Latest Freight Train News
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Varamis Rail Leases Class 321 Swift Express Freight Train from Eversholt Rail
Varamis Rail has signed an agreement to lease a Class 321 Swift Express freight train from Eversholt Rail.
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Automated Freight Train Testing Picks Up Speed
A joint German-Dutch project to trial the control and remote monitoring of automated freight trains has begun this month.
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Russian Railways Launches New Rail Freight Service from Japan to Europe
Russian Railways launches a new rail freight service from Japan to Europe via the Trans-Siberian Railway, cutting transport times to 19 days…
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SBB Cargo Launches Autocouplers
SBB Cargo installs autocouplers to make coupling freight wagons and locomotives more efficient in shunting yards and last-mile operations.
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UTLC ERA – Eurasian Rail Alliance Announces 2500th Train Milestone
The UTLC ERA (JSC United Transport and Logistics Company Eurasian Rail Alliance) has announced new milestones: it has sent its 2,500th train…
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DB Cargo UK Runs Trial Train as Part of Big Development Plans
The UK's leading rail freight operator DB Cargo UK and steel and mining company, ArcelorMittal, launched a trial freight service on Friday 2…
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Autonomous Freight Train Completes Test Run in Australia
Rio Tinto has successfully completed the first fully autonomous rail journey at its iron ore operations in the Pilbara region of Western Aus…
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Rail Institute Compiles Report on Production of Light-Weight Bogies
An ambitious plan to double the amount of European freight carried by rail could depend on the development of light-weight bogies produced u…
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The New Silk Road
The New Silk Road the revival by train of the old Silk Route between China and the West that has been an important trade route for centuries…
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First UK to China Rail Freight Service Departs
The first ever UK to China rail freight service departed on Monday, April 10th, laden with containers of British goods. The train will...
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First Freight Train from China Arrives in London
The first freight train travelling between China and the UK arrives today (18 January 2017) at DB Cargo UK’s London Eurohub terminal in Bark…