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GCU: The very foundation of rail freight is moving towards major change

Guest authors
September 24, 2026
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ERTMS, the Digital Automatic Coupler, the Combined Transport and Capacity Regulations: those are just some of the big key topics for the European rail freight…

GCU: The very foundation of rail freight is moving towards major change

Guest authors
September 24, 2026
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ERTMS, the Digital Automatic Coupler, the Combined Transport and Capacity Regulations: those are just some of the big key topics for the European rail freight…

UIC gives guidelines on how to tackle extremely high temperatures on railways

Marco Raimondi
April 7, 2025
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Climate change is posing an increasing number of challenges, including on European railways. The International Union of Railways (UIC) has launched the Resilient Rail (RERA)…

UIC sets out strategies to combat impact of heavy rains on rail

Marco Raimondi
April 1, 2025
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Extreme weather events related to climate change have increased in frequency and intensity in Europe over the past few years, becoming more unpredictable. They often…

New combined transport report highlights fragmented European outlook

Marco Raimondi
November 22, 2024
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The International Union of Railways (UIC) and the International Union of Combined Road-Rail Transport Companies (UIRR) compiled their 2024 report on combined transport (CT) in…

EU sets frail foundations for intermodal transport’s future

Nikos Papatolios
January 12, 2024
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The European Commission’s proposal to amend the Weights and Dimensions Directive (WDD) concerning commercial road vehicles presents some problematic points. The railway sector is concerned that the proposal will result in a reverse modal shift from road to rail while also making road and rail transport incompatible in many cases, thus substantially harming intermodal and […]