GIFT National Open Day – Croatia will be held on May 14th 2014. in Rijeka in the Conference Hall Agram. The purpose of holding this open day is to provide information about the importance of the results achieved and the contribution of the SEE program.
It is organised by the Faculty of Traffic Sciences in Zagreb, which is actively involved in the project GIFT (Green Intermodal Freight Transport) funded from the …
Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on April 22, on which events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first celebrated in 1970, and is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network and celebrated in more than 192 countries each year.
Earth Day 2014 will focus on green cities, mobilizing a millions of people to create a sustainable, healthy environment by greening communities worldwide. …
The combined transport train “Viking†is a project of Lithuanian, Belarus, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Moldavian railways, connecting the Baltic Sea with the Black Sea. “Viking†carries universal and specialized containers. The entire route of the “Viking†train from Lithuania to Ukraine (total 1734 km) may be covered within 52 hours.
In 2008, PROMIT European Coordination Action initiated by the European Commission, recognized “Viking†as an example of Best Practice. In 2009, European …
On April 12 Fret SNCF operated a 1 524 m long freight train between Sibelin yard near Lyon and Nîmes, hauled at up to 100 km/h by two Euro 4000 diesel locomotives built by Vossloh España. Weighing 4 020 tonnes, ‘the longest freight train ever run in Europe’ comprised 72 wagons originally formed as separate rakes of 40 and 32 vehicles, operating regular Kombiverkehr intermodal services between Germany and Spain.
