FS Logistix, the rail freight arm of Italy’s state railway and formerly known as Mercitalia Logistics, moved 9.43 billion tonne-kilometres in H1 2025, down 3.7 per cent on the year. Roughly half of that volume — 4.4 billion tonne-kilometres — was…

Germany’s state-owned rail infrastructure company DB InfraGo has launched a comprehensive upgrade of the 249 kilometre (155 mile) line between Hamburg and Berlin. The project, which began on 1 August, will take nine months and cost 2.2 billion euros,…

DB Cargo is planning drastic cuts to its loss-making wagonload freight business to meet the EU’s profit requirements by the end of 2026. Up to 80 per cent of this segment may be affected, putting thousands of jobs at risk. EU scrutiny of public…

Germany’s private freight operators are calling for a cap on track access charges, arguing that steep increases are threatening the sector’s competitiveness. They propose a fixed rate of two euros per kilometre over a five-year period, under a…