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…