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Keith Fender

June 20, 2024 | Light Rail

Mixed reception for Bavarian light rail projects

Erlangen residents vote in favour while new system for Regensburg is rejected.

May 4, 2024 | Infrastructure

North German temporary rail bridge built in record time

New structure allows Oldenburg - Nordenham line to reopen in just two months.

May 3, 2024 | Fleet

Two-year delay for Saxon BEMU fleet

Alstom to fund interim rolling stock hire until battery trains enter service at the end of 2025.

April 11, 2024 | Passenger

Passenger traffic in Germany up by 7% in 2023

The increase has yet to bring numbers back to pre-pandemic levels.

March 28, 2024 | Infrastructure

Further delays could derail planned opening of new Stuttgart station

DB has confirmed that is uncertain whether it can meet the planned December 2025 date for partial opening of the new through station in Stuttgart.

February 29, 2024 | Financial

German hydrogen rail project funding suspended

German federal digital and transport ministry has halted all new funding as it investigates possible corruption cases.

February 28, 2024 | Financial

Loss-making DB Cargo plans “transformational” restructuring

German freight operator to focus on block trains as the European Commission investigates potentially illegal subsidies.

February 13, 2024 | Infrastructure

Electrification plans for south German Regio S-Bahn network agreed

The states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg agree to electrify lines and improve passenger services around Ulm.

January 26, 2024 | Infrastructure

German rail network condition downgraded

The network is in a worse condition than the year before according to infrastructure manager DB InfraGO.

January 22, 2024 | Financial

German government slashes rail budget for next four years

Spending on ERTMS, freight subsidies and electrification all cut in new budget.

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