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ReportTrack Insights: Digital Freight - where digital ambition meets operational reality
Europe’s rail freight sector is no longer short of digital tools. What the contributors to this report make clear is that the harder work – regulatory alignment, operational coherence, cross-border coordination – is only now beginning.
ArticleRail freight digitalisation now has the momentum it was missing
Wabtec’s Daniel Gradl explains why rail freight digitalisation finally has the momentum it needs to scale.
NewsUnion Pacific boosts rail efficiency while achieving record safety performance
Union Pacific has reported record safety performance while moving more freight with fewer trains across its network.
ArticleMilitary mobility is reshaping Lithuania’s railways
How Lithuania is rebuilding its railways for both civilian trade and NATO military mobility on the EU’s eastern flank.
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Freight & logistics
NewsOBB Rail Cargo Group opens expanded Prerov intermodal terminal
OBB Rail Cargo Group has completed the modernisation of its Prerov-Horní Mostenice intermodal terminal in the Czech Republic.
OpinionDecarbonising rail freight: why electrification beats the Class 99
Phil Smart, Regional Policy Manager at the Rail Freight Group, argues that decarbonising heavy rail freight depends on extending overhead electrification.
NewsEuropean rail sector urges EU to retain Combined Transport Directive proposal
European rail organisations have proposed a pragmatic plan to preserve the Combined Transport Directive and strengthen rail freight growth.
ArticleGlobal Railway Review launches new website designed for rail industry professionals
Global Railway Review has launched an updated website to improve access to content across rail operations, infrastructure and technology, alongside a new membership model that provides full access to premium analysis, reports and expert commentary.
NewsDB Cargo Hungaria trials double traction diesel locomotive operation
New double traction system allows one driver to control two locomotives, boosting power and operational efficiency in freight transport.
NewsJordan and UAE launch $2.3 billion Aqaba rail corridor project
New Aqaba rail project will connect mines to port infrastructure, improving freight efficiency and strengthening Jordan’s role in regional trade.
NewsDB Cargo UK names Class 66 locomotive after Plasmor founder Antony Slater
DB Cargo UK honours Plasmor founder Antony Slater with locomotive naming as the companies mark a renewed five year rail freight partnership.
NewsHuawei and CASCO Release the World’s First FRMCS-Based TACN System
Huawei and CASCO launch the first FRMCS-based TACN train system, delivering moving block operations and increasing rail transport capacity by 60% on deployed freight corridors.
InterviewThe zero-emission yard: the physics of the hydrogen retrofit
Vanguard’s HydroShunter project shows how a hydrogen Class 08 retrofit could decarbonise freight yards. Chief Engineer Charles Calvert explains the series-hybrid architecture combining hydrogen power with 1950s traction motors.
NewsAlpha Trains and Lineas lease EURO9000 locomotives for Rhine Alpine corridor
New Stadler EURO9000 agreement strengthens Alpha Trains and Lineas partnership, supporting hybrid traction and lower emission freight operations across Europe’s key north south corridor.
NewsUnion Pacific deploys advanced modelling platform to enhance rail safety and efficiency
Union Pacific introduces advanced modelling technology to optimise train builds, improve operational safety and accelerate real time decision making across its US freight network.
NewsMaritime opens Northampton strategic rail freight interchange in £80m investment milestone
Maritime Transport unveils new rail connected logistics hub at SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton, boosting capacity, connectivity and low carbon freight across the UK supply chain.
NewsBritish businesses to regain direct rail freight links to Europe
British firms will gain direct cross Channel rail freight access under a government backed deal to revive Barking Eurohub, unlocking £15 million investment and jobs.
NewsBritish steel launches round the clock production for Türkiye high speed rail deal
Major export contract for Ankara to İzmir line secures new jobs, 24 7 operations in Scunthorpe and strengthens UK Türkiye rail partnership.
ReportGlobal Railway Review’s Track Insight: Energy & Traction 2026
Learn how rail operators are tackling cost, grid, and operational barriers to decarbonise traction, with expert insights on hydrogen, battery, and electrification strategies, plus depot and real-time coordination solutions.
NewsCommission adopts telematics regulation to standardise rail data sharing
New EU rules establish common standards for rail data interoperability, supporting passenger services, freight digitalisation and transparent business to business data exchange.