20 new locomotives for North-South traffic 
Switzerland’s SBB Cargo Internationa has ordered 20 Vectron multisystem locomotives equipped with the XLoad package from Siemens. The railfreight carrier will lease the locomotives from Süd Leasing under a long-term rental plan. Designed for a maximum speed of 160 km/h, the... more
Transalpine traffic saves 23,500 t more CO2
Swiss-based rolling highway (rola) operator Ralpin transported almost 70,000 trucks last year. This almost a quarter more than the 56,000 trucks in 2020 and represents a decrease of 23,500 t of CO2. Operative losses were reduced by two thirds in the second year of the... more
Trimodal service between Russia and India
Trans Container has launched a regular service for foreign trade cargo shipments on a multimodal route between Russia and the Indian port of Nhava Sheva (Mumbai) via Novorossiysk at the Eastern coast of the Black Sea and the Suez Canal. Cargoes arriving at Nutep Terminal in... more
Birmingham to receive UK’s first EV mixer
The British construction company Tarmac has placed an order for the UK’s first battery electric mixer truck from Renault. Due to be delivered in Autumn 2022, the vehicle will be immediately put to work in Birmingham, supplying essential construction materials to customers in the... more
App shows alternative routes for trucks
With the start of the summer holidays, the truck driving bans on certain routes in Germany are back in force. The map of the Federal Association of Road Haulage, Logistics and Disposal (BGL), which shows suitable alternative routes, has been integrated into the app of Autobahn,... more
Transporting more beer by rail
The German Krombacher brewery is shifting up to 750 trucks to the railways, with DB Cargo implementing shuttle services for this purpose: the trains leave the brewery with full bottles and return with empties. From Kreuztal, the shuttles call at the Grossbeeren terminals... more
Laurels for 364 short line railroads
The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) has announced a record number of Jake Safety Awards, including twenty member railroads being selected as President’s Safety Award winners. The Jake Award programme recognises member railroads for... more
Rebranding the Greek railways
In Greece, the private rail operator Trainose has been renamed “Hellenic Train”. The carrier has belonged to the Italian Group FS Italiana since 2017. Greece’s rail infrastructure is still poor, but major expansion projects are underway. The Greek government invested EUR 4.5... more
Daily shuttle connects Duisburg and Gadki
Hupac is expanding its service between Germany and Poland. Starting this week on (week 27), the Swiss intermodal operator will increase the train frequency between Duisburg (Germany) and Gadki (Poland) from three to six round trips per week thanks a synergistic cooperation with... more
Unaccompanied freight services on the increase
Getlink’s unaccompanied freight service through the Channel Tunnel has been growing continuously since its launch in September 2021. More recently, Getlink has seen its business accelerate since March 2022, with more than 1,000 trailers carried. This service, which is fully... more