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‘Europe should rethink 740-metre trains and mega trucks’

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January 22, 2026
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Problem: Driven by the goal of improving business efficiency, automotive and railway carriers are advocating for the use of larger truck trailers and longer trains.…

TEN-T core network completion by 2030 is now ‘entirely out of reach’

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January 20, 2026
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The EU and its Member States have been working to implement the so-called TEN-T network. It seeks to create coherent and multimodal infrastructure across the…

Rail Freight Group calls on Parliament to amend Railways Bill 2025

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January 20, 2026
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Rail Freight Group (RFG) has called on Government and Parliamentarians to amend the Railways Bill 2025 to strengthen the independent appeals function for rail freight. Under the Bill, which starts its Commons Committee stage this week, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) will be stripped of its current role in awarding track capacity, and […]

Dutch freight strategy focuses on multimodality, but with little money to back it up

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January 20, 2026
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The Dutch infrastructure ministry has presented its policy agenda for freight transportation. One of the main goals is to stimulate a multimodal approach. The country…

DB Cargo UK agrees sale of Class 66 locos to Grup Feroviar Roman

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January 19, 2026
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DB Cargo UK has agreed to sell 25 Class 66 locomotives to Romania’s largest private railway company, Grup Feroviar Roman (GFR). Under the multi-million-pound deal, the first Class 66 (66014) will leave DB Cargo UK’s traction maintenance depot at Toton in Nottinghamshire at the end of January 2026, with all 25 due to be delivered […]

Parts of Europe continue to battle congestion in winter weather aftermath

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January 16, 2026
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The cold wave that hit logistics operations in the Netherlands and Germany has subsided. In the past days, companies have turned to clearing the backlog…

Middle Corridor container transit through Kazakhstan grows by 15% in 2025

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January 15, 2026
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The number of containers passing through Kazakhstan on the Middle Corridor route has grown by 15% in 2025. The total number reached 36,000 TEU, which…

Germany suspects sabotage in Essen freight train derailment

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January 15, 2026
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A freight train derailed in Essen, Germany on Monday evening. It was carrying hazardous materials, an immediate cause for alarm. One might recall the Czech…

HSL Belgium takes over operations on “prestigious” Marshall dock in Antwerp

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January 14, 2026
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Rail freight operator and TX Logistik subsidiary HSL Belgium has taken over the first and last mile operations in port zone 6A in the Antwerp…

CargoBeamer jumps into market gap with new cross-alpine service

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January 13, 2026
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Rail operator CargoBeamer has launched a new tri-weekly service between Liège, Belgium and Domodossola, Italy last week. The launch follows the discontinuation of a Italy-Germany…