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Railways simply explained

Interoperability in rail freight...

Interoperability enables smooth cross-border rail freight transport. Find out what challenges exist and how [...]

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Powerful Presence at Key Trade Fairs

When the who's who of the industry meets, you can't miss the Rail Cargo Group (RCG). This autumn, we were [...]

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Turkey: Gateway Between Europe and Asia

Turkey has always played a key role in international trade. From the ancient Silk Road to modern transport [...]

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Poland: future on track

Poland has great potential to become an important rail freight market in Europe. With the growing importance of [...]

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The Middle Corridor: an alternative...

In future, freight traffic from China and Europe will be travelling via the golden mean – the Middle [...]

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The Netherlands: lifeline of the flow...

Cheese, tulips, windmills, clogs and more bicycles than inhabitants – this is what the Netherlands is known [...]

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Port of Koper: Gateway to Asia

The port of Koper in Slovenia opens the way to Asia for freight transport. The Rail Cargo Group (RCG) offers [...]

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The port of Rotterdam sets direction...

The port of Rotterdam is the largest deep-sea port in Europe and one of the ten largest seaports in the world. It [...]

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What a trade fair season!

The ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) was once again successfully represented at the most important trade fairs this [...]

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5 events you shouldn’t miss at the...

Europe’s biggest logistics exhibition is just around the corner. It’s the best time to give five tips [...]

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China: global player on expansion course

China is the world's biggest exporter and the second biggest importing country in the world. The construction [...]

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The future in your Schoolbag

Our contribution to the school charity campaign for Romanian and Ukrainian children.

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Intermodal terminals: where...

Intermodal terminals are vital links in the transport chain. They are the place where containers are transshipped, [...]

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Rotterdam Port – Europe’s biggest...

The worldwide flow of goods revolves around Rotterdam. The port stretches over about 120 km², from Rotterdam [...]

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Piraeus Port: a great past, a great...

With a throughput of 5.65 million TEU in 2019, Piraeus is Europe’s fourth-biggest port in terms of container [...]

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Czech Republic: neighbour and...

Austria and the Czech Republic are closely connected – geographically, historically and also through rail [...]

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Bulgaria: Country of contrasts

Black Sea coast, mountain ranges and historical excavations. Bulgaria is a diverse country in which rail freight [...]

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Connecting Europe Express: We’re on...

2021 is the European Year of Rail. As part of this, "Connecting Europe Express" is putting rail on the [...]

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Switzerland: Transport hub in the...

Switzerland is considered a railway country: it has a dense railway network used enthusiastically by its citizens. [...]

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Kalí méra! Greece

Greece acts as a trade bridge between Europe and Asia. In this context, the seaports of Thessaloniki and Piraeus, [...]

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Serbia: Where the Danube and the Sava...

Still bearing the marks of wars and scars, the Serbian economy has been recovering since 2000. The positive [...]

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Port of Trieste: Logistics hub of the...

In 2019 the Port of Trieste celebrated its 300th anniversary. This Mediterranean Sea port is of great importance [...]

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Russia: Bridge between Europe and Asia

With an area two hundred times the size of Austria, the largest country in the world stretches over two [...]

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Experts talking

Freight transport in a pandemic: a...

Last year, rail freight transport between China and Europe more than doubled. Yet, 2020 wasn’t easy for rail [...]

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Belgium and Luxembourg

Belgium and Luxembourg, along with the Netherlands, form the Benelux countries. The Benelux Union is important for [...]

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Mongolia: a rail nation with potential

Mongolia is known for its yurts, coal and expansive landscapes, but the country has a lot more to offer. Mongolia [...]

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Germany: running on 100% green...

Cars, cellulose, tracks, products for the chemical and mineral oil industries –environmentally friendly [...]

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Croatia: transit country with the...

Picturesque coasts, fascinating cities and lots of hearty food. Every year more than 10 million tourists visit the [...]

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Experts talking

New Silk Road revival or silence...

Guest author: Majorie van Leijen, Editor-in-Chief RailFreight.com There is something strange going on in the [...]

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Transport...

As a traditional transport country, Bosnia and Herzegovina scores above all with its central location, beautiful [...]

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Slovenia: Diversity in the heart of...

Slovenia's geographical location is ideal for foreign trade. The port of Koper and two transport corridors [...]

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Experts talking

What it needs to make rail freight...

Libor Lochman has been Executive Director of the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) [...]

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What the European rail sector is...

Libor Lochman has been Executive Director of the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) [...]

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Azerbaijan: the country of fire

Azerbaijan, also known as the Land of Fire due to its rich oil resources, is not only extremely diverse in [...]

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logitrans Istanbul 2019

With over 200 exhibitors and 15,000 visitors, the fair is an important event in the industry and important for the [...]

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RCG at the China International Import...

We are pleased to be represented at the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai. The fair will [...]

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Rail Cargo Group is now on WeChat

Besides LinkedIn, YouTube, our Blog and the Newsletter, we are now also [...]

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China: a huge market with enormous...

With the largest population in the world, China is the second largest economy after the USA, as well as the second [...]

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Hungary: Hub for Western and Southern...

The shared history of Austria and Hungary goes back far into the past and can still be felt. However, we are not [...]

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Transport power from a single source

Have you ever wondered how cross-border freight transport works? How can it be that rail freight transport along [...]

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Mobility with a future

Mobility - A basic human and economic need that affects our quality of life. Factors such as prosperity, growth [...]

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Italy: Mediterranean freight hub

From the formative Roman history, the numerous artists of the Renaissance to the very varied culinary delights: [...]

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Cała naprzód!

This is Polish and means as much as "full speed ahead". This is exactly what it means for the Rail Cargo [...]

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Next stop: Maintenance in Trieste

Wagons are loaded, unloaded and reloaded in the port. But not only that. Recently, maintenance activities and [...]

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A T-shirt on a journey

The Land of Smiles exports more goods than any other country in the world. We have taken a close look at the [...]

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34 mother tongues, one story, one...

Although the Rail Cargo Group's home market is Austria and Hungary, it is at home throughout Europe and on its [...]

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Germany: Europe's logistics hub

Whether automobiles, cellulose, rails, products for the chemical or mineral oil industry - if you are travelling [...]

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Railways simply explained

How does cross-border transport work?

Changing locomotives and drivers, different infrastructure, train protection systems, operating regulations, [...]

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Kazakhstan: Trading knot in the midst...

Kazakhstan is one of the most important transit countries between Europe and Asia. The volume of rail freight [...]

Kazakhstan: Trading knot in the midst of natural wonders - Read article

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Poland: the promising market

In Poland, the importance of rail traffic is increasing, so there is a strong investment going on. This also [...]

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Romania: Danube Delta, Black Sea and...

Did you know that RCG is represented in Romania by two of its own companies and that the country on the Balkan [...]

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Behind the Scenes – From Hungary to...

Perfect handling in the logistics sector is crucial to success. Delivering goods from a wide range of industries [...]

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Greece: Kalí méra!

Did you know that the Rail Cargo Group handles freight operations with its own trains in ten countries? Since July [...]

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Chengdu Train - Welcome to Vienna!

Our freight train from China, loaded with 44 containers, has arrived safely in Vienna after 15 days. Together [...]

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From the Chengdu-Vienna diary

15 April 2018. Entry from the travel journal: We have already covered 3,500 kilometres, and there are 6,300 still [...]

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Chengdu Train - There it goes, have a...

12 April 2018, 10:00 a.m. local time Chengdu – an economic metropolis and the largest railway hub in the [...]

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We are Austria. And Europe. And Asia.

As the backbone of national rail freight transport, in addition to the consistent implementation of [...]

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The first direct freight train from...

We are intensifying Asian connections – the first Chengdu train is ready for the journey

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