Alpha Trains orders Vectrons in multiple variants
Alpha Trains decided to expand its Vectron locomotive fleet by up to 70 vehicles with an initial order for 35 […]
Freight
GBRf opens new locomotive maintenance facility
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has opened locomotive maintenance facility in Tonbridge, in Kent, England. The new site will bolster the efficiency […]
Global freight wagon market set for growth
The global freight wagon market is projected to grow at an annual rate of 2.6% through 2028. Despite experiencing subdued […]
ČD Cargo orders additional Alstom locomotives
ČD Cargo ordered the last 11 Traxx 3MS locomotives as part of a framework contract signed in 2018 with Bombardier […]
Alstom to deliver three new Traxx locomotives to Captrain Polska
Alstom has signed a contract with Captrain Polska – an independent railway operator offering transport services throughout Europe. Alstom will […]
DB Cargo now uses AI to help with freight car checks
DB Cargo is using artificial intelligence to make rail freight transport more efficient: AI technology can literally read out the […]
Network Rail reduces TAC to boost rail freight
Network Rail introduces discounts for train operators’ track access charges, in a bid to encourage new business to the railway, […]
BNSF reaches tentative collective agreements with four unions
BNSF Railway, in partnership with Norfolk Southern Corporation, announced it has reached tentative, five-year collective bargaining agreements with the Brotherhood […]
Adif awards contract for Madrid-Zaragoza rail motorway project
Adif is investing EUR 107 million in adapting the Madrid-Zaragoza section to future Highway Railway (AF) services on the Algeciras-Zaragoza […]
New Zealand: Rail freight saved 230,000 tonnes of emissions
Businesses and freight companies choosing to put their goods on rail saved nearly 230,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions in the […]