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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…

If DB Cargo can’t make a go of single wagonload, who can?

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July 31, 2025
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Earlier this week came reports that Deutsche Bahn (DB) could be poised to significantly reduce or axe completely its single wagonload (SWL) business. This prompts…

DB Cargo narrows losses gap, but also sees revenue downturn

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July 31, 2025
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Germany’s national rail freight operator DB Cargo has achieved some financial successes in the first half of 2025. Its operating losses dropped substantially. However, so…

DB Cargo narrows losses gap, but also sees revenue downturn

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July 31, 2025
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Germany’s national rail freight operator DB Cargo has achieved some financial successes in the first half of 2025. Its operating losses dropped substantially. However, so…

‘DB Cargo could get rid of single wagonload business, cut workforce in half’

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July 29, 2025
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Deutsche Bahn is considering a substantial workforce reduction at its freight subsidiary DB Cargo. The downscaling would follow a potential cancellation of the single wagonload…

‘DB Cargo could get rid of single wagonload business, cut workforce in half’

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July 29, 2025
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Deutsche Bahn is considering a substantial workforce reduction at its freight subsidiary DB Cargo. The downscaling would follow a potential cancellation of the single wagonload…

DB Cargo could shut down single wagonload business

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April 7, 2025
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Time is ticking for DB Cargo. The German state rail freight operator is on a schedule to become profitable, otherwise the EU could break it…

Using the Antwerp rail yard will be cheaper thanks to 11-million-euro subsidy

Marco Raimondi
October 22, 2024
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The European Commission approved a scheme for 11 million euros to provide financial support to companies carrying out single wagonload transport services at the marshalling…

‘Block train and single wagonload businesses in Switzerland need to be separate’

Marco Raimondi
October 15, 2024
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Rail freight in Switzerland is currently undergoing a total revision of the Freight Transport Act, which was recently adopted by the country’s Council of States.…

EU Commission approves German rail freight scheme for 1.7 billion euros

Marco Raimondi
May 22, 2024
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The European Commission (EC) approved a scheme for 1.7 billion euros to support single wagonload and wagon group transport in Germany until 2029. “The maximum annual budget amounts to €320 million”, the EC specified. The measure aims at ensuring that these types of transport and the companies operating them do not cease to exist due…