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Boosters for rail freight

News3 Jul 2017

The German and Dutch governments are taking steps to encourage more modal shift from road to rail...

News22 Feb 2017

The German/Dutch "pinch point" for the freight-only line is unlikely to be removed until after 2022...

News24 Jul 2016

Dutch rail infrastructure operator ProRail has announced plans to allow automated train operations on the Betuwe dedicated freight line, on ...

News1 Jun 2016

EGS, the ECT Rotterdam intermodal rail affiliate, has announced service alterations as Betuwe Line infrastructure improvement works across t...

News10 Mar 2016

The port will reroute the first section of the dedicated freight link to remove a traffic conflict with inland shipping...

News23 Apr 2013

Stoppages by DB Schenker Rail loco drivers are spreading in the Netherlands, halting much freight business...

News18 May 2011

DB Schenker Rail has set up a shuttle service connecting Tata’s steel works in IJmuiden, the Netherlands, with the works in Llanwern, Wale...

News24 Aug 2010

The rail link in Germany will not match the Dutch Betuwe Line's capacity before 2017 at the earliest...

News18 Dec 2009

Cobra (Corridor Operations Belgium Rail) will operate on routes linking Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany...

News25 Sep 2009

A fatal, head-on collision between two freight trains on Thursday night led to the closure of the Rotterdam network...

News3 Sep 2009

SNCF and Eurotunnel groups have teamed up to acquire Veolia Cargo, the rail freight businesses of the Veolia group...

News27 Dec 2008

Intercontainer is now offering weekly rail-road combined transport services between Rotterdam and six terminals in Central and South-East Eu...

News13 Dec 2008

Deutsche Bahn (DB) and KeyRail, the Dutch company that manages the Betuwe route, have successfully tested a 1000m long freight train on that...

News1 Nov 2007

Germany needs to “go Dutch” if the strategic Betuwe Route is to achieve its huge potential....

News1 Nov 2006

Holland’s new Betuwe Route is finally set to open next January, initially for trials. A “last minute” compromise had to be agreed with...