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‘Reverse modal shift and more diesel consumption’ after Dutch fuel tax break

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April 22, 2026
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The Netherlands is planning to give heavy trucks a tax break starting on 1 July. This should help the trucking industry to overcome the challenges…

German access routes to Brenner possibly delayed to 2050

Marco Raimondi
April 22, 2026
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The German section of the access routes to the future Brenner Base Tunnel might be delayed to 2050. The Bavarian government reportedly rejected Deutsche Bahn’s…

Russian investigation sounds the alarm over rolling stock

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April 22, 2026
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More than a tenth of all Russian rail freight wagons are currently out of use. Wagon owners have seen their incomes collapse, which means that…

‘Rail Baltica in Lithuania to be complete in 2034’

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April 21, 2026
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The Lithuanian section of Rail Baltica will only be complete by 2034. Originally scheduled for 2030, the railway across the Baltics is seriously delayed. The…

‘Dutch truck tax relief threatens modal shift chances’

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April 21, 2026
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The trucking industry is set for a tax break in the Netherlands. The Hague is planning to introduce the measure from 1 July. It should…

Afghan rail imports are booming, but transit is still barely a thing

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April 20, 2026
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The volume of rail freight in Afghanistan between March 2025 and March 2026 (the Afghan solar year of 1404) has grown by 39.1%. This figure…

Turkish operator Pasifik Eurasia establishes first-ever Aegean-China rail link

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April 20, 2026
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Rail operator Pasifik Eurasia has sent a block train from Izmir on its way to China. It marks the first instance of a rail link…

Berlin stalls on rail reform: ‘Missed opportunity as fuel prices rise’

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April 20, 2026
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Rising fuel prices are the talk of the day. They could — potentially — help rail freight attract more customers as trucking becomes more expensive.…

2025 results: ÖBB Rail Cargo Group not spared by industrial downturn

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April 17, 2026
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The Austrian national rail operator ÖBB has released its financial report for 2025. For the freight department Rail Cargo Group (RCG), circumstances were not ideal.…

RailFreight.com webinar recap: The role of combined transport during a fuel crisis

Marco Raimondi
April 17, 2026
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RailFreight.com’s latest webinar saw Akos Ersek, Chief Policy Advisor at UIRR, and Martin Koubek, Head of Silk Road at Metrans, discussing the impact of the current fuel crisis on combined transport in Europe.