Competition drives rail freight renaissance

By Henry Becket, Consultant in Railway Economics 2007-12-06T06:17:00+00:00

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Spain: Two corridors to boost Iberian freight
2020-07-07T05:00:00Z
Upgrading and reconstruction is in progress to facilitate creation of two freight corridors in the Iberian peninsula. One will link Portugal’s Atlantic ports with the French border at Irún/Hendaye, while the other offers a direct route between the Levante region and the industrial heartlands of northern Spain. Mike Bent reports.
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Spain: Gauge debate delays Pajares cut-off opening
2020-07-06T00:00:00Z
Completion of the long-planned Pajares cut-off in northern Spain as part of the country’s high speed network is now expected towards the end of this year. Inauguration is planned in 2022, reports Mike Bent.
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Freight: Lineas targets cost-effective ETCS
2020-07-03T06:00:00Z
Europe’s largest independent freight operator Lineas has decided to equip its diesel locomotives with a new generation of software-based ETCS onboard equipment being developed by The Signalling Company. Co-founders Stanislas Pinte, Alexandre Bétis and Christophe Lechevalier explain the thinking to Chris Jackson.

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China: Dedicated doctors tend vast high speed network
2020-07-03T00:00:00Z
A dedicated fleet of trainsets designated as ’Doctor Yellow’ and ‘Doctor White’ is used to assess the condition of the high speed network across China. Murray Hughes reports.
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Signalling: Taking ERTMS to the next level
2020-07-01T06:00:00Z
The European Rail Traffic Management System has reached a turning point, as pressure grows to speed deployment alongside the research into ‘game changer’ technologies which can underpin the future control, command and signalling framework.
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Comment: Getting back on track
2020-06-24T09:03:00Z
An essential first step will be to overcome the perception that public transport is dangerous, and emphasise that the risks can be managed. As well as putting the appropriate processes in place, it is vital to get the messaging right, and that needs to start now.