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PKP CARGO was announced as a winner of a tender to transport 18 million tonnes of coal and limestone for companies belonging to PGE Group over the next two and a half years.
The first two out of five overhauled Class 39 locomotives by Traxtion will start operation in east Africa, with the remaining locomotives soon to follow.
Combined transport provider CargoBeamer has increased frequency on the Domodossola – Kaldenkirchen route and expanded its terminal northwest of Milan.
Based on an agreement from May 2022, Croatian rail freight carrier HŽ Cargo received the first out of a total of 17 modernised locomotives, Class 1141, from Končar.
Egyptian National Railways (ENR) have awarded a consortium of Orascom and Thales to renew track, signalling and telecommunications on the Cairo – Giza – Beni Suef
The September return to daily routines by most people in the railway industry can be tough and overwhelming. That is why we have prepared for you an easy-to-digest compilation of news from the passenger rail world:
The second largest freight terminal in Norway, the Bergen Nygårdstangen terminal, was opened after remodelling, allowing it to double its capacity and make it the first “green” terminal in Norway.
At the end of the summer months, companies started announcing new connections, both in intermodal and in unit train segments.
As part of the order for 20 modernised locomotives, ZSSK CARGO now has four locomotives in its fleet. One of them was manufactured in Croatia.
The financing is structured as a Green Loan, and EUROWAGON will lease the intermodal wagons to its customers, mainly in Western Europe.
California High-Speed Rail Authority is calling for requests for qualifications from rolling stock manufacturers to deliver six high-speed trains.
One of Europe's leading European wagon hire, rail logistics and traction companies, VTG, will get a new CEO from 1 October 2023.
The agreement between railway infrastructure companies will enable joint work development of passenger and freight rail transport between the countries in order to increase the export-import potential.
Heavy rains, floods and landslides. These are the causes of more railway lines being closed for traffic in Austria, France and Italy.
Fenniarail, one of few Finnish rail freight carriers, has its first Vectron locomotive produced in Siemens’s Munich-Allach facility. This locomotive is the first privately owned electric locomotive in Finland.
Higher revenues and profit, less cargo transported by the biggest Polish rail freight carrier in the first half of 2023.
At the beginning of August, the heaviest rainfall in a quarter of a century heavily impacted Norway. Mudslides, washout-out tracks and even collapsed bridges caused some of the vital lines to close for traffic.
As approved by the state of Ukraine, a railway line in the south of Moldova, which passes through Ukraine, will simplify border crossing procedures to make cargo transport through this line faster.
While the renovation of one section of the narrow-gauge railway line from the Kenyan border to the capital of Uganda draws to an end, another new section of railway rehabilitation was awarded to the Chinese contractor.
Ukrzaliznytsia, Ukraine's national railway company, is bolstering its international outreach. Following the recent establishment of a subsidiary in Poland, the company has named two new representatives to oversee its international endeavours.
The US passenger rail operator, Amtrak, has executed an option to order 10 additional Airo trainsets, raising the total number of Airo trainsets on order to 83.
Despite the summer silly season, the passenger rail market still delivers much news worth your attention. We are bringing it to you in a comprehensive summary.
As Italian media outlets report, the global shipping giant MSC continues its growth by acquisition strategy. Reports state that negotiations were ongoing for acquiring stakes in Italo and TX Logistik.
The support aims to keep single wagonload traffic on Hungarian railways. Although this form of rail freight is not profitable on a market basis, it is claimed to be helpful on a national economic level.
Swiss railways will be most developed between agglomerations; the Lötschberg base tunnel will get two tracks in its entire length.
Green Cargo, Sweden’s largest rail freight carrier, will replace TRAXX locomotives used for traffic from Swedish Malmö to German Maschen with ten Vectron locomotives leased from two different leasing companies.
While passenger trains run an hour to two hours late via the old route with 30% less capacity, many freight trains are at a standstill and Swiss storage capacity is already exhausted.
German financing house SüdLeasing signed a financing agreement with Salzburger EisenbahnTransportLogistik GmbH (SETG) for five additional trainsets of SFLEXWOOD wagons.
Greenbrier has finalised the delivery of 100 intermodal and 50 box wagons for UK ROSCO Porterbrook, which will now lease them to GB Railfreight (GBRf).
Cambodian Royal Railway Pls plans to extend the link to Laos and Vietnam in a later stage, currently operating on a trial basis.
EP Logistics International (EPLI) is strengthening its position in the German market by acquiring SGL to enter the promising railway construction logistics market.
TransLogistica Romania, the premier trade fair for the logistics and transportation industry in Romania, is set to be a milestone event that showcases the transformative power of rail transport.
The first 800 tonnes of goods by a new intermodal connection arrived on August 2 2023 in Vietnamese Hanoi.
Several freight cars of a northbound train passing through the Gotthard Basis Tunnel derailed close on 10 August 2023, causing all traffic to halt to a standstill at this frequent route.
The new planned route will use a broad-gauge LHS line in Poland before transhipment of grain to standard-gauge railway lines.
Northern Trains are looking for a supplier of new rolling stock and maintenance support service with a planned framework agreement for up to 450 new trains.
Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure stated that 90% of the design work on a Turkish high-speed train is completed.
Latvian Railways (LDz) have appointed a new board chairman to tackle challenges that the state-owned company faces in the current geopolitical situation.
Based on data from International Union for Road-Rail Combined Transport (Union Internationale Pour le Transport Combine Rail-Route - UIRR), the market declined by 14.41% compared to the same period in 2022, similar to decreases during the hardest Covid lockdowns.
TransANT GmbH has manufactured the first out of 25 intermodal wagons for a leading wagon rental company from Poland, EUROWAGON.
One of the major freight wagons manufacturers, Greenbrier, has just delivered the first batch of Tagnpps grain hopper wagons to one of the leading Ukrainian agricultural companies, Eridon.
ROSCO company Beacon Rail is taking over another big company in the European locomotives and trains leasing market: Mitsui Rail Capital Europe.
In an exclusive interview with RAILMARKET.com NEWS, Katerina Adams, Sales Director of Forwardis GmbH, explains her views on European railway logistics markets, its recent changes, trends and needs.
Tanzania Railway Corporation awarded Hyundai Rotem with an order of 17 electric locomotives and 10 electric multiple units in the summer of 2021. Two years later, the first pictures of the rolling stock emerged.
Since the Munich-Riem intermodal terminal reached its capacity and cannot be further expanded, DB Netze started building the second terminal in the Bavarian capital on the site of the existing marshalling yard.
The biggest locomotive rental company in Central and Eastern Europe, CARGOUNIT, has signed a new contract to deliver up to 30 Newag Dragon 2 locomotives.
A lot is happening in the passenger rail market at all times. We are bringing you a summary of important news in a nutshell.
Chiltern pioneered Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) in passenger rail service in the UK.
After DB Cargo announced another year in red figures, the DIE GÜTERBAHNEN association criticised the government for preferring subsidies to a single company instead of investments for the entire system.
The European rolling stock leasing company, Akiem, has ordered 15 additional Siemens Vectron locomotives, both for alternative current and the multisystem ones.