DB and GDL strike deal for collective bargaining agreement

Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the German Locomotive Drivers’ Union (GDL) finally sealed the deal on a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The CBA will be retroactively implemented from 1 November 2023 and will last until 31 December 2025. One of the main bones of contention between GDL and DB is that the union wanted to…

Intermodal rail freight on high tide at port of Felixstowe

The Port of Felixstowe continues to celebrate significant growth in rail market share. The East Coast port has reinforced its position as the UK’s leading intermodal rail facility. It has just come off a record month for rail freight movements. The figures show that there is still an appetite for increasing the rail freight share…