Finland – Siberia in just 5.5 days by rail 
Russian Railways (RZD) has launched a high-speed cross-border freight service from Western Siberia to Northern Europe. The first high-speed freight train loaded with chemical products recently departed for Finland from Kopylovo station on West Siberian Railways in the Tomsk... more
50% more capacity and 600 extra containers
Lineas and Poland-based PCC Intermodal will increase the frequency of their regular connection between Belgium and Poland from 1 February 2021. Having previously made three round trips, the Poland Xpress will now travel five times per week to meet a growing demand for... more
Freightliner trials potential modal shift
The Innovate UK sponsored Liverpool-Humber optimisation of freight transport (LHOFT) project has been working with partners Kraft Heinz, the University of Hull and Oxford Rail Strategies, to develop an intermodal rail freight solution for the haulage of products from Elst (in... more
Three more locomotives for Italian fleet
Italian intermodal freight operator GTS Rail has ordered three more Traxx DC3 E.494 locomotives from Bombardier. This order will increase GTS Rail’s Traxx locomotive fleet to 20 units, of which eight are the latest generation. The entire fleet is being produced by... more
Shifting semi-trailers to rail
In Germany, the port of Duisburg (Duisport) has acquired a stake in Cargo Beamer. The aim is to bring semi-trailers onto trains. The companies already work together on an automated method to shift such vehicles from the roads to the railways.With Cargo Beamer’s technology,... more
Rail upgrades in Lithuania
The GSM-R is to be updated within the next 1.5 years. To this end, Kontron Transportation and LTG Infra recently signed a contract for the instalment of a new communications system on the Lithuanian Railways (LTG). The upgrade represents the next step into the future of the... more
Great plans with new customs suites
Davies Turner has opened a new customs services floor at its regional freight hub at Dartford in the UK. The new development allows it to increase staff numbers in the office by one third, whilst still observing government rules on social distancing.Davies Turner operates an... more
Eco-trucks on trial
The ministry of transport of the German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg and Iveco Magirus are testing a hydrogen/fuel cell truck on eWay BW's field test corridor. The test track for overhead catenary trucks in the Murg Valley close to Rastatt, which will be put into operation in... more
“Demanding and flexible” 
Railfreight operations didn’t improve everywhere in the intermodal split last year. The picture is positive for the Salzburg-based rail transporter Salzburger Eisenbahn Transport Logistik (SETG), which is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its establishment in 2021. Founder and... more
US class I railways invests in core network
BNSF’s 2021 capital investment plan totals USD 2.99 billion. The largest component will be to replace and maintain BNSF’s core network and related assets, the US class I railway said. The maintain projects include nearly 17,700 km of track surfacing and/or undercutting work... more