Japan turns bullet train into cargo carrier: Inside the world’s first freight-only Shinkansen running at 275 kmph

Japan's iconic bullet trains are now carrying cargo at speeds up to 275 kmph, marking a world first for dedicated freight ...
Railway Technology

DB Cargo developing automated heavy shunter

An existing shunter has been used to test the automation unit sensors. Credit: DB Cargo DB Cargo has partnered with subsidiaries of the technology and engineering firm Bosch, and the German federal ...
RailAdvent

DB Cargo UK and Plasmor honour the late Anthony Slater

In tribute to the late Anthony Slater, founder of the Plasmor Group, DB Cargo has named one of its British Rail Class 66 locomotive engines in his honour. Locomotive 66186 was officially named during ...
Reuters

Germany's DB Cargo plans 6,000 job cuts in bid to return to profit

Staff if possible will be offered jobs elsewhere in parent company DB cargo is market leader Pressures include European Commission's insistence on limiting state aid BERLIN, Feb 19 (Reuters) - German ...
Reuters

Japan's No.1 freight train company halts all cargo, NHK reports

TOKYO, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Japan Freight Railway (JR Freight) suspended all cargo train operations on Wednesday after the company found evidence of misconduct in safety tests, public broadcaster NHK ...