Heaviest jumbo train completes successful trial run ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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A Freightliner 3,690-horsepower Class 70 locomotive recently hauled a train with a cargo of aggregate between Merehead in Somerset and Acton in London, UK. Weighing 4,624 t, this is the heaviest ‘jumbo’ train currently running in the UK, said Freightliner. The trial run was... more
Twelve roundtrips between Luxembourg and Trieste ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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Mars Logistics, DFDS and CFL multimodal have formed a partnership to expand their service offering on the Europe-Turkey route. The three partners are convinced that this cooperation will increase the attractiveness of their multimodal services, including railfreight and sea... more
22 new locomotives for Spanish ADIF ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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Switzerland-based rail manufacturer Stadler, in consortium with Erion, has emerged as the winner of the tender issued by the Spanish Administration of Railway Infrastructure (ADIF) for the supply of 22 rescue locomotives. Furthermore, the consortium is to be commissioned... more
Faster coal transport in India ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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The Indian Government has approved the construction of a 108 km new line between Vaibhavwadi and Kolhapur. The project will be completed by 2023-24 and will be carried out by the construction division of Central Railway. The new line will pass through the districts of... more
New transit service from Korea to Europe launched ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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Trans-Siberian LandBridge, RZD Logistics and Fesco have expanded their network with a new transport service between Korea and Europe. A first container was recently dispatched from Busan (South Korea). Then the container was delivered to the commercial port of Vladivostok... more
Port railway shores up operational safety for the winter ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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The EUR 5.2 million project to extend and upgrade the quality of Bremen’s port railway (Germany) is making progress. The entire overhead line of the port railway in the Kaiserhafen-Nord has been renewed and 67 new lighting masts deploying the most recent LED-technology for a... more
Strong – but stay alert ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_Franz_Deu_ohne_Schloss.png)
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Despite a slight economic slowdown the logistics sector in Austria and Switzerland is in good overall shape. In addition to the promising momentum there are also a number of worrying developments that the sector needs to keep an eye on. more
More checks at the Simplon ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_Franz_Deu_ohne_Schloss.png)
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An above-average number of trucks carrying dangerous goods use the Simplon Pass road over the Alps between Switzerland and Italy every year. Now the police is stepping up checks to ensure greater safety on the route. more
More service, fewer trucks ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_Franz_Deu_ohne_Schloss.png)
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The Hungarian road haulier Waberer’s, which wants to put all of Europe in its pocket, seems to have been caught in a spin since its IPO two years ago. In February it brought Robert Ziegler on board as its new CEO to shake the group up and restructure operations. more
Broad alliance for more rail links ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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Following an initiative of the association of German transport companies (VDV), 37 associations and organisations have joined forces to strengthen and promote rail connections in Germany’s rail network. To this end, they have drawn up a rail connection charter, which they... more