After pioneering work with regular train connections from Hall / Tirol, with an extension to southern Italy to Cologne, we are developing a railway network to the main routes between Italy and Germany. Whole train from Mannheim to Milan with ties to Pomezia / Rome and Nola / Naples and Foggia to Hall in Tirol are already, Extensions of the network are being developed and will be available soon. Read complete

Rapeseed oil can be environmentally friendly trains
Motor- and fuel experts are investigating the use of vegetable oil fuels in railway railcars and ships

Trains and barges to pass in future home-rapeseed oil fuel – that is the goal of a joint research project of the Institute of KIT-piston engines (IFKM) and technology- and Support Center (TFZ) Straubing. With rapeseed oil by themselves in these applications without competition for food- and feed production, reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Read complete

The European Union plans to double the volume of rail freight. Accordingly, the relevant rail as a transport at the transport logistic 2011. More than 100 governmental and private railway companies represent virtually the entire European rail network. Also in the conference program, numerous technical discussions dealing with the European Rail Traffic. The world's largest trade fair for logistics, Mobility, IT und Supply Chain Management findet vom 10. until 13. Never 2011 in Munich. Read complete

Research / Technology, Products / Innovations

Ideal Anlagemöglichkeit: The concept of multi-purpose path
Environmentally friendly technology solves traffic- and transport problems

Stock City (pts/24.03.2011/10:25) – The Office of Environmental (see
ww.wb-bahnkonzept.de) is available for current ideas and concepts for
Improvement of human society and the environment.

Developed by Walter Back from the Office of Environmental
Multi-purpose line offers a variety of applications: The routes
can be used as train paths for passenger, Goods- transportation and electricity used
come. They offer but also as an effective tool for emergency cooling
nuclear power plants or to help in drought areas. Read complete

(PresseBox) Berlin / Schweinfurt, 01.10.2010, .
The railway sector management of the Schaeffler Group has in recent years its leading position in the market for roller bearings for railway applications to continuously expand. In particular, the division benefited from the development of rail transport in Asian markets. This applies to the high-speed long-distance and freight traffic as well as for local transport in the growing mega-cities. Read complete

Augsburg, 25. Never 2010 - In only 62 Hours at Pentecost was a 3000 Ton railway bridge in the track bed of the route from Augsburg to Donau Wörth inserted. This makes the freight center (GVZ) Augsburg region in the future at the southern end connected directly to the federal B2 and B17.

On behalf of GVZ Planning Association of Cities Augsburg, Neusäß and Gersthofen in cooperation with the Civil Engineering Department and the city of Augsburg as a developer, the Memminger Josef lever an already vorbetonierte railway bridge in one hour and 15 Minutes about 29 Meter distance with hydraulic presses 60 Centimeter increments to their position in the track bed pushed. Read complete

Destatis: Rail freight in order to break 21,7 Percent a

Berlin (pts/04.06.2009/09:30) – The Federal Statistical Office calculated the break-freight by rail 21,7 Percent for the first quarter 2009 is considered by the Pro-Rail Alliance for the industry while dramatically, but only a temporary phenomenon. “The global mega-trends tell the transport sector requires a reliable Renaissance”, said the chairman of the Pro-Rail Alliance, Klaus-Dieter Hommel. “We should use the time window so, to much needed investment into the net to make.” Read complete

International high-speed traffic requires initial investments

Dusseldorf (pte/08.05.2009/12:10) – The European railway companies have established in recent years, structures, to enable sustainable growth. However, it requires very high-speed services start-up investment is needed. As the consulting firm Droege & Comp. showing www.droege-international.com, The network expansion is lagging behind the growth forecasts. Read complete

Economic crisis reaches Rail Industry Pro-Rail Alliance survey of member companies

Berlin (pts/02.05.2009/13:38) – The economic crisis has arrived at the rail industry. According to a survey by the Pro-Rail Alliance 85 Companies in the rail industry, it was one third of the companies in the first quarter of this year, economically worse off than a year earlier. Read complete

Asthmatic transport policy against the trend
Berlin (pts/08.04.2009/11:27) – The highly controversial extension of the scrapping for the Pro-Rail Alliance “little brave and also very predictable”. The Federal Government had not, despite massive environmental concerns and an already depleted budget may bring itself, the questionable subsidize the auto industry in the fixed limit of 1, 5 To phase-billion. “This shows us, such as shortness of breath in Germany traffic policies are made”, said Dirk Flegenheimer, CEO of the Rail Alliance in Berlin today. Read complete

Consumer Federation of exposure and Pro-Rail Alliance Berlin (pts/02.04.2009/11:00) – A master plan now have consumer protection and passenger rail lobby called for a joint press conference in Berlin. The Consumer Association and the Pro-Rail Alliance appealed to politicians, public transport as “indispensable problem-solvers in the era of climate change” recognize and promote accordingly. “We urgently need a master plan for Germany passenger. The only way to affordable and environmentally friendly mobility be guaranteed for all permanent”, said Klaus-Dieter Hommel, Chairman of the Pro-Rail Alliance. Read complete

Duisburg / Basel 18.03.2009 – For 1. April 2009 assumes Annette Jordan, previously managing director of SBB Cargo Germany, the leadership of the International Division of the Swiss freight train and is a member of the Executive. In her new role, Annette Jordan to the activities of SBB Cargo on the north-south axis to develop more targeted.
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Leading plant relocated most of its packaging- and spare parts business as well as its distribution warehouse in the Port of Duisburg / Cooperation with VTS Group / Shift of transport from road to rail Read complete

Good luck Express picks up speed! duisport linked the Ruhr / Shuttle train between Duisburg and Gelsenkirchen, Dortmund, with stop in / high clock frequency to ensure Read complete

Forecast: Güterbahnen suffer more from depression than LkwBerlin (pts/18.02.2009/13:25) – The freight trains in Germany are affected by the current economic crisis more likely than the truck traffic. A forecast published today by order of the Federal Ministry of Transport said for the current year, a slump in freight transport by rail to 4,5 Percent ahead, For road freight transport, the experts are forecasting a decline in traffic to 4 Percent compared to last year. Read complete

and expects to 2009 Record profits in the hundreds of millions of dollarsDuisburg / Jaworzno / Warsaw (ots) – PCC SE has the majority of its logistics activities “PCC Logistics” to the German Railway Group (DB), Europe's largest freight railroad operator, sold. The contracts were signed yesterday in Warsaw. They are subject to the approval of the competent bodies and competition authorities in mid - 2009 implemented. Read complete

Lenord + Bauer gives the world's most important certificate for the rail industry
As one of the first companies in the world has Lenord + Bauer received the new, international railway standard, IRIS Certification, get Read complete

Hamburg Port is 80. Conveying member in Berlin / Hamburg, (pts/16.01.2009/09:30) – New growth for the Pro-Rail Alliance. The Hamburg Port is as 80. Sustaining member of the Alliance joined Pro-Rail. “We are very, welcome the largest German port railway in our alliance to”, soft Allianz pro Schiene-Vorsitzender Klaus-Dieter Hommel. “The more companies the derelict railway support us, the more vehement and more successful we are committed to the environmentally friendly and safe rail transport”, Sun Hommel. Read complete

Federal Statistical Office presents current number Berlin (pts/13.01.2009/10:40) – The global financial- and economic crisis notwithstanding, has managed freight trains in Germany last year again, to increase their market share in freight transport. This is supported by figures released today by the Federal Statistical Office. Read complete

Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. (EMD) announces, that the technical
Approval for the 66-class locomotives for Euro Cargo Rail in
France was granted Lagrange, Illinois (ots/PRNewswire) – Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. (EMD) are pleased to announce, that
technical approval for the locomotives of the class 66 for
France has been granted. Read complete

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