[IT] Vectron locomotives for GTS Rail arrive in Italy
As we wrote last week, the arrival of the three Vectron locomotives for Italian freight company GTS Rail was upon us. Today they arrived in Italy. They reached Tarvisio Boscoverde in the morning, f…
[BE / NL] DB Cargo: “Thanks to all those helping during the crisis” [updated]
The global Coronavirus crisis has and will continue impacting our daily lives in the near future. We are all human and we need to be grateful to those of us that keep the wheels running, even in th…
InnoTrans verschoben - aktuelle Information der Messe Berlin
Zur Eindämmung des SARS-CoV-2 hat der Senat von Berlin mit der Verordnung vom 21. April 2020 verfügt, dass Großveranstaltungen und insbesondere Messen bis zum 24. Oktober 2020 nicht stattfinden dürfen. Der Messe Berlin ist es daher
[UK] Covid-19: GB Railfreight and Porterbook pay tribute to the NHS heroes with a special livery
Railfreight operator GB Railfreight, and its partner, leasing company Porterbrook, have unveiled a Class 66 locomotive sporting a special livery dedicated to the National Health Service of the Unit…
Sweden Railcare | 1000 iron ore trains
Yesterday, 21 April 2020, Railcare ran the 1,000th iron ore train for Swedish iron ore company Kaunis Iron. Railcare’s locomotive driver Anna Helmersson was the driver for the 1000th iron ore train which has now transported approximately
[DE] RTB cargo Smartron no. 2 in new design
This week, it was time for the creation of another Railcolor design; Paribus>Northrail 192 015 got its stickers. On 19.04.2020 the machine came to Aachen: And today it was released in its new de…
Aus alten Waggons werden neue
Neue Wagen sind teuer. Mitarbeiter der Pinzgauer Lokalbahn reparieren zu einem Bruchteil der Kosten ausrangierte Wagen der Mariazellerbahn.
[CZ] In the picture: Regiojet TRAXX in freight service
To minimize some of the financial loss caused by Covid-19, Regiojet offered one of its Bombardier TRAXX locomotives for short-time hire to haul freights. The impact of coronavirus has been severe…
Dreimal 15 Kilometer, dreimal 13 Haltestellen
Drei Fahrten mit der Vorchdorferbahn Bericht eines Lokführers. Aus einer spontanen Begegnung von Triebfahrzeugführer Andreas Seitweger und Lukas Tremetsberger vom ORF (Radio Ö1) am Bahnhof Vorchdorf-Eggenberg in Oberösterreich entstand ein
[NL / Expert] NS starts search for new rolling stock to replace DDZ trainsets [updated]
This article was originally published on 09.04.2020 and updated on 13.04.2020 (more details added). Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) has officially announced it has started the search for new rolling st…