Freight news – Page 40
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NewsHŽ Cargo seeks strategic partner again
CROATIA: The government has launched a new attempt to find a strategic partner for national rail freight operator HŽ Cargo. Confirming that he expects a partner to be identified by the end of the year Minister for the Sea, Transport & Infrastructure Oleg Butković explained on ...
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Rail Business UKRail Partners sets out Freight Expectations for growth
UK: Rail Partners has called on the government to implement five policies that would enable rail to play a greater role in decarbonisation of the logistics sector and would give freight operators and customers the confidence to invest in assets. On March ...
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Rail Business UKETCS knowledge sharing in action
UK: DB Cargo UK recently took a Class 66 diesel locomotive to Govia Thameslink Railway’s Hornsey depot, so the freight operator could learn more about the passenger operator’s approach to rolling out ETCS. The companies have been working together for months to share their knowledge, as ...
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NewsDigital freight train innovation project launched
FRANCE: The MONITOR project has been launched to support the development of digital freight trains by combining radio communication between wagons with brake and bogie monitoring sensors and automated brake testing. The aim is to reduce the risks of derailments and untimely brake applications and to ...
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NewsUSDOT seeks to enhance safety measures following Ohio derailment
USA: Federal Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has called for ‘a three-pronged push’ by regulators, industry and Congress to improve the safety of rail freight operations, following the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous chemicals at East Palestine, Ohio.
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In depthTechnology: Expanding the scope of condition monitoring tools
Swedish company Railway Metrics & Dynamics has developed a low-power monitoring unit initially aimed at addressing rolling stock faults such as wheel flats. Now, as CEO Jan Lindqvist explains, the company is exploring how infrastructure can be monitored more effectively as well.
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In depthNurminen sees opportunities for growth following acquisition of Operail Finland
FINLAND: Nurminen Logistics says its purchase of Estonian national freight operator Operail’s Finnish business has attracted great interest from its customers in Finland, central Europe and China. Nurminen announced the completion of the transaction on February 14, saying it was now a full-service rail freight operator ...
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NewsState aid for wagonload traffic must not distort the market, says ERFA
EUROPE: Financial support for single wagon traffic could play an important role in achieving EU modal shift targets, but it must be focused on last-mile services and avoid distorting the market for services which are viable without support, according to the European Rail Freight Association. ‘The ...
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NewsFinnish dry port opens
FINLAND: The Kouvola Rail & Road Terminal has been completed, roughly equidistant from the Russian border and the port of Helsinki and near to the ports of Hamina and Kotka. The terminal has been developed by the city of Kouvola, which says it is Finland’s first ...
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NewsCambodian railway regauging study completed
CAMBODIA: A feasibility study for a further rebuild of the 382 km line from Phnom Penh to Poipet on the Thai border was submitted to the government on January 24.0
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NewsTimber wagon shunter delivered
FINLAND: Forestry company Metsä Group has taken delivery of the first of two Windhoff Bahn & Anlagentechnik TeleTrac RW100EM-DT shunting machines for moving timber wagons at its Kemi pulp and paper mill. The fully electric shunters have two cable-connected 50 tonne sections ...
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NewsWell wagon acquired for 200 tonne loads
TANZANIA: Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority has taken delivery of a 200 tonne capacity well wagon which will be used to transport abnormal loads such as turbines for the construction of the Julius Nyerere hydroelectric power plant. TAZARA’s Acting Chief Mechanical Engineer Greyson Moilo said the wagon was ...
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NewsBaltic States discuss Vilnius – Riga – Tallinn passenger service and gauge conversion
EUROPE: Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are to explore options to launch a passenger service between their capitals using existing 1 520 mm gauge railways, ahead of the completion of the future Rail Baltica 1 435 mm gauge line. The lack of through services between the Baltic ...
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NewsOperail sells more wagons from its lease fleet
ESTONIA: National freight operator Operail has sold a further 807 wagons from its lease fleet for €22·1m as part of a programme of divestment of non-core assets. More than 40 companies were invited to participate and 20 tenders were submitted. After what Operail said was a ...
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Rail Business UKMentoring programme launched to develop rail freight skills
UK: The Rail Freight Group trade association has launched a cross-member mentoring scheme to develop skills across the sector and support individual personal development. The programme is open to anyone working in an RFG member company. Participants will be matched with mentors from different organisations who ...