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Kazakhstan-China rail freight continues to grow in early 2026

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April 17, 2026
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Kazakh rail freight to and from China is continuing to grow. The first figures from 2026 show a positive development for the exchange of goods…

Port of Rotterdam COO: “I am a big fan of rail freight”

Marco Raimondi
April 16, 2026
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Rotterdam is Europe’s largest port, but rail freight still plays a limited role compared to road and barge transport. RailFreight.com, a sister publication of WorldCargo…

GB Railfreight secures contract to transport Cornish china clay

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April 15, 2026
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GB Railfreight (GBRf) has secured a two-year contract with Imerys to transport china clay from local Cornish rail sites to Fowey Docks and Cliffe Vale in Staffordshire, reinforcing its commitment to growing rail freight in the South West of England. Kaolin, mined in Cornwall, is a critical raw material used in a wide range of […]

GB Railfreight secures contract to transport Cornish china clay

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April 15, 2026
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Rising fuel prices force contract terminations, but “no large crisis” (for CT)

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April 15, 2026
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The first reports of terminated and amended contracts have appeared amid the growing diesel prices. Both the Slovak operator ŽS Cargo and their Czech counterparts…

Türkiye rehabilitates railway towards Persian Gulf for freight operations

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April 14, 2026
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Türkiye has renovated 350 kilometers of railway tracks along its border with Syria. The railway will serve as a key link in the Development Road,…

CargoBeamer launches new transalpine intermodal connection

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April 14, 2026
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Intermodal logistics provider CargoBeamer has launched a new transalpine service. It now connects Stuttgart to Milan. The service responds to the cancellation of the Freiburg-Novara…

European Loc Pool EuroDual units receive Balkan homologation

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April 13, 2026
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Locomotive leaser European Loc Pool (ELP) reports a company milestone: its EuroDual locomotives have received approval for operation in Slovenia and Croatia. This follows an…

Rail or ruin: why the Great Western Highway crisis is a wake-up call for NSW

Bardy Bigglesworth
April 13, 2026
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Now that the dust has started to settle following the closure of the Great Western Highway, we should turn our thoughts to fixing the problem.

11% of Russian freight wagons unusable amid maintenance crisis

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April 10, 2026
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There are more and more faulty freight wagons in Russia. The country cannot keep up with maintenance needs. Ukrainian attacks on oil storage facilities also…