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Volumes along the Frejus Railway are well below pre-closure levels

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May 1, 2025
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A month after the re-opening of the Fréjus Railway between France and Italy, traffic remains well down on pre-closure levels, according to one of the…

Operail and Coolergy test using hydrogen to charge a locomotive

Marco Raimondi
May 1, 2025
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The Baltics have grown into a technology hub in Europe and it is no exception when it comes to rail freight. Various projects in the…

Poland gets a new intermodal dry port at intersection of standard and broad gauges

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May 1, 2025
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In the Polish city of Chełm, construction work has started on a new intermodal terminal. The site is located in the east of the country,…

Dutch rolling stock owners can now apply for ERTMS subsidies

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May 1, 2025
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The Netherlands has opened applications for ERTMS subsidies. Rolling stock owners can submit their requests until 31 July. The subsidies will cover a maximum of…

DSV finalises acquisition of (DB) Schenker

Marco Raimondi
May 1, 2025
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It has been known for a while, and now the logistics sale of the century is a done deal. Danish shipping giant DSV has formally…

Rail on port call for Immingham steel

Simon Walton
May 1, 2025
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UK rail freight operations are set for overdrive at Immingham. Landings of raw materials were made over last weekend. The operators say more coal and…

‘A new rail collapse in Russia’s Far East is a matter of time’

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April 30, 2025
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Throughout 2024, Russia battled with an overcongested Far East railway. So many trains were going to and from China and the Pacific Ocean that the…

Rotterdam port blockers will also move to other transport modes, but ‘rail is not off the hook’

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April 30, 2025
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Dutch climate and human rights activists have shaken up the Port of Rotterdam. In the past month, they have blocked the port railway five times.…

‘ERTMS implementation costs have doubled between 2018 and 2022’

Marco Raimondi
April 30, 2025
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The deployment of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) keeps being a problem for many of the stakeholders involved. A recent study has shown…

Will France fund rail infrastructure upgrades with road tolls money?

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April 30, 2025
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France’s transport minister Philippe Tabarot pledged support to redirect the proceeds from the country’s network of toll motorways to rail with the aim of modernising…