- Land Transport
The new year 2025, which is slowly getting underway, will once again be challenging for the rail freight transport industry.In France, the state-owned freight transport company SNCF is being largely privatised.The state-owned DB Cargo in Germany is facing staff layoffs.Problems with the inadequate rail infrastructure are hampering rail transport in several European countries.
- Land Transport
At the end of December 2021, the rail vehicle leasing company Akiem and Siemens Mobility announced that Akiem had placed a binding order for 20 Vectron locomotives.
- Land Transport
‘Freight belongs on rail!’ is the message DB Cargo UK plans to reveil as well to the British Government.
- Events
The now eighteenth annual fire protection conference of Arena International will take place on February 23 and 24, 2022 in Berlin - especially for the rail industry.
- Law & Politics, Uncategorized
At the turn of the year, the non-profit Allianz Pro Schiene (Alliance pro rail) called for an immediate increase in the share of rail freight transport in the transport activity in Germany to 25 percent.