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May 1, 2020 | Infrastructure

DB steps up noise abatement investment in 2019

GERMAN Rail (DB) spent €118.6m on noise abatement in 2019, up from €97.8m in 2018, with 53km of soundproof walls installed along existing lines, taking the total to more than 600km.

April 29, 2020 | Main line

Arup and DB to advise on Victoria rail investment plan

RAIL Projects Victoria (RPV) has appointed Arup as rail operational planning adviser for the Australian state’s upcoming rail investment programme.

April 17, 2020 | Freight

Transfesa Logistics launches express Spain - Britain refrigerated freight service

GERMAN Rail (DB) Spanish subsidiary Transfesa Logistics has launched an express 72-hour freight services carrying essentials including hygiene and medical products and food from terminals in Valencia and Murcia, Spain, to London, Britain.

March 26, 2020 | Financial

DB passenger numbers up but profit down in 2019

GERMAN Rail (DB) carried 151 million long-distance passengers on its inter-city and ICE services in 2019, up 1.9% from 2018, the first time the company has carried more than 150 million passengers and the fifth consecutive year of growth.

March 3, 2020 | High-speed

Agreement for new Dresden - Prague high-speed line signed

GERMANY and the Czech Republic have reached an agreement to construct a high-speed line, including a 25km tunnel, between the German city of Dresden and the Czech capital of Prague.

March 2, 2020 | Infrastructure

Work on final section of Oldenburg - Wilhelmshaven upgrade gets underway

A ceremony was held on February 28 to mark the start of work to electrify and track double the 9km Oldenburg - Rastede section of the 70km Oldenburg - Wilhelmshaven line, the final phase of a project to improve rail freight connections to Germany’s JadeWeserPort at Wilhelmshaven on the North Sea coast.

February 13, 2020 | Signalling

Alstom wins another DB ETCS onboard contract

GERMAN Rail (DB) has selected Alstom to retrofit 19 ICE1 high-speed trains with ETCS onboard equipment. The contract is worth more than €10m and work is scheduled for completion in September 2021.

February 7, 2020 | News

DB presents refurbished former Westbahn EMU

GERMAN Rail (DB) presented the first of 17 refurbished former Westbahn Stadler Kiss double-deck EMUs at Berlin Main Station on February 6 ahead of the introduction of nine trains on the Rostock - Berlin - Dresden inter-city route on March 8.

February 3, 2020 | Freight

DB receives 11,000 applications for 30 trainee driver roles from Spain

GERMAN Rail (DB) has welcomed 30 new trainee drivers from Spain, after running a successful campaign to attract new drivers from outside the country that saw 11,000 Spanish applicants apply for 30 advertised positions.

January 23, 2020 | Policy

Policy change releases funds for rail

The German government looks on the verge of finally backing down from its policy of avoiding deficit financing.

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