4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (306+ words) Shunting operations at the Dutch rail yard Kijfhoek are partially down. The reason is a problem with the firefighting water supply. Infrastructure manager ProRail has not yet found a solution for the issue, which occurred on Sunday 6 September. For the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (454+ words) Two strikes are upcoming in the Netherlands, which will impact rail freight and broader logistics operations. On Wednesday 9 September, the rail sector will stop their activities. However, logistical disruptions will come as soon as 4 September, when another strike is set…...

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, 6+ 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   (145+ words) Rail services between Italy and Austria via the Tarvisio-Villach border crossing have been suspended since 22 August for infrastructure works, which will last until 20 September. However, freight trains will be allowed to run at night already from 14 September. The initiative should…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (327+ words) Two key rail lines leading into Bulgaria, from Romania and Serbia, will be closed for long periods over the next year, a situation considered concerning by Sofia. The Bulgarian Ministry of Transport worries “that the simultaneous restriction of both routes…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (229+ words) The world’s largest rail event, InnoTrans 2026, is less than a month away. The event in Berlin will be the perfect place to discover Rotterdam-based company providing all-in-one software for rail operators and planners railcube. Railcube will set up shop in…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (189+ words) The funding is designed to be competitive, says the ministry, and available to companies operating on both federal and non-federal networks. The German private rail freight association Die Güterbahnen has said that the subsidy cut “sends the wrong signal”. “It…...

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   (142+ words) Iran is reportedly on the verge of signing contracts for a new railway to Türkiye. The future line should open a new rail border crossing between the two countries. As a result, Iran’s railway network will link up to the…...