Hungarians investing in e-hybrid locomotive 
The first locomotive developed for Rail Cargo Hungaria (RCH) rolled off the production line of the Chinese company CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive recently. According to a contract signed in 2019, CRRC will develop electro-hybrid shunters and high-power mainline locomotives with zero... more
Czech automotive trains rerouted
Since September, the Czech carrier CD Cargo has been able to meet 383 CD Cargo locomotives four times a day (twice in each direction) on a route through Austria and Germany. The trains run from Bratislava via Petrzalka, Vienna, Passau, Falkenberg and Elster, and vice-versa.They... more
Train service Scandinavia - China launched
Nurminen Logistics is the first in Europe to transport temperature-controlled foods by freight train from Scandinavia to China. "Earlier, it wasn't possible to transport temperature-controlled products by railway. But now, our new reefer containers which are suitable for... more
Spanish perishables now arrive in UK by rail
This September, Transfesa Logistics begins a new express rail service to the UK with refrigerated containers. The British supermarket chain Tesco has partnered with Transfesa to transport fruit and vegetable products from Spain to UK. In this first stage, Transfesa will be... more
1,111th locomotive rolls off the assembly line
Czech locomotive manufacturer CZ LOKO recently reached another milestone when the 1,111th railway vehicle produced left the gates of its production plants. That vehicle was an EffiShunter 600 locomotive ordered by the Cepro company. The ceremonial handover took place in... more
On the move again
Transborder freight between the USA and other North American countries (Canada and Mexico) increased by 11% in July 2020. Total transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation valued USD 91.0 billion, up 10.9% compared to June 2020 and up 62.2% from May 2020 and... more
Four UK railways win contracts
Tarmac has renewed a number of five-year railfreight contracts with four railways in the UK. Tarmac, one of the biggest users of the UK’s railfreight network, with more than 60 rail-connected sites, transports around 9 million t of construction materials by rail every year.The... more
Vancouver intermodal hub opening in 2021
Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) and Maersk have reached an agreement to build and operate a trans-loading and distribution facility in Vancouver. The CP facility will be an expansion of its existing Vancouver intermodal centre and will thus benefit from turn-key railway... more
Serbia–Montenegro Rail links progressing
The reconstruction of a 210 km rail link from the Serbian city of Valjevo to the country’s border with Montenegro is going ahead as planned, with RZD International designing the project. A supplementary agreement to an existing contract was signed recently by Serbian Railways... more
Special hopper cars to ship fertilisers
Mineral fertiliser producer Acron is the first company in Russia to use innovative 19-6978-01 hopper cars, manufactured by the United Wagon Company (UWC). The six-axle cars combine articulated structures and hopper boxes located at the lower end of the body.The 25 tf axle-load... more