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.
Container wagon designed to offer seven day China – Europe transit time
RUSSIA: Sinara Transport Machines has unveiled a prototype wagon developed to meet Federal Freight Co’s requirements for transporting containerised high-margin goods between far eastern and European Russia at passenger trains speeds of 140 km/h.
Rail Freight Energy & Emissions Calculation tool to help optimise performance
UK: Funding has been awarded for the development of a low-cost tool allowing train operators and their customers estimate accurately the emissions produced by different traction, route and loading options in order to assess the benefits of modal shift to rail.
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Narrow gauge flat wagon launched
RUSSIA: Kambarka Machine Building plant has introduced its PG-1 narrow gauge flat wagon for transporting track panels, rails, sleepers, wheeled and tracked vehicles, timber and other lengthy single-piece and bulk loads.
Private operator takes delivery of three-section diesel locomotives
RUSSIA: The first 3TE25K2M three-section main line freight diesel locomotives to be ordered by a private operator rather than by Russian Railways have been delivered from Transmashholding’s Bryansk plant.
Stegosaurus wagon conversion project underway
UK: DB Cargo UK is converting surplus BYA bogie covered steel wagons into open hot coil wagons, with the design nicknamed ‘stegosaurus’ because of the profile.
Standard gauge freight terminal opens in Lithuania
Red snow crabs by high speed train
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Rail freight monitoring technology partnership launched
DB joint venture to build Congolese iron ore line
Chinese freight arrives in Hairatan
Indigenous owned and operated railway to be modernised
Chernobyl exclusion zone railway rebuilt to serve storage facility
Cross-acceptance accord to boost Nepalese rail freight
Freight operators concerned by ‘misguided’ competition Executive Order
CargoBeamer opens Calais intermodal terminal
Maputo – Harare logistics service launched
Operail unveils LNG freight locomotive
Parcel tram software under development
Freight operators set out polices needed for modal shift
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INet Gateway provides real-time yard management platform
MEPs urge faster ERTMS rollout