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‘2024 was a stagnating year for French rail freight’
The Frejus Railway will finally reopen at the end of March, hopefully bringing some relief to much of the rail…
Trump to inaugurate bulk train resurgence?
Donald Trump is inaugurated indoors today, to avoid the deep cold of a Washington winter. Keeping the Capitol warm…
US intermodal trumps presidential change
An imminent change of administration has not derailed growth in the American rail sector. The Association of…
Four charged with 94.5 million euros fraud involving railway signalling systems in…
Charges of fraud have been brought against four suspects following an investigation into a project to design and…
Amazon goes large with electric trucks order to aid UK decarbonisation
Amazon has placed the largest order for electric trucks seen in the UK, and has also committed to deliver parcels…
Sighs over Cumbrian bridge replacement
The West Coast Main Line has been the lifeblood of the British economy since around 1860. The M6 motorway has been…
Rail freight sector gives 2024 bad rating, 2025 outlook even worse
RailFreight.com recently organised the second edition of the rail freight end-of-year market survey, with dozens of…
Thieves raid train with cars idling for three weeks
The end of December is a time of gifts and presents, and for some, an idling freight train loaded with cars was…
Cartagena port gets rail access and connections to Madrid and Mediterranean…
The port of Cartagena, in the southern part of Spain, is awaiting the inauguration of rail access that will link it…
Multiple serious bridge strikes in Birmingham
A potentially catastrophic bridge strike in Birmingham closed a city centre line on Wednesday, 7 January. Not once,…