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Indian Central Railway’s Best Ever Freight Loading
Indian Railways' Central division have announced their record-breaking freight loading numbers for the month October 2023.
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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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GB Railfreight Successfully Trials Brake Monitoring System
GB Railfreight have successfully trialled a new brake monitoring system, developed in collaboration with Icomera, DG8 and SENSEi.
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Baltic-Adriatic Forum in Budapest Highlights RFC Amber
The Baltic Adriatic Forum in Budapest highlighted the future joining of Hungary to the European Transport Corridor (ETC).
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AAR Award RAC’s Andy Ash the 2023 Holden-Proefrock Award
The AAR have awarded RAC's Andy Ash their 2023 Holden-Proefrock Award, for career achievements in hazmat safety.
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102 New Intermodal Wagons for Mercitalia Logistics
Ermewa has delivered 102 new intermodal wagons to Mercitalia Logistics, a part of the Italian State Railway, since July this year.
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Vossloh Rolling Stock and RAILPOOL Sign Contracts
24 October 2023 | By
Vossloh Rolling Stock and RAILPOOL have signed multiple contracts for the delivery of 45 Modula locomotives.
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First test cargo train from Ukraine arrived
5 October 2023 | By
The new TransFER route was first presented at transport logistic in Munich, and now the first test train is preparing the ground for future transports: we are talking about the TransFER Vienna-Kyiv.
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£5.75m GB Railfreight Maintenance Hub opens in Peterborough
27 September 2023 | By
GB Railfreight has opened its state-of-the-art Maintenance Hub. Located alongside the East Coast Mainline, the £5.75m facility, represents one of the most substantial investments in the rail freight sector this year.
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TX Logistik record significant demand for waste transport by rail
TX Logistik AG have revealed that there has been a significant demand for international waste transport by rail in 2023.
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Utilising digitalisation to streamline asset management
Marco Pagani, Head of Asset Management at BLS Cargo, explores the potential of digitalisation and how it allows BLS Cargo to improve communication, record keeping and requirement management.
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Challenging the norm: DB Cargo UK’s Solutions Design team
Economic and political challenges combined with a fixed asset base and a changing customer demand, creates an environment for planning and operational complexities. In 2022, the DB Cargo UK board invested in a new team, Solutions Design. The core focus for the team is to implement resource optimisation and deliver…
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Akiem signs framework agreement with Alstom for 100 Traxx multi-system locomotives
The new framework agreement with Alstom will allow Akiem to contribute to the rejuvenation of rail freight and intercity passenger transport in Europe.
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How 5G is Driving the Future of Smart Railways and Freight Transport
Ronald van Loon, CEO & Principal Analyst at Intelligent World, explains how next generation technologies are forming the future of rail, following a visit to the East-West Gate intermodal terminal.
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Trains will be the backbone of tomorrow’s mobility
Exclusively for Global Railway Review, Georges Gilkinet, Belgium’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Mobility, explains that although Belgium may be a small country, it has great ambitions; especially when it comes to the transformation of the country’s rail sector.
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TX Logistik order 115 new wagons for intermodal transport
TX Logistik AG has ordered a further 115 double pocket wagons of the T3000 type for intermodal transport.
