The growth of Asia-Europe container rail services has been one of the great transport success stories of the past five years. However, a Reuters visit to the Polish town of Malaszewicze, close to the Belorussian border, shows the downside of this growth: local authorities simply weren’t prepared for the number of trains logistics firms and Chinese rail companies have wanted to push through, even if many services remain heavily subsidised. …

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