4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (162+ words) The UK government has set a target to increase rail freight by at least 40% by 2040, adding an interim milestone to its existing ambition of 75% growth by 2050. Freight operators have welcomed the move, but how much weight Great British Railways will…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (152+ words) A joint press conference by the German rail freight association Die Güterbahnen and passenger rail associations PRO BAHN and mofair has shed more light on the state of the German market. The situation is critical, with the market unanimously agreeing…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (336+ words) The Terzo Valico is a key rail project for Italy and the Rhine-Alpine axis, but its completion has been postponed multiple times. The latest update claims that the new line linking the port of Genoa to Tortona will be operational…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (196+ words) RailFreight.com reported on a major Dutch port strike expected on Friday 4 September earlier. The port situation will be more impactful than just disruptions at sites like Rotterdam and Amsterdam. Their German counterparts on the North Sea (except those in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (162+ words) RailFreight.com Montecargo faces financial uncertainty as bauxite traffic collapses Montenegro’s state-owned freight operator Montecargo ended 2025 with €12 million in liabilities and €10.9 million in accumulated losses. The trend is raising significant uncertainty over the company’s ability to meet its financial obligations,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (178+ words) RailFreight.com SBB Cargo Intl deploys first new locomotives interoperable on Netherlands–Italy route The international branch of the Swiss SBB Cargo has taken a step to eliminate the need for locomotive changes on cross-border routes. It has taken four…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (512+ words) The Lithuanian government, railway sector and various business associations have signed an agreement to boost rail freight in the country. They aim to do so via a stabilisation of rail freight rates. What’s more, Lithuania may even reduce freight rates…...

2+ week, 2+ min ago   (186+ words) The arrival of a new rail traction company in France has been welcomed by a leading incumbent player but who warned it could lead to upheaval on the domestic market. At the end of last month, intermodal solutions specialist, the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (377+ words) The serving of a legal notice by the UK infrastructure manager Network Rail on DB Cargo UK and Touax Rail for a 2020 derailment raises serious questions about the state of relations in the industry. It was six years ago, but…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (316+ words) A historic first for the Turkish rolling stock manufacturing industry: locomotive producer TÜRASAŞ received a EU TSI-certification for one of its electric locomotives. It is the first case of a Turkish electric locomotive officially meeting EU standards. The European market…...