5,000 truck movements less in Ireland 
Rail operator Iarnrod Eireann and XPO Logistics have launched a railfreight service between the Irish port of Waterford, Ballina and Co Mayo. The shuttle starts with weekly operations, rising to twice-weekly within eight weeks. It will see the potential for over 5,000 truck... more
US-made locos to carry coal in Australia
Bowen Rail has received its first state-of-the-art locomotives arriving through the Port of Townsville in Northern Australia. The locos will be used to transport coal for Bravus Mining & Resources Carmichael Mine. Bowen Rail’s fleet of locomotives are fresh out of... more
Modern equipment for grain transport
Rusagrotrans has ordered 500 hopper cars from UWC. The Russian manufacturer will deliver the wagons by end of 2021. Russagrotrans operates grain and other bulk cargo transports for the Russian agricultural industry and is expanding its rail network for grain shipments. In... more
First leased and operated, then finally owned
US short line railroad Buckingham Branch Railroad (BBRR) is acquiring a 264 km long line in Virginia, USA, from milepost 276 in Clifton Forge to milepost 111.78 at Doswell, according to the US surface transportation board. BBRR has been leasing and operating the stretch from CSX... more
Gotthard: blasting instead of groundbreaking
Construction work on the second Gotthard road tunnel tube officially began yesterday, Wednesday, 29 September 2021, in Göschenen and Airolo (Switzerland). The 16.9 km tunnel, which will cost around CHF 2 billion, is being built parallel to the old tunnel with a gap of around 70... more
Greece to electrify haulage business
eTruck is expanding into Greece to provide emissions-free transport solutions for commercial and freight operators. The manufacturer of new energy vehicles has signed a dealership agreement with Athens-based Petros Petropoulos for BYD eTrucks sales and aftersales in Greece.... more
40 eco-friendly wagons added to fleet
UK-based Freightliner, a subsidiary of G&W Europe, has received 40 new intermodal FFA-G wagons, the first batch of the 230 ordered. The remaining wagons are due to be delivered by November 2021. The new wagon from Poland is the culmination of two-and-a-half years of work... more
Refrigerated containers equipped with GPS/GSM
Fesco has acquired another 300 new 4o ft refrigerated containers of increased capacity. They will be delivered in Q1/2022. The Russian transport company has already purchased 300 refrigerated containers this year. As a result of this new transaction, the fleet of Fesco's... more
"Connecting Europe Express" in Switzerland
On its journey through Switzerland yesterday (Tuesday, 28 September), the EU's special train for the "Year of Rail" also made a stop at the Basel Wolf container terminal. At this occasion, the federal office of transport, the Swiss association of public transport... more
64 locomotives purchased in three years
European Loc Pool (ELP) is further expanding its fleet of state-of-the-art 6-axle hybrid locomotives: The Switzerland-headquartered leasing company has again ordered ten EuroDual locomotives of the Germany and Austria configuration and four EuroDuals for Norway and Sweden from... more