Lithuania’s LTG Group to ditch Russian locomotive safety system

As another step towards EU integration, the Lithuanian railway holding LTG Group will replace its current Russian KLUB-U locomotive safety system. The new one will be developed by SRPA Impulse, a Ukrainian company which already had similar projects in Bulgaria and Estonia. In total, 163 locomotives will have their system replaced, including 111 for rail…

Where does rail stand in the auto transport and logistics ecosystem?

Freight trains would appear to be particularly suited to the shipment of automobiles, considering their high volume capability and economic viability over long distances while emitting a good deal less CO2 than trucks. However, road remains by far the most dominant transport mode in this key industrial vertical. Railfreight.com talked to European automotive logistics players…

PKP Cargo eyes “untapped” semi-trailer market for business revival

Polish state-owned rail freight operator PKP Cargo is looking for ways out of its dire financial situation. The company’s new management took the drastic step of suspending nearly a third of its workforce to save money. Now, its strategy director says that the company is looking to semi-trailer transportation for new business opportunities. PKP Cargo…

Europe’s mining giant scrapes for options to secure more rail capacity

LKAB, the largest mining company in Sweden (and Europe), relies heavily on rail freight transport along the Iron Ore Line, which connects the Swedish port of Luleå to the Norwegian port of Narvik. However, the company is in dire need of additional capacity, and it is now considering the option of purchasing buses to remove…