Food logistics company Euro Pool System has launched a thrice-weekly CoolRail dedicated temperature-controlled service to transport fresh produce between Valencia in Spain and Rotterdam in the Netherlands. This is intended to be first route of …
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Shift2Rail introduces digital brake testing on freight trains (RailFreight)
SNCF, Shift2Rail and Traxens revealed a digital brake testing system for freight trains at trade fair InnoTrans 2018 on Tuesday. It is the first step towards a fully digital freight train, the companies said. The …
Continue readingRail freight is more efficient and sustainable (RailPro)
Philippa Edmunds, Freight on Rail Manager explains how Government should align its rail freight policies with comparative industries. The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) report, issued on June 28, 2018 paints a damning picture of …
Continue readingOptimising European train path capacity (RailFreight)
Train path capacity on the core network corridors in Europe can be offered in a much more efficient and attractive manner. A single, digital system called the C-OSS* should facilitate this. However, there is only …
Continue readingDigital rail freight tracking (Railway-Technology)
Tracking cargo: the next step for rail freight operators? Heralded by many commentators as the fourth industrial revolution, digitalisation has become a buzzword for rail freight operators looking to enhance their services. One particular trend …
Continue readingAdaptable Carriage secures government funding (Rail Magazine)
Product development company 42 Technology has secured £350,000 worth of government funding towards developing a system that can turn passenger carriages into goods vehicles. The Adaptable Carriage system allows seats and tables to be stowed …
Continue readingFriday Reads – June 9, 2017
If you have something you feel we should read or include in a future list, please email us at [email protected]. Mail Rail ride & Postal Museum opening 28 July 2017 (Postal Museum) TfL contactless bottles …
Continue readingParis Logistics hotels (CityLab Project)
To attempt to deal with logistics sprawl, the French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks (IFSTTAR) at the University of Paris‐East, MetroFreight, and University of Gothenburg came together to consolidate freight …
Continue readingGermany to end noisy freight wagons (Rail Freight)
The ‘Quiet Rail Strategy’ being adopted by Germany means noisy freight wagons will be banned from the national network within four years. The Ministry of Transport says wagons will need to be fitted with so-called …
Continue readingCargo modules on passenger trains (Smart Rail World)
An innovative new system to stow seats within passenger train carriages to create space for cargo is now available for train operating companies to trial. It’s a unique approach, developed in collaboration with the UK …
Continue readingFriday Reads – May 5, 2017
If you have something you feel we should read or include in a future list, please email us at [email protected]. TfL launches Please offer me a seat Badge – Railway Technology Deutsche Bank study finds …
Continue readingAutonomous freight trains (Smart Rail World)
The development of AV technology in rail is already being planned on lines around the world. In Australia’s Pilbara region, global mining giant Rio Tinto are looking at the world’s first fully autonomous, heavy-haul, long-distance …
Continue readingDriverless freight train research (Smart Rail World)
“Transport researchers at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) have published their vision of the ‘freight train of the future’ – the NGT CARGO. This concept has a high level …
Continue readingFriday Reads – April 14, 2017
This is the next installment of our weekly Friday Reads post – listing the links and articles we’ve been reading at LR Towers. Be sure to also check out our Industry Links posts, updated every …
Continue readingSlough International Freight Exchange appeal (Slough Observer)
Slough Freight Exchange (SIFE) decision goes to High Court “Goodman Logistics Development (UK) Ltd is asking a judge to order the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to reconsider its proposal for the …
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