Freight news – Page 56
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NewsMissouri Eastern Railroad begins operation
USA: Missouri Eastern Railroad began operations on March 1, running between Union and Overland where it interchanges with Terminal Railroad of St Louis. The Jaguar Transport Holdings subsidiary acquired 68 km of track in the west of the St Louis metropolitan area from V&S Railway in ...
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NewsFortescue looks to Infinity and beyond with gravity-powered battery train
AUSTRALIA: Mining company Fortescue and its recently acquired Williams Advanced Engineering business have announced plans for the Infinity Train, which is intended to capture regenerated energy from loaded downhill runs and store it to power the returning empty trip. ‘The Infinity Train has the capacity to ...
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NewsDomestic thinking continues to hinder European freight revival, conference told
EUROPE: The need for European co-ordination, better train paths and the best use of technology to improve service quality were among the topics covered when the French Ministry of Transport organised a conference in Paris on February 23-24 to discuss ways of improving European rail freight ...
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Rail Business UKGB Railfreight plans order for future-proofed bi-mode locomotives
UK: GB Railfreight is planning to order a fleet of main line electro-diesel locomotives with a modular design which would facilitate future replacement of the diesel engine with a battery or hydrogen fuel cell module. Rail Business UK understands that advanced negotiations are underway with Stadler ...
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Rail Business UKUK to France automotive train service launched
EUROPE: DB Cargo UK has launched a rail service transporting Corolla hybrid cars manufactured at Toyota’s Derby plant in the UK to Valenciennes in France via the Channel Tunnel, returning with Aygo, Yaris and Yaris+ vehicles. ‘This project is the culmination of four years of work ...
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NewsAlgeciras picks Fesava to provide port rail services
SPAIN: Algeciras port authority ABPA has awarded Fesava a two-year contract to provide rail services at its Isla Verde Interior and Exterior terminals. The port rail network was previously operated by ADIF under an agreement with APBA and Puertos del Estado, with rail freight operations managed ...
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NewsEurope’s Rail research initiative launched
EUROPE: The Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking that will co-ordinate EU railway research over the next decade was formally launched in Paris on February 21, during an event organised by SNCF in conjunction with the French Presidency of the European Union.
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NewsPolish operators call for track access charge cut to stem loss of market share
POLAND: The ZNPK federation of independent train operators has called for a ‘serious debate’ on access charges and a ‘radical’ 50% cut in fees, saying infrastructure manager PKP PLK’s current charges for freight trains are amongst the highest in Europe. ZNPK says that PKP PLK’s draft ...
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NewsAutonomous freight project awarded US government funding
USA: The Department of Energy has awarded $4·4m from its Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy initiative to support the testing of Parallel Systems’ prototype autonomous battery-electric vehicles for transporting containers by rail. The tests are intended to look at vehicle stability, contact-based platooning and energy efficiency. Stability ...
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NewsBulgarian train operations reintegrated
BULGARIA: The state rail operations holding company BDZ Holding and its passenger BDZ Ptnicheski Prevozi passenger and BDZ Tovarni Prevozi freight businesses have been reunited as one organisation, Minister of Transport & Communications Nikolay Sabev announced on February 4.
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NewsEgyptian rail freight privatisation consultation
EGYPT: Egyptian National Railways is developing plans to award a concession for the operation of rail freight services on the national network. ENR’s freight traffic currently totals around 4·5 million tonnes/year, but the government believes there is significant potential for growth, which could and increase rail’s ...
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NewsTanzania orders Chinese wagons for standard gauge network
TANZANIA: Tanzania Railways Corp has ordered 1 430 wagons from CRRC International for use on the country’s embryonic 1 435 mm gauge network. The US$127·2m contract was signed by TRC Director General Masanja Kadogosa and CRRC International’s Assistant General Manager Tang Yunpeng on February 8, at ...
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Rail Business UKReal-time access to freight locomotive CCTV
UK: Journeo has equipped GB Railfreight’s fleet of almost 100 Class 66 locomotives with forward-facing CCTV and a connection to a cloud-based data portal, providing the control room with real-time access to train location, status and condition monitoring data. Staff have immediate ...
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NewsBolloré to sell African concessions
INTERNATIONAL: The three African rail services operated by the French industrial group Bolloré are to be sold to Mediterranean Shipping Co as part of a deal worth €5∙7bn.
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News€45m EIB loan to fund Medway expansion
PORTUGAL: The European Investment Bank has agreed to provide Medway ROSCO with a €45m loan to finance its acquisition of 16 electric locomotives and 113 intermodal wagons. Medway ROSCO is a subsidiary of Medway Operador Ferroviário de Mercadorias, which is procuring the new stock to facilitate ...
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NewsLTG Cargo to invest €47m in Poland
POLAND: Lithuanian operator LTG Cargo’s Polish subsidiary has announced plans to invest €47m to diversify its activities and to expand into western Europe, offering new services and growing its fleet. LTG Cargo Polska will buy four multi-system electric and two diesel locomotives. The electric locomotives will ...
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NewsJadeWeserPort electrification contract awarded
GERMANY: Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven JadeWeserPort-Marketing has awarded Rail Power Systems a €7m contract to design and install 15 kV 16·7 Hz electrification on the 4 km connection from the DB Netz network into the terminal, and in a 16-track marshalling yard at the site. Work is ...