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Green Cargo: Investment in more departures and shorter lead times
Green Cargo: Investment in more departures and shorter lead times

Green Cargo is investing in a more robust and reliable network for 2025.

RAILPOOL inaugurated new electric locomotive workshop in Hamburg
RAILPOOL inaugurated new electric locomotive workshop in Hamburg

On 11 September 2024, RAILPOOL Group opened Europe's most modern locomotive workshop in Hamburg Billbrook.

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CFL multimodal's new service between Bettembourg and Curtici
CFL multimodal's new service between Bettembourg and Curtici

CFL multimodal announced the launch of its new intermodal service between the Intermodal Terminal Bettembourg-Dudelange (LU) and the Railport Arad in Curtici (RO). 

Lineas and ECS strengthen sustainable transport with new service to Germany
Lineas and ECS strengthen sustainable transport with new service to Germany

Starting in September, the first freight trains will travel over the new rail service between Zeebrugge and Crailsheim, Germany.

99 002 hauled to InnoTrans
99 002 hauled to InnoTrans

On 28 August 2024, Crossrail moved a tram for Saarbahn and a Class 99 locomotive of Beacon Rail Leasing for GBRf, both hauled to Berlin to be exhibited at InnoTrans.

Alpha Trains expands fleet with up to 70 new Vectrons
Alpha Trains expands fleet with up to 70 new Vectrons

Alpha Trains and Siemens Mobility signed a framework agreement in July 2024 for the supply of up to 70 Vectron locomotives, including an initial order for 35 ones.

ČD Cargo ordered 11 more TRAXX3 MS locomotives
ČD Cargo ordered 11 more TRAXX3 MS locomotives

On 20 August 2024, ČD Cargo ordered 11 more TRAXX3 MS locomotives as the exercise of the last option from the original contract for these locomotives.

Class 99 at first sight
Class 99 at first sight

A batch of 30 Class 99 bi-mode Co’Co’ locomotives is being built by Stadler Valencia for Beacon Rail and GB Railfreight, and of of them will be shown at InnoTrans.

Royal Mail to cease all rail freight activities in UK
Royal Mail to cease all rail freight activities in UK

In early July 2024, Royal Mail has announced it is to make its final delivery by the railway in October, bringing almost two centuries of mail rail to an end.

GB Railfreight uses new electric shunters
GB Railfreight uses new electric shunters

On 9 August 2024, GB Railfreight has acquired four new electric Class 18 hybrid+ shunting locomotives to its growing fleet.

New HOA hoppers for Mendip Rail
New HOA hoppers for Mendip Rail

VTG Rail UK has completed the delivery of the first batch of 34 out of 203 new HOA hopper wagons to Mendip Rail.

TMH equiped trains of Bogatyr Komir with remote video surveillance systems
TMH equiped trains of Bogatyr Komir with remote video surveillance systems

TMH Intellektualnye Sistemy (TMH Intellectual Systems) has installed in April 2024 a remote video surveillance system on 15 freight trains of Bogatyr Komir (Bogatyr Coal), one of the largest coal mining companies in Kazakhstan.

Stadler at InnoTrans
Stadler at InnoTrans

At the world’s leading trade fair, Stadler will be presenting eight innovative, sustainable vehicle concepts, as well as all the innovations in the areas of service and signalling.

InnoTrans 2024: Voith sets benchmarks with products and services for sustainable rail transport
InnoTrans 2024: Voith sets benchmarks with products and services for sustainable rail transport

The digital automatic coupler (DAC) will be one of the key topics at InnoTrans, which will bring together around 130,000 trade visitors from the mobility sectors of more than 56 countries in Berlin from September 24 to 27, 2024.

ELP 2024