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November 12, 2019 | Fleet

DB approves purchase of 30 high-speed trains

GERMAN Rail’s (DB) Supervisory Board has approved the purchase of 30 high-speed trains, in addition to the 137 Siemens ICE 4, 23 Talgo ECx and 17 Stadler Kiss trains that are also on order.

November 11, 2019 | Freight

BVG CEO appointed CEO of DB Cargo

THE CEO of Berlin Transport (BVG), Dr Sigrid Nikutta, has been appointed as CEO of DB Cargo and will take up a newly-created position in charge of freight on German Rail’s (DB) board of management.

November 4, 2019 | Main line

Train driver numbers in Germany rise, but shortage continues

GERMAN national pro-rail lobby group Allianz pro Schiene has published figures showing that the number of qualified train drivers in Germany have risen to nearly 47,000, a 12% increase over four years.

October 30, 2019 | Technology

DB begins use of digital interlockings

GERMAN Rail (DB) has begun using a digital interlocking on the Rostock - Warnemünde line, the first time a digital interlocking has been used for long-distance services in Germany and the first step in DB’s plan to upgrade the more than 2600 interlockings across the German network.

October 16, 2019 | Passenger

DB contracts Stadler to rebuild former Westbahn EMUs

GERMAN Rail (DB) is set to contract Stadler to rebuild the seven Kiss and 10 Kiss 2 double-deck EMUs purchased from Westbahn in July.

October 2, 2019 | Fleet

DB to order up to 400 locomotives and 90 high-speed EMUs

DB Cargo has issued a call for tenders for a framework agreement to supply up to 400 dual-mode locomotives, while DB has also issued a call for expressions of interest in a tender for a framework agreement to supply up to 90 high-speed EMUs.

September 26, 2019 | Infrastructure

DB begins testing painted rails to reduce heat issues

GERMAN Rail (DB) has begun trialling painting rails with white paint to reduce the effects of heat expansion during operation, painting 1km of track on the Hannover - Würzburg high-speed line.

September 24, 2019 | Technology

New company to steer digitalisation of Germany’s railways

GERMAN Rail (DB) is set to form a new subsidiary to manage the digitalisation of the country’s railway network, DB board member for infrastructure, Mr Ronald Pofalla, announced at the Digital Rail Summit in Berlin on September 23.

September 24, 2019 | Signalling

Alstom to equip DB class 407 ICE fleet with ETCS

GERMAN Rail (DB) has awarded Alstom a €30m contract to equip 30 class 407 ICE high-speed trains with ETCS Level 2.

September 20, 2019 | Europe

DB to order 30 high-speed trains as Germany slashes VAT on long-distance rail fares

GERMAN Rail (DB) announced on September 20 that it will place an order for 30 high-speed trains and cut the price of inter-city tickets by 10% after the federal government cut VAT on long-distance rail fares from 19% to 7% as part of a broader package of measures to combat climate change.

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