GERMAN Rail’s (DB) British rail freight subsidiary DB Cargo UK confirmed on October 17 that it is planning to reduce its workforce by 893 staff, including 391 drivers, blaming a “dramatic decline in core markets.”
LONG-distance passenger numbers in Germany grew by 10.6% in the first half of 2016 according to figures released by the German Government Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).
GERMAN Rail (DB) subsidiary S-Bahn Hamburg marked a milestone in the modernisation of its rolling stock fleet on October 10, when the first Bombardier class 490 EMU arrived at Ohlsdorf depot in readiness for the start of testing on the Hamburg S-Bahn network.
GERMAN Rail (DB) has confirmed to IRJ that it has placed an order with Bombardier for a further eight class 245 Traxx ME multi-engine diesel-electric locomotives, supplementing the fleet of 27 units already in service.
AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) and German Railways (DB) presented their respective overnight train concepts for Germany on October 7, which will come into effect at the timetable change on December 11.
DB Regio will take over operation of the Hamburg - Stade - Cuxhaven regional route from Metronom in December 2018 following a tender organised by Lower Saxony transport authority LNVG. DB won the contract by offering a lower price than Metronom.
GERMANY’s federal government, as 100% owner of German Rail (DB), has announced that it is providing the company with a €1bn capital increase whilst also reducing its dividend requirements for 2017-2020.
THE German state of Baden-Württemberg and Freiburg Regional Transport (ZRF) have awarded DB Regio a 12.5 year contract to operate the Breisgau East - West regional network from December 2019.
IRJ at InnoTrans 2016: Germany’s new open-access operator Locomore presented one of its refurbished locomotive-hauled passenger coaches as it prepares to introduce its first service linking Stuttgart and Berlin on December 14.
IRJ at InnoTrans 2016: German Rail (DB), French National Railways (SNCF) and Italian State Railways (FS) have agreed to establish a permanent governance structure for the exchange of timetable and fares data.
