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China-Europe rail freight surges by 25% in January and February, even before Iran war

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March 20, 2026
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The Eurasian land bridge from China to Europe is off to a great start of 2026. The number of freight trains on the route grew…

China-Europe rail freight surges by 25% in January and February, even before Iran war

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March 20, 2026
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The Eurasian land bridge from China to Europe is off to a great start of 2026. The number of freight trains on the route grew…

ECJ opens door to several hundred million euro TAC refunds in Germany

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March 19, 2026
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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled against the German cap on track access charges (TAC) for local passenger traffic. Since 2016, rail freight…

Spain explores another rail highway route: Santander-Madrid

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March 19, 2026
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Spain is on a roll in the intermodal rail area. Following the development of the rail highway from Valencia to Madrid (and its extension to…

Poland approves PKP Cargo’s restructuring plan

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March 19, 2026
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A Judge-Commissioner in Poland has approved PKP Cargo’s restructuring plan. This opens up the way to settle the rail operator’s dealings with creditors. After that,…

Data of the week: A review of the European and Swiss approaches to wheel safety

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March 18, 2026
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About two months ago, the Swiss Federal Office for Transport (FOT) indicated that it would stick to its own version of wagon wheel safety rules…

EU approves support measure: Combined Transport on Frejus line can make a comeback

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March 18, 2026
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The European Commission has approved a measure that will support Combined Transport (CT) operations between Aiton (France) and Orbassano (Italy). The rail highway along the…

Spain eyes new rail terminal near Algeciras

Marco Raimondi
March 18, 2026
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Spain is considering the construction of a new rail terminal outside its largest port, Algeciras, to accommodate growing demand.

Rail freight welcomes new service to help identify emerging risks

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March 12, 2026
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The rail freight industry has welcomed a pioneering service to help safeguard against future risks thanks to a project initiated by the Freight Safe Programme and delivered by the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB). The Freight Emerging Risks Horizon Scanning service has been developed over 18 months and overseen by the Freight Safe Programme […]

DB Cargo UK and Plasmor mark 40-year relationship with loco-naming

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March 11, 2026
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DB Cargo UK has named one of its Class 66 locomotives (66186) in honour of Antony Slater, the late founder of the Plasmor Group, one of the UK’s largest independent manufacturers of concrete products. Plasmor started using rail to transport products in 1986, when new sidings were built to connect the factory to the adjacent […]