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Keith Fender

April 5, 2019 | Europe

Germany sees strong passenger rail growth as bus traffic remains steady

THE German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) has released the public transport usage figures for 2018, which show a 0.6% increase in overall passenger journeys by all modes, up to 11.6 billion trips.

March 11, 2019 | Locomotives

Siemens rolls out first Vectron Dual Mode locomotive

SIEMENS presented the first of its new Vectron Dual Mode locomotives to potential customers at its Allach factory in Munich on March 11.

March 4, 2019 | Fleet

Jazz EMUs enter service in Puglia

ITALIAN State Railways (FS) and the regional government in Puglia have officially unveiled the fleet of three new Jazz EMUs purchased for regional services such as Bari - Foggia/Taranto and Bari - Lecce.

February 26, 2019 | Main line

FlixTrain to launch Berlin - Cologne services

FLIXTRAIN has revealed to the German media that it is planning to step up Hamburg - Cologne services and launch a new Berlin - Cologne open-access service.

February 13, 2019 | Locomotives

ELP Eurodual tests underway in Valencia

STATIC and dynamic testing is underway at Stadler’s Valencia plant test track on a fleet of 10 Eurodual bi-mode electro-diesel locomotives for new Swiss-based leasing company, European Loc Pool (ELP).

February 6, 2019 | Central/South America

Stadler completes first SALi locomotive for Bolivia

STADLER Rail Valencia has completed the first two of three South America Light (SALi) metre-gauge diesel locomotives for Andean Railway (FCA) at its facility in Albuixech, Spain.

January 18, 2019 | Main line

Study to plan reopening of Berlin-Wilhelmsruh - Basdorf line

THE German states of Berlin and Brandenburg, along with regional transport authority VBB and train operator and infrastructure manager Niederbarnimer Railway (NEB), have agreed to re-open the line from Berlin-Wilhelmsruh north to Schönwalde and Basdorf to passenger trains by December 2023.

January 18, 2019 | Europe

DB sets five-point strategy for 2019

THE CEO of German Rail (DB) Mr Richard Lutz and his board presented a five-point plan highlighting the company's priorities in 2019 to the German Federal transport minister, Mr Andreas Scheuer, on January 17.

January 17, 2019 | Main line

ODEG makes major gains in Berlin with new Elbe-Spree regional contracts

DB Regio and East German Railway Company (ODEG) will share the contracts to operate the future Elbe-Spree Network serving Berlin and Brandenburg from December 2022 to 2034. According to local media, the contracts have been provisionally awarded by Berlin-Brandenburg Transport Authority (VBB), but remain subject to a 10-day statutory cooling-off period.

January 14, 2019 | Europe

DB’s troubles continue despite market growth

THE German rail market continued to grow in 2018. Figures for the first half of the year issued by the Federal Statistical Office Destatis showed expansion in the long-distance segment of 3.8% to 71 million passengers and 0.9% in regional and urban rail to 1.3 billion passengers.

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