Rail freight industry news
The latest news from the worldwide rail freight and logistics industry, including heavy haul, intermodal and wagonload haulage operations, rail freight technology and investment, from Railway Gazette International.
China-backed Tazara revitalisation officially launched
AFRICA: A US$1·4bn project to revitalise the 1 860 km Tanzania – Zambia Railway was officially launched during a visit by Chinese Premier Li Qiang to Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema.
BNSF calls for review of Union Pacific/Southern Pacific merger conditions
USA: BNSF Railway has filed a petition with the Surface Transportation Board requesting immediate review and enforcement of conditions which were imposed when Union Pacific acquired Southern Pacific in 1996.
Construction of Dunkerque rail-road transhipment terminal gets underway
FRANCE: Modalis Group and Dunkerque-Port have laid the foundation stone for the €25m Western Port rail-road transhipment terminal.
Polish rail freight operator signs ‘exceptional’ locomotive orders
POLAND: Orlen Kolej has signed contracts worth over 800m złoty for Pesa and Newag to supply 40 electric locomotives in a deal which PKO Leasing said ‘is exceptional on many levels’.
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News from the world rail freight market.
EcoTrain launched to target very light rail opportunities in France and Belgium
FRANCE: Dynamic testing of a lightweight trainset for secondary lines is underway follwing the unveiling of the EcoTrain.
Freight sector calls for the same political attention as high speed rail
Construction of Bilbao freight bypass to resume this year
France backs South African rail freight decarbonisation
Ethiopian Railways seeks to be the logistics hub of the Horn of Africa
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Freight: A fresh approach to wagon bearing health
Diesel locomotive battery tender to be tested in Western Australia
Knorr-Bremse and VTG Rail UK sign long-term wagon digitalisation agreement
KiwiRail welcomes Interislander train ferry replacement agreement
Ukrainian Railways orders 55 Traxx Hauler electric locomotives
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern shareholders approve merger
BHP battery locos delivered to the Pilbara
World rail freight news round-up
Innovation: Testing and revenue service trials mark Digital Automatic Coupling progress
Robot dog checks freight trains for defects
Nexrail orders electric-battery hybrid freight locomotives for emission-free operation from terminal to terminal
Liquidation threat looms over Hungarian rolling stock companies
CER Cargo Group to buy Austrian rail freight operator WLC