Completely false facts about Marmaray
The dream of İstanbul for hundred years is about to come true. How much do we know about the project, and how much of that is true?
Onur Uysal
Railway consultant.
Founder of RT Media & Consulting.
Founder and editor of Rail Turkey.
Pipes to Europe: Railway made it real
Turkish pipes have started to be used all over Europe. Railway redefined the competetion rules and supported pipe producers a lot.
Railway terminal oscar goes to
Every player is now looking for the alternatives, and already started comparisons of terminals near İstanbul. Here are terminal Oscars of Rail Turkey.
How trailer train succeeds?
Ekol Logistics, had big success with the combined service between Turkey and Germany by ROLA train. So is ROLA our future? Should we expect to see more and more trucks on rail?
Who will be the leader?
VTG announced an intention of merger of VTG and Kuehne + Nagel in rail logistics. Now the question in Turkey will be what will be the market shares of operators in Europe-Turkey conventional traffic after this merger.
Why Sabanci wants high speed trains?
Sabancı has an interest in high speed trains, but not in freight trains. So the Ulusoy group. Are they fascinated by the popularity and modern-looking of high speed trains?
Conventional vs container
For every 4 container trains running between Turkey and Europe, 1 conventional train run last year. Is it possible for conventional wagons to stand, or the fight already lost?
Turkish Republic “Liberalized” Railways
Liberalization of Railway Transportation in Turkey had a big step with the accepted law in Turkish Parliament. Could we expect to see a similar development in railway transportation, as in air transportation in near future?
Is it worth paying for crossing Marmara?
Crossing Marmara by ferry is increasing the costs 10 €/to for Asian side of Istanbul. So who will pay this additional cost, who will use this ferry?
Is Ford Otosan turning back to trains?
Ford Otosan, the ex-legend of Turkish railway sector is now shifting to roros. Does that mean Ford is turning back to trains?
Investing in HSTs: Waste of money?
Hihg speed trains mean money and prestige in one hand. However, considering the problems about freight trains and terminals stil awaiting to be solved, is this investment a waste of money?
Desperately waiting for tunnel
The Bosphorus Tunnel, the dream project is counting the days.. Will only passengers pass through it, or the cargos as well?
Fall of Middle East traffic
The railway traffic to Middle East from Europe and Turkey is about to dead. The fall was painfull. But the rise is about to start.
Holiday time for Halkali
The closing time of Halkalı is approaching.. Now, the questions is this: Which will replace Halkalı, Çerkezköy or Derince?
Let the ferry start
Asian and European side of Turkey is disconnected for more than a year by rail. And now it’s about to connect again..
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