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January 15, 2019 | Europe

DB’s digitalisation plans take shape

Sabina Jeschke, German Rail (DB) board member for digitalisation and technology, speaks with Kevin Smith.

January 14, 2019 | Europe

DB’s troubles continue despite market growth

THE German rail market continued to grow in 2018. Figures for the first half of the year issued by the Federal Statistical Office Destatis showed expansion in the long-distance segment of 3.8% to 71 million passengers and 0.9% in regional and urban rail to 1.3 billion passengers.

January 10, 2019 | Europe

DB long-distance punctuality well below target in 2018

PUNCTUALITY on German Rail (DB) inter-city services continued to worsen in 2018, falling below 2017 levels and missing a target set in 2016 by more than 15%.

January 9, 2019 | Europe

German rail market report highlights continued growth

GERMANY’s railways continued to see growth in terms of revenue and traffic during 2017 according to the latest annual Railway Market Analysis from the Federal Networks Agency (BNetzA), which was published this week.

December 31, 2018 | News

Second CRRC locomotive for DB arrives in Germany

THE second of two locomotives built in China by CRRC Zhuzhou for use on a trial basis by DB Regio arrived in Germany on December 12.

December 6, 2018 | Europe

Munich Airport regional rail link inaugurated

MUNICH Airport gained a direct rail connection with eastern Bavaria on December 6 when Germany’s federal minister of transport Mr Andreas Scheuer, Bavarian transport minister Dr Hans Reichhard, and German Rail (DB) management board member for infrastrucuture Mr Ronald Pofalla inaugurated the Neufahrn Curve.

November 28, 2018 | Freight

UWC awarded DB wagon contract

GERMAN Rail (DB) has awarded United Wagon Company (UWC), Russia, a contract to supply 130 Sggrs80 articulated container wagons in the first half of 2020, including an option for additional wagons, marking UWC’s entry into the European market.

November 13, 2018 | Infrastructure

DB Engineering & Consulting acquires InfraView

GERMAN Rail’s (DB) consulting and engineering subsidiary, DB Engineering & Consulting, has acquired the Mainz-based IT company InfraView, which specialises in the development of digital solutions for the monitoring, diagnosis and analysis of infrastructure facilities and vehicles.

November 12, 2018 | Financial

DB calls for €4.9bn investment to improve punctuality

GERMAN Rail (DB) is reportedly calling for a €4.9bn investment by the federal government to reduce delays and cancellations, which are hurting passenger satisfaction.

November 5, 2018 | Signalling

ICE 4 receives German ETCS approval

GERMANY's Federal Railway Authority (EBA) has approved the ICE 4 high-speed train fleet for operation with ETCS in Germany, allowing German Rail (DB) to begin passenger service with the train on the Berlin - Munich route, which is equipped with the system, when it changes its timetable on December 9.

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