verkehr meanwhile expects the global freight wagon market to grow by an average of 2.7…

Leasing companies have become the largest ownership group in the European freight wagon fleet, holding 42% of wagons compared with 40% for former state railways. SCI Verkehr meanwhile expects the global freight wagon market to grow by an average of 2.7…

Germany sits in six of the ten largest intra-EU road freight flows, but the strongest rail targets are not always the largest tonnes.

We know them from Western Europe, China and Japan. High-speed trains with sleek, aerodynamically shaped noses routinely reach speeds of more than 300 km/h. These feats of modern engineering show that on some routes, rail can be faster and more practica…

A new European freight report shows road transport dominating inland freight, while the combined share of rail and waterways has fallen by 4.1 percentage points over the past decade.

A new European freight report shows road transport dominating inland freight, while the combined share of rail and waterways has fallen by 4.1 percentage points over the past decade.

A new European freight report shows road transport dominating inland freight, while the combined share of rail and waterways has fallen by 4.1 percentage points over the past decade.

SCI Verkehr expects both new-build and after-sales business for multiple units to expand through 2030. In Europe, cost pressure is shifting more spending towards maintenance, modernisation and battery-electric fleets.