JR Freight to install wagon braking monitoring equipment
JAPAN: JR Freight is to equip its fleet of 7 383 container wagons with a braking status monitoring system.
Watco to acquire rail assets at six Dow sites
NORTH AMERICA: Chemical producer Dow has signed a definitive agreement to sell the rail infrastructure assets and related equipment at six of its US and Canadian sites to shortline group Watco.
Lithuanian freight operator launches Polish business
POLAND: The Lithuanian state railway group’s freight business LTG Cargo has established a Polish subsidiary to support its international expansion plans and is negotiating a joint venture with PKP Cargo to operate cross-border intermodal services.
Western Australia rail investment targets agriculture sector
AUSTRALIA: A package of infrastructure enhancements has been put forward by the Western Australia state government in a bid to attract more agricultural traffic onto rail.
Eurostar looks to cut costs with reduced hours and part-time working
EUROPE: Eurostar is looking to reduce its payroll costs through the introduction of reduced hours and more part-time working ‘wherever possible throughout 2021’, in a move which the cross-Channel high speed operator said was intended to protect jobs at a time when ‘the impact of Covid-19 has led to an ...
Railway supply industry news round-up
Voestalpine Railway Systems’ Spanish subsidiary JEZ has acquired a share in a turnout assembly plant near Buenos Aires, saying this would help to significantly increase the group’s competitiveness in the Argentinean market.
Australia: The hard truth about interstate freight
Lithuanian Railways launches ‘patriotic’ rebranding and international expansion drive
BNSF and Wabtec prepare to test battery-electric locomotive
Trenord’s first Donizetti EMU enters service in Milano
Agreements signed to allow direct Amsterdam – London trains
