Death Spiral
The adoption and publication of EC’s new White Paper on Transport was for the railway community an oxygen bubble. The […]
April 2011
Railways in Romania – “Cinderella” of Transport
Dragoş Floroiu, Director, Organismul de Investigare Feroviar Român (OIFR) For more than 2 years, the economic recession has represented a […]
Increase in freight transport, still leaving room for uncertainties
The recovery of the international freight transport, although on the right track, is still shadowed by uncertainties based on the […]
Drop of rail freight traffic slowed down in 2009
The financial downturn has caused signifiant drops in all activity segments, seriously affecting the global economy. Figures in transportation, one […]
Structural and topological analysis of braking mechanisms in railway vehicles
This paper presents a structural and topological analysis of braking mechanisms in railway vehicles. The braking force is transmitted from […]
European Commission approves the White Paper on Transport
The complex strategy adopted towards the end of March by the European Commission is focused on developing a competitive transport […]
Private company maintenance leads to rolling stock fleet optimization
The externalization of freight car maintenance implies an economically effective component; however, the results depend on the form of property. […]
Retechnologisation of locomotives, a competitiveness plus
In Western Europe, most operators prefer new instead of refurbished vehicles. This is the conclusion of a market overview in […]
Cross-acceptance procedures, roles and responsibilities are different in every country
In April, the European Railway Agency (ERA) published the first part of an major report on the authorisation of railway […]
Increasing competitiveness on the leasing market
The opening of the railway freight market in Europe, the change in the market structure in terms of activity dynamics […]