Rolls-Royce awarded contract for MTU rail engines for Kiwi Rail
Rolls-Royce will supply MTU Series 4000 rail engines for New Zealand’s rail operator Kiwi Rail’s locomotives. Fifteen 20V 4000 R43 […]
Freight
Greenbrier-Astra Rail merger approved
On 18 May 2017, Greenbrier Companies, Inc. and Astra Rail Management GmbH announced that planned merger to create Greenbrier-Astra Rail […]
New refrigerated rail service to connect Eurasia
RZD and the Russian Agriculture Ministry intend to launch refrigerated block trains between Russia and Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Belarus for […]
Mercitalia Pole and TX Logistik to offer new freight services
From December 2017, the Mercitalia Pole with its company TX Logistik Switzerland will transport rail freight between the Po Valley […]
Belgium: B Logistics becomes Lineas
B Logistics has changed its name to Lineas. Following a comprehensive transformation, Lineas is now one of the largest and […]
Eurotunnel adds new freight shuttles
In response to increasing demand and to reach its objective of transporting 2 million trucks in 2020, Eurotunnel has inaugurated […]
Rail Cargo expands connections with Turkey
Rail Cargo Operator will increase the return service Sopron-Halkali (Turkey) which currently runs four times each week, with all traction […]
RZD and FELB increase number of container trains though Mongolia
RZD Logistics along with its subsidiary company Far East Land Bridge (FELB) and in partnership with TransContainer has started to […]
Port of Rotterdam acquires PortShuttle
Because the future of the PortShuttle rail service was uncertain in the short term, the Port of Rotterdam Authority has […]
Bombardier introduces complete electric TRAXX platform
Bombardier Transportation presented its new product platform for the locomotive sector at the Transport Logistic trade fair in Munich. Alongside […]