2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (109+ words) Simon Walton is Rail Freight's UK correspondent. Some of the leaders of the intermodal industry gathered at the CT4 EU Conference in Brussels with the motto "It's time to combine' to continue the" Medway and Captrain, the two main operators in…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (140+ words) The rail freight volume transported on the Lithuanian rail network has shrunk by 4. 7% in 2025 compared to 2024. This number is a continuation of an already existing trend, whereby international routes are fewer and fewer. Rail freight in Italy cannot seem to…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (149+ words) Rail freight in Italy cannot seem to get out of the downward spiral it entered after the COVID-19 pandemic. The performance of the sector in 2025 was 3. 5% worse than in 2024 in train-kilometre and 1. 3% worse in tonne-kilometre, according to the annual report…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (237+ words) Michail Stahlhut, who is leaving his position as Chief Executive Officer of Hupac this month, is joining the Rotterdam-based Rail Innovators Group (RIG) on 1 June. He will be the new CEO at the company. Current CEO Julian Remie will become…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago  (155+ words) Medway and Captrain, the two main operators in Portugal, will have to wait until 2028 to deploy their new Stadler Euro6000 locomotives. The certification of the Convel STM will take longer than expected; without it, these modern ETCS-equipped trains would be locked…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (159+ words) The Rotterdam port railway has been heavily impacted by a week of activist blockades. The "Geef Tegengas" collective has targeted rail freight operations in the area to protest supposed Dutch involvement in the Gaza war, human rights violations and pollution....

6+ day, 16+ hour ago  (422+ words) In a move with huge implications and challenges Indonesia has announced plans to massively expand its railway network specifically to promote exports and economic development. Costs are huge as are the problems of building infrastructure in the Southeast Asian nation,…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago  (419+ words) Plans to restore passenger services on the south of England's long-underused Fawley Branch have suffered another major setback. The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has rejected an open access proposal for trains between Marchwood on the line and London…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (156+ words) The economic slowdown in Europe and the disruption caused by geopolitical crises means France's rail freight players have been largely marking time since the start of the year, according to CEO of DB Cargo France, Alexandre Gallo. However, combined transport…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (134+ words) Dutch activists from the "Geef Tegengas" collective are continuing their streak blocking the Rotterdam port railway. They claim to have caused three million euros in damages for infrastructure manager Pro Rail and rail businesses. The Middle Corridor, a rail connection…...