Permanent trains running between the Thames and Scotland 
In the UK, the rail service which provides a regular weekend link between the Port of Tilbury and the Port of Grangemouth, Scotland’s largest port, is to be made permanent. Following a successful trial, the new regular two-way rail link has been serving Forth Ports’ customers in... more
New intermodal connections from and to Ravenna
Hannibal, Contship Italia’s multimodal transport operator, has recently introduced a new rail connection that links Ravenna to central and northern Europe through Contship’s Rail Hub Milano in Melzo (Italy). The new train connects Milan and Ravenna three times a week. The... more
New vehicles to mine 500,000 t of salt in Ireland
New vehicles for Irish Salt Miners Irish Salt Mining & Exploration has put two Volvo FMX 6x6 rigids into operation, where they will operate almost exclusively 460m below ground. The Volvos are being used to bring one tonne bags of ballast into the salt mine, as part of a... more
Ulan Bator Railway faces a serious task
In Mongolia, the Ulan Bator Railway (UBR) has celebrated its 70th anniversary. The railway was established in 1949 on the basis of an agreement between the governments of the Soviet Union and the Mongolian People’s Republic. Since December 2009, Russian Railways (RZD) has... more
Turning point on the east-west axis
The Xi'an International Port Area and Swiss intermodal operator Hupac have launched their cooperation aimed at boosting railfreight services between Italy and China. Recently, the first Milan-Xi’an train left the terminal Busto Arsizio-Gallarate in Italy and arrived at its... more
Reducing Tyrol's truck traffic by 1,300 vehicles per day
Great efforts are being made to extend the rolling motorway (RoMo) in Austria in order to reduce congestion on Tyrol’s road networks. As of 1 January 2020, there will be one train per day on the Regensburg (Germany) – Trento (northern Italy) line in each direction. As from 1... more
Two new special trucks to salvage vehicles
Road Help sees itself as a straightforward “towing service”. Two new special vehicles from Renault Trucks have been added to the company’s 50 vehicle fleet. One of them is a D WIDE 380 P4x2 LOW. With its particularly low design this truck can transport vehicles of a maximum... more
Eastern Europe prefers electric locomotives
Despite climate commitments and decarbonisation strategies, the European market for electric locomotives is showing rather mixed results. Significant growth can only be expected in the east, while demand in Western Europe will even decline slightly after peaking in 2018.... more
Heaviest jumbo train completes successful trial run
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
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