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ÖBB RCG transport vehicles from Spain to Austria sustainably for the first time
ÖBB RCG organised the first test train from Barcelona to St. Valentin/Schwertberg to transport goods from Spain to Austria on rail instead of road.
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Cargo, Freight & Heavy-Haul
Rail freight transportation is the use of railways and trains to transport cargo/freight/goods, as opposed to human passengers. A rail freight/cargo/goods train is typically a group of wagons hauled by one or more locomotives on a railway network, between the shipper and the intended destination as part of the overall logistics chain and supply industry.
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Alstom awarded maintenance contract by Alpha Trains Group for 70 locomotives
Alstom have been awarded a long-term maintenance contract by Alpha Trains Group to maintain part of its locomotive fleet for the next eight years.
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Stadler to supply 30 Class 99 bi-mode Co’Co’ locomotives in the UK
Stadler have signed an agreement with GBRF for the supply of 30 Class 99 bi-mode Co’Co’ locomotives in the UK.
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DB Cargo UK examine the growth of international rail freight
DB Cargo UK have hosted cross industry talks about the future of international rail freight, discussing ways to increase the volume of rail freight through the Channel Tunnel.
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ÖBB to modernise Phyrn-Schober axis to strengthen international rail freight
ÖBB have announced they are continuing with plans to modernise the axis to strength international rail freight and to achieve climate targets.
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Interoperability: A duty beyond rail
Philip Van Den Bosch, Senior Freight Strategy Advisor at the UIC, explores how rail freight is key to making the transport sector more environmentally friendly and why interoperability is vital to achieving this.
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FRA set Climate Challenge to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
The Federal Railroad Administration is asking operators and manufacturers to join their commitment to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
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Know your carbon saving RGPs: A digital initiative by Indian Railways
Dr. Amit Kumar Jain, General Manager/FOIS in the Centre for Railway Information – an IT arm of India’s Ministry of Railways, explores the concept and methodology used for rail freight carbon emissions estimation, as well as the benefits this offers to customers of Indian Railways’ Rail Green Points (RGPs) initiative.
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ÖBB RCG increase freight transport to Belgium and Scandinavia
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group will increase freight transport to Belgium and Scandinavia in order to meet the demand for sustainable rail freight.
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LTG Cargo launch intermodal freight services to terminals in Poland
LTG Cargo have launched intermodal freight services from Kaunas Intermodal Terminal (KIT) to terminals in Poland.
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Zonegreen complete first safety installation for rail freight sector
Zonegreen has completed its first installation for the rail freight sector by installing five powered derailers to protect a state-of-the-art rail traverser, which is critical to operations at DIRFT.
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Alliance 4F express concern about underinvested French rail freight
With the worsening energy crisis, Alliance 4F have expressed concern that the French rail freight industry is going to suffer disproportionately when compared to road freight.
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Modernising Poland’s railways for all
In this article for Global Railway Review Issue 2 2022, PKP PLK explore how recent investments worth billions of zlotys to modernise Poland’s railway infrastructure is making rail travel more accessible for all.
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Norfolk Southern to improve access to transload facilities with Commtrex
The partnership with Commtrex will help transload customers to easily identify facilities served by Norfolk Southern, increasing access to shipping by rail.
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VR to discontinue its Eastern freight traffic in a controlled manner
VR Group’s Board of Directors have announced that they will discontinue Eastern freight traffic, with VR Transpoint tasked with creating a traffic rundown plan.
