Duisburg – Manchester Freight Link
March 14th, 2008 under Deutsche Bahn, EWS, Germany, Infrastructure, International, Rail, Train Operating Co's. [ Comments: none ]

RAIL 587 reports that Deutsche Bahn (DB) and EWS, which is owned by Deutsche Bahn since last year, have launched container freight traffic from Duisburg to Manchester using the Channel Tunnel.

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Spain Leaves UK Railways Standing
February 21st, 2008 under High Speed, International, Spain. [ Comments: none ]

I was lying awake during this night pondering things while my insomnia took hold as usual. I started browsing the web and came across a number of articles in today’s news about the Spanish development of high speed railways. It hasn’t all gone rosy but I have to say I am beyond gobsmacked. Three things emerged:

  • Spain has the second best network punctuality rate in the entire world – 98.5%;
  • It is aiming to have 10,000km of high speed track by 2020, the biggest network in the world;
  • Renfe, the railway operator, is entirely stated owned.

One thing to note:

  • Britain has 80 miles of high speed track.

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