Hungarian railway transportation market of 2009
Railway shipping companies have had a difficult year. After the 2008 year of significant market loss, in 2009 there was […]
January 2011
“Sensible rail investment to increase capacity and capability will benefit both passenger and freight traffic”
Interview with Lord Tony Berkeley, President, European Rail Freight Association In his interview for Railway Pro Freight & Logistics, Lord […]
Freight carriers take new stand
The major changes in the productive sector in Western Europe and the Middle East have led to an increase in […]
75% of the transport & logistics sector reports post-crisis recovery
In 2010, the world economy affected by the economic-financial recession has recovered. In this context, the economic growth has generated […]
Waiting for a better year for intermodal transport
Robin J. Martens, Director General Archicom Romania; Managing Director European Gateways Platform The wintry conditions at the moment, in Romania […]
Contact dynamic phenomenon characteristic to railway traction units (Part I)
Introduction Smooth and safe guiding of wheel sets in curves and keeping them stable require a small tolerance for contact […]
Freight traffic efficiency needs dispatching systems
The development of the daily activities of vehicles, the permanent information on the real situation of operations, the possibility to […]
What are the advantages of a single signalling system?
Statistics show that EU countries are gradually installing ERTMS on some of their train lines, countries outside Europe are also […]
E-Rail Freight promotes the use of information technologies in transport
The efficiency of railway freight transport is an ambitious and complex project of the European Union. In spite of its […]
Gauges still fragment transport. Integration is a “must”
Every country’s economic development depends to a certain extent on its commercial relations with other countries. In this context, transports […]