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January 10, 2019 | Europe

DB long-distance punctuality well below target in 2018

PUNCTUALITY on German Rail (DB) inter-city services continued to worsen in 2018, falling below 2017 levels and missing a target set in 2016 by more than 15%.

January 9, 2019 | Europe

German rail market report highlights continued growth

GERMANY’s railways continued to see growth in terms of revenue and traffic during 2017 according to the latest annual Railway Market Analysis from the Federal Networks Agency (BNetzA), which was published this week.

January 8, 2019 | Freight

Denmark bans pocket wagons after Great Belt accident

DANISH transport safety authority Trafikstyrelsen issued a prohibition notice on January 8 banning the operation of pocket wagons used to transport lorry semi-trailers pending independent safety checks and verification for all operators wishing to use them.

December 31, 2018 | News

Second CRRC locomotive for DB arrives in Germany

THE second of two locomotives built in China by CRRC Zhuzhou for use on a trial basis by DB Regio arrived in Germany on December 12.

December 11, 2018 | News

Go-Ahead and Transdev win Bavarian regional tenders

BAVARIAN Railway Company (BEG) has announced the winners of the contracts to operate the Augsburger Networks concessions. The contracts, which together represent 10.3 million train-km annually, were tendered as two lots.

December 6, 2018 | Fleet

Mireo EMU unveiled by Siemens

SIEMENS presented the first new-generation Mireo EMU to Baden-Württemberg state transport minister, Mr Winfried Hermann, at the supplier’s Wildenrath test centre in Germany on December 6.

November 5, 2018 | Europe

DB reconsiders sale of Arriva and DB Schenker

GERMAN Rail (DB) is re-examining its options for the full or partial sale of its international passenger business DB Arriva and its global logistics subsidiary DB Schenker.

October 31, 2018 | Technology

DB invests in satellite technology start-up

GERMAN Rail (DB) has announced that its Digital Ventures business unit will make a strategic investment of several million Euros in Canadian start-up satellite telecommunications firm Kepler Communications.

October 19, 2018 | Uncategorized

DB to operate regional express services to Munich Airport

BAVARIAN Railway Company (BEG) has awarded DB Regio a four-year contract to operate the new Trans-Regional Airport Express (ÜFEX) services which will link Regensburg with Munich Airport from December, with an option for a one-year extension.

October 12, 2018 | High-speed

Passengers escape unharmed after ICE fire

MORE than 500 passengers were evacuated from a German Rail ICE on the Cologne - Frankfurt high-speed line on October 12 after a severe fire broke out onboard.

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