THE technical supervisory authority in the German state of Hessen has approved a new tram collision avoidance system with automatic emergency braking developed by Bosch Engineering, clearing the way for trials on the tram network in Frankfurt-am-Main.
AT the end of December German Rail (DB) announced the outcome of months of strategic review, assisted by consulting firm McKinsey, confirming a programme of measures to tackle the company's worsening financial performance.
FOLLOWING an international tender, Rhine-Main Transport Authority (RMV) announced on October 12 that it has selected Hessen State Railways (HLB) as preferred bidder for a contract to operate the Südhessen-Untermain regional network for 15 years from December 2018.
GERMANY's Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) has allocated up to €122m for construction of a new Rhine-Main S-Bahn link from Frankfurt Airport to Frankfurt Stadion and an additional link to Gateway Gardens in its federal programme for financing municipal transport.
GERMAN infrastructure manager DB Networks has announced plans to invest €95m in renewal of signalling systems in the 6km Frankfurt City Tunnel to increase capacity and improve reliability in the core of the Rhine-Main S-Bahn network.
