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Swiss safety plan risks disrupting Europe’s rail‑freight system

Switzerland’s move to tighten safety standards for freight wagons is creating friction across Europe and could unsettle cross‑border rail operations, DVZ International has learned. The planned rules on wheel inspections, minimum diameters and thermal stability go well beyond EU practice. Wagon…

FS Logistix cuts losses despite volume slide

Italy's state railway freight unit FS Logistix improved its financial performance in 2025 even as traffic volumes fell and macroeconomic conditions deteriorated. The group reported an EBIT of minus 43 million euros, a 41 per cent improvement on the…

New Italy–Sweden rail link

TX Logistik opens longest corridor in its European network

TX Logistik has launched a new north–south service linking Castelguelfo in northern Italy with Frövi in central Sweden, forming the longest continuous corridor in its European network. The weekly intermodal connection covers about 2,500 kilometres.…

MSC's rail arm gains ground in Swiss alpine transit

Medway, the rail subsidiary of MSC, has sharply increased its services through Switzerland. Its share of net‑tonne traffic on the Gotthard and Simplon corridors rose from 0.5 per cent at the beginning of 2024 to 2.5 per cent a year later. Even though…

Rail freight operator in crisis mode

SBB Cargo losses widen as restructuring gathers pace

Switzerland's national rail freight operator SBB Cargo lost money across all its main businesses in 2025, posting a group loss of 122 million Swiss francs, a deterioration of 60.5 per cent. A write-down on fixed assets drove much of the increase, but…

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SBB holds course on loss‑making wagonload and combined transport

Swiss Federal Railways' freight division is pressing ahead with both single‑wagonload and combined transport even though the two segments remain deeply unprofitable and continue to weigh heavily on the freight division. Management acknowledges the…

SNCF logistics divisions

RLE shows resilience as Geodis’s earnings fall

France’s state railway group SNCF reported contrasting results for its logistics divisions in 2025, with Rail Logistics Europe improving profitability while Geodis posted weaker earnings. RLE lifted EBITDA from 211 million euros to 260 million euros,…

Restructuring plan

Cross‑border push tests DB Cargo’s strength in a crowded market

DB Cargo is accelerating a shift towards a Europe‑wide operating model as CEO Bernhard Osburg seeks to secure the company’s place in an increasingly competitive rail freight market. With about sixty per cent of volumes already cross‑border, sales,…

DB Cargo prepares deep cuts to meet EU deadline

The state‑owned rail freight division DB Cargo will cut 6,200 of its 14,000 full‑time jobs in a restructuring led by new chief executive Bernhard Osburg. The cuts cover operations, planning, administration, sales and IT and aim to return the freight…

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