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Level playing field: Captrain CEO and Polish Deputy Minister call for structural reforms

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May 8, 2026
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Improving the competitiveness of rail freight to match trucks is a key objective for Europe in the coming years. “Give us a level playing field…

Germany announces stable network quality, associations mostly see construction obstacles

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May 8, 2026
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The German rail infrastructure manager DB InfraGO has released its 2025 report on the quality of the rail network. Above all, the organisation notes an…

UK terminal plans: not dead, just sleeping

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May 8, 2026
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Rail freight has long complained that Britain’s planning system is designed to frustrate infrastructure development. Now, proposed reforms to planning policy in England, and continuing…

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…