DB Cargo launches direct freight shuttle service in Romania
12 July 2019 | By Global Railway Review
Due to exceptional demand, DB Cargo has expanded its single wagonload network to link Northern Germany to Southeast Europe.
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Spanish rail industry contributes to future design of bogies and wheelsets
12 July 2019 | By Pedro Fortea - MAFEX
Component manufacturers representing the Spanish railway industry have recently developed cutting-edge bogie and wheelset technologies. Not only do these new advances help to improve the lifecycle of rolling stock, but they also contribute to reduced maintenance costs while increasing operational safety. Pedro Fortea, Director of Mafex – the association representing…
EU Agency for Railways (ERA) issues first vehicle authorisation decision
9 July 2019 | By Global Railway Review
The EU Agency for Railways (ERA) delivers first vehicle authorisation – three weeks after becoming European authorising entity for rail traffic in Europe.
Trainline partners with Swiss carrier SBB to expand European coverage
4 July 2019 | By Global Railway Review
New partnership will allow Trainline customers to travel on all Swiss rail carriers, including cross-border to neighbouring countries.
Bane NOR awards double-track contract to a joint venture
3 July 2019 | By Global Railway Review
The Norwegian rail infrastructure manager has awarded Implenia Norge AS and Acciona Construcción the contract to construct a new 10km double-track line linking Sandbukta and Såstad.
Shift2Rail 2019 applications increase by 28 per cent
24 June 2019 | By Global Railway Review
Europe’s railway research and innovation performers have indicated their desire to strengthen industry collaboration, as the 2019 Call for Proposals prompts requests for R&I funding worth €76.8 million.
EU Agency for Railways becomes authority for cross-border traffic
17 June 2019 | By Global Railway Review
With just one authorisation authority across Europe, the ERA will present a single and simplified authorisation and certification process.
Interview spotlight: Marcel Ujfaluši, GHH-BONATRANS
13 June 2019 | By Marcel Ujfaluši - GHH-BONATRANS
Marcel Ujfaluši, Head of Business Development and Marketing at GHH-BONATRANS, explains how wheelset innovation can make freight transportation safer, more reliable, less noisy and more economic.
European Commission study highlights greater role of European rail
10 June 2019 | By Global Railway Review
New European Commission study suggests a shift to rail would benefit citizens in Europe, as the industry excels in covering its variable infrastructure costs and externalities like air pollution, CO2 and noise through charges, with smaller cost-coverage gaps in euros per passenger-km or tonne-km than other modes.
Rail motorway connection announced between Poland and Luxembourg
6 June 2019 | By Global Railway Review
The rail motorway has been announced between Poznan-Swarzędz and Luxembourg which will be more than 1,000 km long with a capacity of 37 intermodal units.
LiTheS: CAF MiiRA’s innovative Light Thermo Stable wheel for rail freight
6 June 2019 | By CAF MiiRA
CAF MiiRA has been carrying out research that investigates the optimisation of low stress wheels for rail freight traffic, and the result is an innovative treadbraked wheel that will bring competition to future market needs.
EIB sign €200 million deal for rail link between Denmark and Germany
29 May 2019 | By Global Railway Review
€200 million investment from the EIB will see construction of new tracks, upgrading existing ones to higher speed limits, electrification and implementation of ERTMS between Denmark and Germany as part of the Fehmarn Belt railway