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European Rail Freight Under Pressure: 16th VPI Symposium Calls for Coordinated Action

European Rail Freight Under Pressure: 16th VPI Symposium Calls for Coordinated Action

Around 250 representatives from politics, industry, and the rail sector gathered in Hamburg on 13 January 2026 for the 16th VPI Symposium. Through expert presentations, the event addressed the key issues currently shaping rail freight transport, ranging from transport policy and European regulation to operational challenges and technological…

14 / 01 / 2026
Interviews and Events
From Pilot to Practice: Digital Automatic Coupling Tested on German Freight Trains

From Pilot to Practice: Digital Automatic Coupling Tested on German Freight Trains

The journal VDVmagazin, published by the Association of German Engineers and Measurement Technicians,…

14 / 01 / 2026
Freight
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group Expands TransFER Network Across Western Europe

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group Expands TransFER Network Across Western Europe

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group has announced new TransFER connections for single wagonload and intermodal traffic…

13 / 01 / 2026
Freight
Deutsche Bahn and GDL Open New Wage Talks After Years of Disruption

Deutsche Bahn and GDL Open New Wage Talks After Years of Disruption

Deutsche Bahn and the Gewerkschaft Deutscher Lokomotivführer (GDL) have formally opened a new round of…

12 / 01 / 2026
Business
Europe Gripped by Winter Chaos as Storms Goretti and Elli Paralyse Transport

Europe Gripped by Winter Chaos as Storms Goretti and Elli Paralyse Transport

Europe is facing a severe winter onslaught as powerful storms Goretti and Elli batter large parts of…

10 / 01 / 2026
Technologies and infrastructure
DB InfraGO Balances €19bn Investment with Record Network Pressure

DB InfraGO Balances €19bn Investment with Record Network Pressure

Germany’s rail network has seen one of its busiest construction years on record, with DB InfraGO investing more than €19 billion in infrastructure in 2025…

07 / 01 / 2026
Technologies and infrastructure
Dresdner Bahn Upgrade Adds Capacity to Berlin’s Rail Network

Dresdner Bahn Upgrade Adds Capacity to Berlin’s Rail Network

Berlin’s long-awaited Dresdner Bahn has reopened, cutting travel times to the airport and triggering the biggest regional rail timetable overhaul in years…

18 / 12 / 2025
Technologies and infrastructure
Germany–Poland Rail Links Expand as New Timetable Strengthens Connections Toward Ukraine

Germany–Poland Rail Links Expand as New Timetable Strengthens Connections Toward Ukraine

Rail connections between Germany and Poland are set to expand significantly under the 2026 timetable, with operators introducing new direct services and…

15 / 12 / 2025
Passenger
A True One-of-a-Kind: The Story of Wuppertal’s 1901 Suspension Railway

A True One-of-a-Kind: The Story of Wuppertal’s 1901 Suspension Railway

The Wuppertal Schwebebahn, the world’s oldest suspension railway still in operation, has been carrying passengers above the River Wupper since 1901. Suspended…

08 / 12 / 2025
Passenger
The Netherlands Abandons Hydrogen Train Plans and Switches to Battery Units

The Netherlands Abandons Hydrogen Train Plans and Switches to Battery Units

The Netherlands is abandoning plans for hydrogen trains and transitioning to battery units. They offer lower costs, simpler infrastructure, and a better…

02 / 12 / 2025
Technologies and infrastructure
Europe’s Freight Rail Nears Breaking Point, Industry Leaders Warn

Europe’s Freight Rail Nears Breaking Point, Industry Leaders Warn

Freight rail in Europe is approaching a breaking point, and the warnings are now coming from inside the sector itself. A sharp call to action from Switzerland’s…

26 / 11 / 2025
Freight
DB InfraGO Profit Cut Approved to Soften Rail Fee Increases Across Germany

DB InfraGO Profit Cut Approved to Soften Rail Fee Increases Across Germany

Germany eases infrastructure fee growth by cutting DB InfraGO’s equity interest rate to prevent rising passenger and freight costs.

17 / 11 / 2025
Technologies and infrastructure
The Germans Will Crush Us: PKP Cargo CEO Warns of Crisis, Urges Fair Conditions and Baltic Investment

The Germans Will Crush Us: PKP Cargo CEO Warns of Crisis, Urges Fair Conditions and Baltic Investment

PKP Cargo sees the future of rail freight in intermodal transport and the development of Baltic ports. However, according to the company’s management,…

05 / 11 / 2025
Freight
Deutsche Bahn Removes DB Cargo CEO Sigrid Nikutta: €3.1 Billion Losses End Her Restructuring Era

Deutsche Bahn Removes DB Cargo CEO Sigrid Nikutta: €3.1 Billion Losses End Her Restructuring Era

Deutsche Bahn has dismissed Sigrid Nikutta, Chairwoman of the Management Board and CEO of DB Cargo, effectively ending her model of restructuring the freight…

22 / 10 / 2025
Business
Zeebrugge First: RCG Expands Benelux Network Under Its Own Traction

Zeebrugge First: RCG Expands Benelux Network Under Its Own Traction

A red signal turned green for ÖBB Rail Cargo Group this month. With a fresh Single Safety Certificate in hand, the freight operator has started independent…

21 / 10 / 2025
Freight
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