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November 19, 2019 | Financial

Senior DB management shake-up as Arriva sale postponed

JUST days after the appointment of new members to German Rail’s (DB) management board, the company’s chief financial officer, Mr Alexander Doll, is set to leave the company on December 31. DB’s failure to sell its Arriva subsidiary and tensions between directors and government ministers are being blamed by local media for Doll’s departure.

November 18, 2019 | Infrastructure

German parliament approves €86bn investment plan

THE German parliament approved a €86bn budget for investment in the country’s rail infrastructure under the LuFV III performance and financing agreement for 2020-2029 on November 15.

November 15, 2019 | Europe

Eurostar looks ahead to new services during ‘plastic free’ 25th anniversary celebration

EUROSTAR managing director Mr Mike Cooper says that plans to develop the Green Speed merger with Thalys are “progressing” with the final decision from shareholders expected in April 2020. If approved, Cooper says the objective is to implement the merger by 2021 after necessary regulatory and EU merger control approvals are secured.

November 11, 2019 | Locomotives

Danish Vectron locomotive order expanded

AN order placed by Danish State Railways (DSB) for 26 Vectron electric locomotives has been increased by eight additional locomotives, Siemens has confirmed to IRJ.

November 6, 2019 | Policy

German government to block Vossloh Locomotives sale?

THE planned sale of the Vossloh Locomotives subsidiary to Chinese rail engineering conglomerate CRRC may be blocked by the German government. Local media reports suggest the government is planning to veto the purchase using laws that regulate foreign trade and investment.

November 4, 2019 | Main line

Train driver numbers in Germany rise, but shortage continues

GERMAN national pro-rail lobby group Allianz pro Schiene has published figures showing that the number of qualified train drivers in Germany have risen to nearly 47,000, a 12% increase over four years.

September 3, 2019 | Light Rail

Chemnitz tram-train passenger traffic doubles

THE number of passengers using the routes served by the Chemnitz tram-train network has more than doubled since the first phase opened on October 1 2016.

August 14, 2019 | Europe

Work to resume on Rastatt Tunnel

GERMAN infrastructure manager DB Networks has announced that construction work to complete the rail tunnels under the town of Rastatt will recommence in 2020. The tunnels are now due to open in 2025, three years later than originally planned.

August 2, 2019 | Metros

Wuppertal Suspension Railway reopens

THE German city of Wuppertal reopened its unique Suspension Railway (Schwebebahn) on August 1 following the completion of infrastructure repair works.

July 22, 2019 | Main line

Passenger trains return to Bragado

ARGENTINA’s national operator Argentinean Trains (TA) has re-launched passenger services along the 208km line between Buenos Aires and Bragado four years after they were suspended following serious weather damage to several bridges and track at the western end of the route in August 2015.

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