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DG MOVE: “We shouldn’t give up on block trains”

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May 7, 2026
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At ERFA’s annual rail freight event, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE) was represented by speaker Kristian Schmidt. Not only did…

Georgia announces €1.4bn railway investment for coming decade

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May 7, 2026
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Georgia, a key country on the Middle Corridor, has announced a massive rail investment of around 1.4 billion euros for the coming decade. The investment…

GB Railfreight’s Class 99s move closer to commercial service

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May 7, 2026
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GB Railfreight (GBRf) has reached two significant milestones in the introduction of its new Class 99 locomotive, marking an important step towards their entry into commercial service. Network Rail has granted the Class 99 fleet an Interim Network Rail Statement of Compatibility (NRSC). This allows the Class 99 to operate across Britain’s rail network, marking […]

Port of Thessaloniki signs MoU with Greek and Bulgarian railways to strengthen intermodal

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May 7, 2026
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The Greek Port of Thessaloniki has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Greek and Bulgarian national railway companies, Hellenic Train and Bulgarian Railways (BDZ).…

Maciej Gładyga takes over ERFA presidency

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May 7, 2026
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The European Rail Freight Association (ERFA) has a new president. Dirk Stahl symbolically handed over the presidency to Maciej Gładyga at the annual ERFA event…

‘Switzerland could withdraw its wagon wheel rules decision’

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May 6, 2026
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On 6 May, the largest-ever edition of the annual ERFA Rail Freight event took place in Brussels under the banner #RelaunchRailFreight. Even if not on…

‘Reduced container availability in Europe due to repositioning to Asia’

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May 6, 2026
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European transport and logistics companies can expect a lower availability of containers in the near future, warns the Italian company Sogese. Carriers are sending containers…

Siemens delivers first of 1,200 electric freight locomotives to India in biggest-ever order

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May 6, 2026
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Siemens Mobility has handed over the first of 1,200 electric freight locomotives on order from Indian Railways. The locomotives are part of a 3 billion…

The adoption gap is not a technology problem: it is a decision problem

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May 6, 2026
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Rail has no shortage of technologies that could improve capacity, reduce energy consumption, and increase service frequency. What it has is a structural inability to…

The adoption gap is not a technology problem: it is a decision problem

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May 6, 2026
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Rail has no shortage of technologies that could improve capacity, reduce energy consumption, and increase service frequency. What it has is a structural inability to…