All posts by Tom Ewert

myjob
// 2 May 2019

From the 18th to the 24th of May 2019, all those who are looking for a job or a new professional challenge are cordially invited to the CFL #jobdating events. Unlike traditional job interviews, the pre-selection of candidates is not only based on the submitted CVs. During the jobdating interview, the candidates have the opportunity…

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Good plan
// 6 November 2018

This year, the „Excursions scolaires 2018“ brochure has been illustrated by students of the Lycée des Arts et Métiers. Discover the artworks of the talented students in this gallery. Thank you so much for participating in this project.

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Simply explained
// 3 July 2018

Switches and crossings are among the basic building blocks of the railway infrastructure. The turnouts are controlled by the dispatchers in the signal boxes, which, thanks to these elements, can use the existing tracks as flexibly and efficiently as possible. With the help of switches, the train transitions from one to track to another can…

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Simply explained
// 15 May 2018

What is the rolling highway? The rolling highway is an innovative way of handling freight, in this case particularly truck trailers, efficiently and easily from the road to the rail network. Thanks to the innovative rotatable LOHR wagons, the trailers do not have to be vertically charged using gantry cranes, but can be driven directly…

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Simply explained
// 30 April 2018

Over 1.000 passenger and freight trains run over the rails of the national railway network every day. In order to assure that the wheels of the locomotives and wagons can keep on spinning, the rails have to be regularly serviced or replaced. Beside the rails, numerous other elements contribute to the fact that the rolling…

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Innovation
// 28 January 2018

Travelling at your fingertips with the CFL mobile App. With the CFL mobile app, you have the perfect digital partner to plan your public transport travels in Luxembourg and beyond. With its extremely easy handling and its userfriendliness, the app is tailor-made for your daily mobility needs. Several functions – at your fingertips! Travel planning…

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Good ideas
// 21 December 2017
At a height of 240.50 metres Düsseldorf’s television tower is the tallest building in the city and one of its most well known landmarks. Approximately 300,000 people visit the tower every year to enjoy the splendid view.

Visitors to Düsseldorf are spoilt for choice: This cosmopolitan city invites you to enjoy a wide range of shopping amenities, museums, theatres, architecture, art galleries and countless other opportunities to customise your stay. As of 10 December you can travel comfortably on the new CFL direct service from Luxembourg to Düsseldorf on the KISS train…

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Photo reportage
// 21 December 2017
After a short stop in Wasserbillig, the journey is pursued, full steam ahead, to Saarbrücken.

On 16 December 2017 the club 5519 invited railway enthusiasts and nostalgic friends on a journey into the past. On board the lovingly restored locomotive with the number 5519, the passengers went to the Saarbrücken Christmas market. An experience that, like anyone who has ever had the pleasure of traveling with such a vehicle, seeks…

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Simply explained
// 5 December 2017
With the new timetable change not only departure and arrival times change ...

On 10 December 2017, an important day for all European railway companies, the new timetables will come into force. Like the years before, the new timetables for the CFL will be effective on the second Sunday of the month of December. We have summarized the big changes for you in this picture gallery. The commissioning…

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