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July 17, 2019 | High-speed

DB resumes acceptance of ICE 4s following reworking agreement

GERMAN Rail (DB) has resumed accepting new ICE 4 high-speed trains from Siemens and Bombardier, after the acquisition was put on holding following the discovery of quality problems in bodywork welding on some of the vehicles already in service.

July 17, 2019 | Telecoms

FRMCS: next-generation train radio begins to take shape

After one year of work, a UIC team has drawn up a plan to develop the Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS) as a successor to GSM-R. The objective is to have an FRMCS demonstrator ready in 2023 and to conduct the first national trials by the end of 2024.

July 12, 2019 | Technology

DB begins 3D printing metal parts

GERMAN Rail (DB) has begun creating spare parts using a 3D metal printer for the first time, cutting delivery times and reducing vehicle downtime.

June 19, 2019 | Europe

DB ‘Strong Rail’ strategy sets ambitious targets for growth

GERMAN Rail’s (DB) executive board presented a 10-point strategy to double passenger numbers, decarbonise operations and concentrate on its core business to the company’s supervisory board in Potsdam on June 18.

June 14, 2019 | Technology

DB tests AI-equipped customer service robot

GERMAN Rail (DB) has begun testing a Socio Empathic Human-Machine Interaction (Semmi) customer service robot which, using artificial intelligence, is able to answer customer queries.

May 23, 2019 | Main line

Flixtrain launches third train service in Germany

FLIXTRAIN launched a new passenger service on May 23 linking Berlin with Cologne. This is the open-access operator’s third long-distance route in Germany adding to the Cologne - Hamburg and Berlin - Stuttgart services.

May 10, 2019 | Technology

Potsdam autonomous light rail trial extended

THE autonomous tram trial in the German city of Potsdam has been expanded from the original 6km section of line in the city’s suburbs to 13km, extending all the way to the Line 96 terminus at Marie-Juchacz Strasse.

May 8, 2019 | Europe

DB plans half-hourly Hamburg - Berlin services from 2021

GERMAN Rail CEO Dr Richard Lutz announced on May 7 that half-hourly inter-city services will be launched on the Hamburg - Berlin route in December 2021 with six additional daily services and a 20% increase in seating capacity.

April 16, 2019 | Main line

DB Network receives 72,000 requests for 2020 timetable

GERMAN infrastructure manager DB Network has begun creating the 2020 timetable after receiving more than 72,000 requests for train paths for both passenger and freight traffic.

April 12, 2019 | Freight

DB Cargo and VTG conclude Innovative Freight Wagon project

THE final results of Germany’s Innovative Freight Wagon research project were presented by DB Cargo and VTG at the German Federal Ministry of Transport (BMVI) in Berlin on April 11.

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