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Dozens of organisations urge the EU to change course on transport budget

Marco Raimondi
February 6, 2025
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A group of 45 transport stakeholders wrote a letter to the Ministers of the General Affairs Council and the Ministers of the Economic and Financial…

Poland’s fourth port to get a rail connection by 2027

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February 6, 2025
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The fourth port of Poland, located in Police on the Baltic coast, is getting a rail connection. An announcement to that end was already made…

New opportunity for additional double track on Sweden’s Western Mainline?

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February 6, 2025
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Works on the Swedish Western Mainline, a key rail artery, are in full swing. They are expected to hinder traffic for years to come –…

RailCube expands in North America with acquisition of Spark TS

Marco Raimondi
February 6, 2025
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Dutch-based software company RailCube is strengthening its position in North America with the latest acquisition of Spark TS. “Expanding to North America has been a…

CFR Marfă reports operating profit in 2024

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February 5, 2025
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The bankrupt Romania state rail freight operator CFR Marfă has achieved an operating profit in 2024. Its results are worse than those of 2023, and…

Dutch rail freight drops for second year in a row

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February 5, 2025
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The volume of rail freight in the Netherlands has dropped by seven per cent in 2024, amounting to 39,7 million tonnes. It is the second…

Baltic Rail achieves 40,6 per cent TEU growth despite unfavourable circumstances in 2024

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February 5, 2025
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Intermodal container operator Baltic Rail saw significant growth in terms of TEU handled in 2024. That is despite unfavourable circumstances: The company’s business is particularly…

Geodis temporarily suspends Łódź-Barcelona rail freight service

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February 5, 2025
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SNCF-owned Geodis has temporarily suspended its Łódź (Poland)-Barcelona rail freight service citing operational and economic issues. The inaugural trip in June last year transported 44…

New stone train for Lake District

Simon Walton
February 5, 2025
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Direct Rail Services has a new aggregates flow, for its new rolling stock, over a distance that’s not often viable for rail freight. Moving loads…

Name controversy on Fret SNCF’s successor ends up in court

Marco Raimondi
February 4, 2025
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One of the two new companies replacing French Fret SNCF, Technis, is currently facing legal issues as there is another company with the same name…