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Freightliner call for government support to beat new rail freight target

Guest authors
May 30, 2024
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Railfreight Group Limited have announced their commitment to the government’s rail freight growth target.

More trucks on roads feared as long-promised freight hub in Melbourne’s west put on ice

Bardy Bigglesworth
May 28, 2024
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The WIFT received $740 million in Commonwealth funding in the budget delivered before the 2022 federal election, compared to $1.62 billion for the Beveridge option.

Rail freight in Poland keeps decreasing

gobstopper
May 27, 2024
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Rail freight in Poland in 2023 experienced a minor setback both in terms of volumes and performance. Compared to 2022, volumes dropped by 6.8 per cent, while tonne-kilometres performance decreased by 1.4 per cent, as the Polish Office of Rail Transport (UTK) stated.

How moving freight by rail rather than road could help Australia reduce carbon emissions

Bardy Bigglesworth
May 27, 2024
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Australia is trying to get to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, but transport emissions are going up, not down. Could shifting freight from road to rail help get back on track?

More pics from CSX M541 derailment this morning in TN

Bardy Bigglesworth
May 27, 2024
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Cleanup continues after about 15 cars of a CSX Transportation freight train derailed Saturday after part of a bridge gave way, according to the city’s […]

Low freight volumes: Russian Railways loses up to 50 billion rubles

Guest authors
May 24, 2024
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Freight volumes on the Russian rail network keep falling. Russian Railways (RZD) likely incurred a 50 billion ruble loss due to the decline over the first months of 2024. The trend is unlikely to reverse soon. For the past seven months, freight volumes on the Russian rail network have been in decline. According to Forbes.ru,…