900 km/day: Who says trains are slow?
Baku train reached from Kars to Mersin in record time: 1.5 days.
Operators press for cheaper railway
Private train operators have started to perss for some precautions which will increase the efficiency and decrease the costs.
Penalty for train delays
The infrastructure operator TCDD will charge train operators for delays and cancellations.
Can railway compete with trucks in Turkey?
We prepared 4 scenarios on EU funded cost analysis to determine when railway is better than trucks in terms of cost and performance.
Steepest gradients of Turkish railways
The gradients in railways are important, since they may kill the efficiency.
1600 gross ton train on Turkish rails
Trains weighing 1600 gross tonnes have started to run on Turkish rails where maximum gross ton was 1300 tonnes until this month.
Could French short line strategy also be a role model for Turkey?
With French national railway freight company Fret SNCF in deep financial and structural troubles in mid-2000 they capsized the single freight car traffic over 50 %.
Turkey at 49th in railway competitiveness
Turkish Railways is at 49th in Global Competitiveness Index..
Liberalization of Turkish railways – Efficiency
Railway Authority of Turkey is willing to encourage operators for efficiency by some regulations..
Can high speed trains and freight services share same tracks?
by Jeff Hawken
Turkey decided to extend its network with “speed lines” rather than “high speed lines” where freight trains will run during night.. Is it possible?
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