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SBB reflects on the impact of the pandemic on its business during 2020
Over the course of 2020, SBB experienced losses of 1.32 million passengers per day and a decrease of 28.9 per cent in passenger revenues.
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Freight
Rail freight is incredibly important. Whether it is helping to remove lorries off the roads and drastically reducing congestion, or transporting goods that we consume every day, all countries rely on rail freight to provide a faster, greener, safer and more efficient way of transporting goods than via road or air.
Our rail freight content focuses on the biggest trends and developments in helping advance cargo movement by rail and create a modal shift.
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CP purchases fuel cell modules for its Hydrogen Locomotive Program
Canadian Pacific's Hydrogen Locomotive Program will see the development of North America's first hydrogen-powered line-haul freight locomotive.
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GBRf launches new Felixstowe to Wakefield intermodal service
The new service marks GBRf’s continued expansion into the intermodal market and represents its seventh intermodal service into a Maritime Transport Ltd facility.
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GB Railfreight supporting work on Network Rail’s East Coast Upgrade programme
GB Railfreight will run over 100 trains from Doncaster and Whitemoor to King's Cross over the course of February to May 2021, representing the largest possession site that GBRf will have contributed to at any one time.
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Canadian National Railway Company’s robust planning for harsh winter weather
Rob Reilly, Executive Vice‑President and Chief Operating Officer from the Canadian National Railway Company (CN), discusses the benefits of robust planning for harsh winter weather.
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Alpha Trains to deliver final train to CAPTRAIN France by end of March 2021
A total of nine EURO4001 diesel-electric locomotives were ordered by CAPTRAIN France from Alpha Trains, with the last train set to be delivered by the end of March 2021.
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Transport Canada approves changes to rail safety rules
The changes approved by Transport Canada concern train speed, colder weather operations and further strengthening track maintenance and inspection practices.
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GB Railfreight and GRS Rail Services sign five year contract extension
GBRf and GRS Rail Services have moved over 1.8 million tonnes of aggregates across the UK to support the construction industry in the last five years, and have now extended their existing contract.
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Indian Railways’ Freight Business Development portal: A one stop smart solution for freight customers
Manoj Krishna Akhouri and Amit Kumar Jain, colleagues from the Centre for Railway Information System (CRIS) - an IT arm of the Ministry of Railways, Government of India - explore the integral role that rail freight plays in their country and explain how Indian Railways are championing technology tailored to…
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The opportunities ahead to grow and develop U.S. rail freight
Ian Jefferies, President and CEO of the Association of American Railroads (AAR), outlines the significant role that rail freight played during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how, in the years to come, this role will only continue to grow and develop in order to support a prosperous future for railroads, their customers and…
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Global Railway Review Issue 1 2021
In this issue, we feature articles from leading industry experts on a vast range of topics including: Restoring the critical role of passenger rail in Canada; details of rail improvements for Metrolinx; the opportunities ahead for U.S. rail freight; and HS1’s sustainability strategy.
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Maintenance teams at three DB Cargo UK depots achieve ISO 45001 standard
The maintenance teams at DB Cargo UK's Crewe IEMD, Stoke WMD and Toton TMD depots have achieved the ISO 45001 standard after they took the opportunity in 2020 to pursue their aspiration to improve health and safety management.
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ERFA calls for waiving of track access charges to support growth of rail freight
ERFA has outlined that waiving and reducing track access charges remains the best way to assist the sector amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory manner.
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Lineas launches intermodal freight service from Moerdijk to Antwerp
The new Xpress service enables transporters and shippers to move intermodal volumes three times per week between the Port of Moerdijk and Lineas’ Main Hub in Antwerp.
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GBRf announces new partnership to transform rail weed control maintenance
Three new Smart Weed System trains will commence service on the British railway network from May 2021, improving the environmental footprint and health and safety.
