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September 25, 2020 | Policy

DB agrees Covid-19 collective agreement with union

GERMAN Rail (DB) has announced a new collective agreement with the Railway and Transport Union (EVG) which it says will help mitigate the company’s losses due to the coronavirus pandemic.

September 22, 2020 | News

German Rail CEO touts cooperation to deliver greener European railways

GERMAN Rail (DB) CEO Dr Richard Lutz has urged for further cooperation and a “shared vision” for rail to meet European Union Green Deal targets, following the signing of a declaration of political support for rail freight on September 21.

September 9, 2020 | Financial

IRJ IN-BRIEF - Financial: VR reports loss; Fall in demand hurts PKP Cargo; DB offers inter-city discounts to young people

Finland: National operator VR has reported an operating loss of €19.5m for the first half of 2020, compared with an operating profit of €54.7m for the same period in 2019.

August 27, 2020 | Track

Construction of Hamburg - Bad Oldesloe S-Bahn project approved

THE German Federal Railway Authority (EBA) has approved construction of the €1.85bn Hamburg - Bad Oldesloe S4 East line, which will begin later this year.

August 26, 2020 | Technology

Germany unveils Stuttgart digital rail hub plans

GERMAN Rail (DB) and the federal Ministry for Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) have announced a €462.5m plan for a ‘digitalised rail hub’ in Stuttgart.

August 18, 2020 | Europe

DB announces €40m station renovation scheme

GERMAN Rail (DB) has announced a €40m scheme to renovate 167 train stations across its network as part of a programme for ‘attractive stations’.

July 31, 2020 | Financial

DB predicts record €3.5bn operating loss for 2020

GERMAN Rail (DB) says it could end the year with a record operating loss of €3.5bn with sales dropping to €38.5bn, although it notes “all forecasts are still subject to high levels of uncertainty.”

July 27, 2020 | Main line

German coalition recommends reopening 4000km of lines

A coalition of the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV) and Allianz pro Schiene have proposed reopening up to 238 disused or freight-only lines to passenger services, totalling a potential 4016km of infrastructure.

July 26, 2020 | Technology

VDE study finds battery trains 35% cheaper than hydrogen

A study of the cost-effectiveness of battery electric multiple units (BEMU) and hydrogen electric multiple units (HEMU) as alternatives to diesel found that BEMUs could be up to €59m (35%) less expensive to buy and operate compared with their hydrogen fuel cell equivalents.

July 24, 2020 | Financial

FlixTrain calls for action over DB rescue package

THE CEO and co-founder of FlixTrain parent FlixBus, Mr André Schwämmlein, has written to the European commissioner for competition, Ms Margrethe Vestager, calling for measures to balance competition in the German rail market.

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