Greener movements of containers thanks to a new hybrid locomotive
METRANS has enriched its rolling stock fleet by a third hybrid shunting locomotive Prima H3 made by Alstom that contributes to the aim of the HHLA PURE PROJECT to act sustainable and responsible. The fleet of METRANS consists not only of modern multisystem electric locomotives. The hard work of last-mile movements at terminals and ports […]
An update and notice about the delays on Slovenian railways
Based on the information we have received from the Slovenian rail freight company, SŽ-Tovorni promet, we would like to inform about the developing situation on Slovenian railways. Due to closure of Karavanke tunnel that will last until July 2021, the company is struggling to keep up with the increased volume of trains through detour routes […]
Planned Increase in toll charges in the Republic of Hungary in 2021
According to the newest official publication of the Government of the Republic of Hungary No. MK_20_231 published on 27/10/2020, decree 466/2020. (X. 27.), it comes to change of toll road charges within Hungary. According to the new regulation, toll rates will change every year due to inflation of the consumer price index in August. Reference […]
Notice about the actual situation of shipments from/to Koper
Dear Business Partner,Please let us inform you in the enclosed statement, received from the Slovenian Infrastructure, about the current situation on the southern corridor, which causes a significant delay of our trains from/to Koper. Due to the limitations of the corridor, during the last weekend, we were forced to reschedule the departures of our trains […]
Export loads for the New Silk Road: Austrian pulp heading to China by rail – a tailor-made solution
The establishment of rail connections on the New Silk Route meant lots of imports into Europe from China, yet return loads were missing at the beginning. Over time, these return loads started to appear – from logs to dried milk. Now, a new Made in Europe product from renewable materials appeared: pulp. The Austrian pulp […]
Come-back of the oldest locomotive of the SM42 series into operation
The project of a four-axle diesel locomotive with electric power transmission was developed for the change from steam to motor traction in shunting and light track service on the Polish state railways (PKP) at the end of the 1950s. Production of the 6D type, at the Polish state railways marked as the “SM42” class, was […]