Ten battery-electric yard tractors are now in operation at a container terminal in Port Newark, New Jersey. Red Hook Container Terminals on Aug. 11 held a ribbon-cutting to announce the official deployment of the BYD …
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New German government to invest in rail before roads (RailFreight)
The new German government coalition will invest “considerably more in the railways than in the roads”. The SPD, Greens and FDP presented their plans in a coalition agreement on Wednesday, including plans to lower infrastructure …
Continue readingEfficiency & the decline of US freight railroads (HomeSignal)
Over the last two years, the crisis of America’s supply chains, the push to expand public passenger rail service, and the urgency of the climate crisis have put America’s freight railroads in the limelight. These …
Continue readingUK rail freight booming due to lorry driver shortage (RailNews)
THE shortage of HGV drivers is causing more businesses to start using rail freight, while existing users are stepping up their requirements. Tesco has been sending 65,000 containers a year by train but is planning …
Continue readingHumber Express rail freight supply chain (GlobalRailwayRev)
A new intermodal train service directly from the Port of Immingham to iPort Rail in Doncaster has been launched, helping to ease the pressures of the current HGV driver shortage by having the capacity to …
Continue readingIntermodal terminal automation (RailFreight)
After the East West Gate terminal in Hungary and the port of Koper in Slovenia, Camco Technologies signed with Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W), to enable the automation of its terminals in the UK. Werner …
Continue readingAlternatives for Manchester rail congestion (RailFreight)
An alternative proposal has been tabled to relieve congestion in Manchester’s notorious Castlefield Corridor. The short section of twin-track across the south side of the city centre is running at over capacity, and it is …
Continue readingPlatooning for Russian freight trains next year (IntlRailJ)
RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) plans to operate up to five freight trains in virtual coupling mode next year. RZD deputy managing director and head of traction directorate, Mr Oleg Valinsky, confirmed on August 26 that these …
Continue readingFirst unaccompanied cross Channel rail freight service (AnonW)
Getlink And CargoBeamer Team Up To Launch The First Unaccompanied Cross-Channel Service By Rail. The title of this post, is the same as that of this Press Release from Getlink. This is the first paragraph and a …
Continue readingUK rail freight can resolve the truck driver crisis (RailFreight)
Railfreight operators say they have the solution to Britain’s long-term truck driver shortage. A permanent solution to the supply chain shortfall in drivers would be a radical adjustment to make much more use of rail …
Continue readingJurassic train: DB revives old Stegosaurus wagons (RailFreight)
Covered steel wagons – codenamed BYA and probably dormant since prehistoric times, have been brought back to life by scientists at DB Cargo UK, working in their secret facility deep in the tropical jungles of …
Continue readingIndia to Finland rail alternative to Suez Canal (RailFreight)
The corridor from Russia to India was supposed to be the rail alternative to shipping via the Suez Canal. What happened to this International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC)? Is it finally complete? In this latest …
Continue readingDfT funds prototype to electrify UK rail freight terminals (RailBusiness)
A prototype electrified rail freight terminal in Dunbar is one of 30 projects to have received funding from Innovate UK and the Department for Transport as part of the First of a Kind 2021 rail …
Continue readingGov’t funds for Freightliner dual-fuel project (AnonWidower)
Freightliner, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W), in partnership with a consortium of specialist suppliers, has been successful in securing government funding to develop a dual-fuel solution for the Class 66 locomotive. The …
Continue readingEversholt Rail unveils first Swift Express freight train (RailAdvent)
Yesterday, Eversholt Rail invited RailAdvent to see the unveiling of their Class 321 Swift Express Freight Train. The conversion took place at Wabtec’s Doncaster Facility and saw a Class 321 passenger train, No. 321344, previously …
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