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In conjunction with a major freight operator, Argentina’s Ministry of Transport has conducted trial 'piggyback' movements carrying lorry semi-trailers be...
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Posted on February 26, 2018

Rail freight in Scotland in disarray

A recent report explains that the rail freight business in Scotland is in a worse state than in other parts of Britain. It was previously heavily dependen...
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Posted on February 20, 2018

New rail freight terminal at Cricklewood approved

Construction of a modern rail freight terminal at Cricklewood has been approved to help with a housing regeneration in Brent Cross. The Campaign for B...
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Posted on February 18, 2018

Rail freight funding must be protected

Rail freight funds must be safeguarded if the UK is to attract the private investment it needs to make rail a success. This is the view of Rail Freight ...
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Posted on February 5, 2018

Russia-Vietnam rail freight service

A rail freight service from Russia to Vietnam has been successfully tested. A shipment containing shampoos, soap, shower gels, creams and masks for face...
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Posted on January 29, 2018

Freight service starts on Kenya’s standard gauge railway

The first rail freight service has been launched on Kenya’s 472km standard gauge railway between the capital of Nairobi and the coastal city of Mombassa....
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Posted on January 12, 2018

Freight Subsidy for Italy

The European Commission has approved an €9m Italian State Aid subsidy scheme designed to support the shift of freight traffic from road, on the Italian s...
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Posted on December 22, 2017

GB Railfreight protest

GB Railfreight has 'objected strongly' to proposals contained in the UK Office of Rail & Road’s Consultation paper concerning charges to recover fixed ne...
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Posted on December 21, 2017

Rail track plan alarms freight groups

Government plans to give greater control of rail infrastructure to passenger franchises has caused concern in the freight industry. The new rail strateg...
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Posted on December 8, 2017

Regular express freight train from Chengdu to Russia

An express freight train will run regularly between Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province and Moscow, Russia, local authorities said last ...
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Posted on December 4, 2017

Favourable Conditions for Rail Freight in Germany

In June, Germany took what was seen as a landmark decision when the government announced that it was going to invest around 350 million Euros to halve trac...
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Posted on December 2, 2017

Petition in Holland for rail freight policy action

A group of more than 50 rail freight stakeholders is presented a petition to the Dutch Parliament, asking for action to help stimulate rail cargo transport...
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Posted on December 1, 2017

Northampton rail freight depot plans

Plans to build a multimillion-pound rail freight interchange, which could support 7,500 jobs, is going before Northampton councillors. Developers want to ...
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Posted on November 24, 2017

China’s rail freight up by 4.3 per cent in October

Rail freight volume in China, an indicator of economic activity, showed steady growth in October, the national railway operator said last week. Railways...
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Posted on November 20, 2017

Digitalised intermodal freight project

A group of rail freight operators and logistics companies has initiated a project aiming to enhance intermodal transport services by using digital technolo...
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Posted on November 18, 2017

Bringing Sail Freight Back to the Hudson River

At any moment, more than 20 million shipping containers full of raw materials or finished products are crossing the oceans, neatly stacked on ships. Othe...
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Posted on November 13, 2017

Longer freight trains to go ahead in Germany

In Germany, planning for introducing 740 m long freight trains across the German core national network is to be speeded up, following a favourable evaluati...
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Posted on October 14, 2017

Rastatt rail freight corridor reopens

The Rhine Valley rail freight corridor via Rastatt reopened last week, allowing European intermodal operators full-capacity on north-south services again. ...
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Posted on October 7, 2017

State Railway Stifled Competition for Rail Freight

The European Commission has fined state-owned rail firm Lithuanian Railways a total of €27,873,000 for hindering competition in the rail freight market. ...
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Posted on October 6, 2017

New rail freight service for ‘new Silk Road’

A new rail freight service has been launched, offering customers a 16-day transit time both east and westbound along the ‘new Silk Road;, between Duisbur...
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Posted on September 30, 2017

Freight tariffs on New Silk Road must be protected

Part of the success of the New Silk Road are the attractive freight rates for rail freight between China and Europe. Particularly eastbound traffic enjoys ...
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Posted on September 25, 2017

Rhine Alpine rail freight corridor closure causes chaos

The railway line from Rotterdam via Duisburg to Basle and Milan, which is vital for international rail freight transport, was closed for the long-term on 1...
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Posted on August 24, 2017

Trains return after Ely freight derailment

The railway line blocked by a freight derailment reopened today, after extensive repair work' to restore the track. It is as yet unclear what caused the...
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Posted on August 22, 2017

China rail freight grows faster

Rail freight volumes in China recorded faster growth in July, the Chinese national railway operator said on Wednesday. Railways carried 246 million tons o...
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Posted on August 18, 2017

Freight potential on East West Rail

The Rail Freight Group has released a document about East West Rail, detailing how freight services can help the proposed new railway become the catalyst f...
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Posted on August 9, 2017

Poll shows public support for rail freight investment

Almost two-thirds (61%) of people would like to see more freight transported by rail, a new poll suggests. The findings, of the YOuGov poll suggest that...
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Posted on July 8, 2017

Port of Tilbury plans to reinvigorate rail freight offering

The Port of Tilbury, London's major port, unveiled its plans to reinvigorate its rail offering at a Rail Freight Group conference recently. June. The...
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Posted on July 6, 2017

Germany to reduce rail freight track access charges

RAIL freight operators in Germany will be charged lower rates for using infrastructure in accordance with a new rail freight master plan announced by Germa...
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Posted on July 4, 2017

China’s freight growth accelerates

The growth rate of national freight volume in China, an indicator of economic activity, accelerated in May, official data showed in June. Railways, highwa...
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Posted on July 3, 2017

Rail freight from China to Scandinavia

A new rail freight service, we can now transport containers all the way from China, through Russia and Belarus, to Sweden by rail. Previously, the freight ...
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Posted on June 28, 2017

Intelligent freight wagon programme

A Swiss rail freight operator plans to retrofit 2000 freight wagons with sensors by the end of 2018. The sensors record information on the position and ...
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Posted on June 18, 2017

China Made Car Exports go by train

Sweden based Volvo Cars recently announced it has exported the first consignment of China-built cars to Europe by train. It has become the first car maker ...
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Posted on June 14, 2017

China – Belarus rail freight service launched

An international Forwarding company launched a new rail freight service between Shenzhen, China, and Minsk, Belarus, on May 22 with a transit time of less ...
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Posted on May 31, 2017

RFG: Put rail freight at heart of post-Brexit trade links

Rail freight should be put at the heart of post-Brexit trade links, a statement sent by the Rail Freight Group (RFG) stated last week. RFG has published a ...
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Posted on May 14, 2017

UK rail freight operators relinquish 50% of freight path allocations

Infrastructure manager Network Rail has announced that 50% of the UK rail freight operators’ weekly path allocations will be relinquished as they are not...
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Posted on April 7, 2017

Six cities added to China – Europe rail freight network

A trans-continental freight rail network has added Changsha, Chongqing, Suzhou and Wuhan, joining Zhengzhou and Chengdu. The additional cities were chosen ...
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Posted on April 2, 2017

German rail organisation expects China to boost freight

The International Rail Freight Business Association (IBS) in Germany has expressed its hope that 'Belt and Road' to be held in China forum will help furthe...
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Posted on March 10, 2017

Chengdu, China starts freight train to Belarus

Chengdu city in Southwest China started freight trains to Belarus on 1 March, the first of the city's planned 150 freight trains to countries such as Belar...
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Posted on March 6, 2017

Decrease in German rail freight

Unlike the UK, where the growth in rail freight seems only to be limited by network capacity, rail freight seems to be struggling in Germany. Statistics r...
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Posted on February 28, 2017

Rail Freight Body welcomes new London Freight Interchange

The decision by planning authorities to give permission Howbury Park rail freight interchange in Dartford, South East has been warmly welcomed by the Freig...
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Posted on February 26, 2017

Reduction in UK rail freight grants will drive freight back on roads

Rail freight may be undermined by a UK government decision to reduce funding by more than 20% funding for a grant encouraging a modal shift from road. The...
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Posted on February 25, 2017

Japan Shifting to Trains for Freight

Companies in Japan are switching from freight lorries to rail to transport freight over land. In some cases, competitors are cooperating in the venture. T...
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Posted on January 30, 2017

New ‘inland port’ near East Midlands Airport

An'inland port' planned for farmland near East Midlands Airport may create 7,000 new jobs. The East Midlands Gateway project will provide a Strategic Rail...
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Posted on January 7, 2017

Romania – Sweden rail freight service

A new rail freight service will begin during January, linking Curtici near Arad in western Romania with major logistics centres in Sweden. The service w...
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Posted on December 30, 2016

Freight services begin through Gotthard Base Tunnel

Passenger and freight trains have begun scheduled services through the Gotthard Base Tunnel, marking the completion of a record-breaking project. The fi...
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Posted on December 18, 2016

UK Rail Freight Group: rail reforms must benefit freight customers

The UK’s Rail Freight Group (RFG) has warned that government reforms to the structure of the nation’s railways must benefit freight shippers as well as...
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Posted on December 11, 2016

Eurotunnel Sells UK Rail Freight Carrier

Eurotunnel Group has completed the sale of GB Railfreight (GBRf) which is the third largest rail freight operator in the UK, to equity company EQT Infrastr...
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Posted on November 25, 2016

Clear policy needed for rail freight

Philippa Edmunds, Freight on Rail manager, reflects on the DfT’s new rail freight strategy and what it means for the sector. The DfT rail freight stra...
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Posted on November 19, 2016

Chinese rail freight volumes hit 21-month high

China Railway Corporation (CRC) announced on November 7 that China’s rail freight volume increased for a third successive month in October, to a 21-month...
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Posted on November 15, 2016

Industry welcomes rail freight strategy

Representatives of the rail sector have welcomed the publication on September 13 of the government’s rail freight strategy. This has been developed in co...
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Posted on September 17, 2016

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