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July 15, 2020 | Fleet

DB expands ICE fleet with 30 additional Siemens Velaro trains

GERMAN Rail (DB) has announced an order worth €1bn for a further 30 Siemens Velaro ICE3 trains for delivery between December 2022 and 2026. The contract includes options for up to 60 additional trains.

July 14, 2020 | Infrastructure

Bavaria and DB agree €436m investment in the Bavarian rail network

THE Bavarian minister of housing, construction and transport, Ms Kerstin Schreyer, and DB Network director, Mr Ronald Pofalla, have announced a €436m investment in the Bavarian rail network.

July 13, 2020 | Main line

German government backs Berlin - Szczecin rebuild

THE German government has agreed to fund €380m of the €480m cost of modernising, rebuilding and electrifying the 50km German section of the 60km Angermünde - Szczecin line.

July 13, 2020 | Telecoms

5G development will enable ATO

5G will revolutionise telecommunications generally, and for the rail industry 5G will be at the heart of Future Railway Mobile Communications System (FRMCS), the successor to GSM-R. As Jochen Apel, global head of transportation with Nokia Enterprise explains, 5G is also an enabler for ATO.

July 2, 2020 | Fleet

DB introduces shorter, refurbished ICE 1 trains

GERMAN Rail (DB) began use of its 48 newly-refurbished and shortened ICE 1 trains on the Hamburg - Frankfurt route in mid-June. Plans for the €320m refurbishment were announced in 2018 and will enable DB to use the trains for another decade, with the option to refurbish an additional 10 sets.

July 1, 2020 | Policy

Germany commits to increasing passenger and freight on rail

GERMANY has committed to doubling rail passenger numbers by 2030 and increasing rail’s share of freight from 19% to at least 25% by 2030.

June 27, 2020 | Main line

Cross-border services resume as European borders reopen

SPANISH operator Renfe and French National Railways (SNCF) will reintroduce cross-border services between France and Spain from July 1, as other European cross-border rail connections such as Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) NightJet overnight trains begin to return across the continent.

June 11, 2020 | Infrastructure

DB digitalises 28,000 turnouts, preventing 3600 faults

GERMAN Rail (DB) has completed the installation of sensors on 28,000 turnouts, as part of a €66m project to introduce preventative and predictive maintenance across the network.

June 5, 2020 | Commuter Rail

DB wins VVO diesel network concession

DB Regio has been selected by Oberelbe Transport Authority (VVO) for a 10-year concession to operate the VVO-diesel network in the Dresden area.

May 26, 2020 | Financial

German railway alliance formed to rescue DB

THE German federal government, German Rail (DB), and a rail union have formed a ‘railway alliance’ to agree a financial rescue package for DB in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

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