DB Schenker Logistics recently commissioned Bureau Veritas to audit its quality management system for European land transport. The system focuses on customer requirements and on the operational processes and elements that have an impact on quality. The certification company confirmed that the system is able to meet the high demands made of it.

On 30 March 2011 Romanian ministry of transport published the list of non-interoperable railway sections. According to the fact that some of the information included in the list is contradictory, the list seems controversial.

Russian newspaper Vedomosti informed that Russian Railways (RZD) have suspended operation of freight cars Altaivagon and Azov-zagalmash

Tallin city council announced that the city will become a partner in the Rail Baltica Growth Corridor (RBGC) informed Estonian Public Broadcasting News portal.

The residents of Inzersdorf agreed on a plan of building a freight terminal. The investment will be held by Austrian Federal Railways (OBB).

Between January and March 2011 amount of cargo loaded on RZD's rail tracks has reached level of 294.6 million tons. This is 5.5% more than during last year in the same period.

According to company's official announcement Russian freight operator Trans Container has taken over the leading Kazakhstan private operator Keden Trans Service.

On 31 March 2011 the Union of Railway workers organized a meeting of the Union. The meeting was attended by deputy director of Ukrainian railways Nikolai Sergienko.

EUR 1.5 million will be allocated in 2011 for a comprehensive upgrading of suburban stopping points with modern systems of visual information on the route St. Petersburg – Buslovskaya Oktyabrskaya.

“Russian Railways (RZD) have developed a programme for the innovative development of the company” up to 2015, said the president of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin during Innovative Technologies Forum InfoSpace.

Recent data published by Community of European Railway (CER) shows that for the full year 2010 compared to 2009, rail freight increased by 5.4% in Western Europe and by more than 7% in Eastern Europe.

Polish company Trakcja Polska and Lithuanian company Tiltra have published an announcement in which we read: "Despite the efforts made and progress achieved in the process of merger, both sides agreed that the transaction cannot be finalized".

The Romanian Railway Industry Association wants to address you several points of view regarding the problem of the announced shut-down of the railways part of the Romanian rail network. Considering the recent issue of the White Paper on Transport 2011, strategic document of the European Union, we believe Romania should also take real steps towards encouraging the mobility growth of freight and passengers based on environmentally friendly conditions.

Over 100 participants attended the conference Viking organized by JSC Lithuanian Railways, focused on the implementation of the container train Viking project and development prospects, dealing with the issues related to cargo transportation between the East and the West.

At the beginning of March Peter Fejk has been appointed at a position of Czech Railways (CD) passenger service quality manager. After a first month the time came to propose first changes.

Applying the orders of Ukraine's president Victor Yanukovych, Ukrainian Railways has started reduction of its bureaucracy.

Russian Railways (RZD) are planning to solve the problem with imprecise castings by centralization of control and delivery process.

Minister of Economy and Regional Development Nebojsa Ciric attended the meeting in factory Bratstvo in Subotica, where 25 wagons was repaired by Bratstvo company.

Railway infrastructure Administration (SZDC) signed an agreement on access to rail network with the Rapid Express led by Leos Novotny.

Italian railways are interested in establishing rail link of a high standard for passenger traffic between northern Italy and Serbia, that would connect Trieste and Venice with Belgrade. Serbian railways expects that this project will be supported by Croatian and Slovenian railways. The train would pass Slovenia and Croatia.