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March 11, 2020 | Policy

European train operators respond to coronavirus epidemic

SEVERAL European train operators have announced measures in response to the worsening coronavirus epidemic including more stringent train cleaning, steps to protect staff, ticket refunds without penalty, and cancellation of services.

March 10, 2020 | Fleet

Third Chinese hybrid locomotive for DB delivered

DESPITE significant disruption to logistics caused by the coronavirus outbreak in China, the third of four 750kW diesel-battery hybrid locomotives built by CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive for German Rail (DB) arrived in Germany in early March.

February 13, 2020 | Signalling

Alstom wins another DB ETCS onboard contract

GERMAN Rail (DB) has selected Alstom to retrofit 19 ICE1 high-speed trains with ETCS onboard equipment. The contract is worth more than €10m and work is scheduled for completion in September 2021.

February 7, 2020 | News

DB presents refurbished former Westbahn EMU

GERMAN Rail (DB) presented the first of 17 refurbished former Westbahn Stadler Kiss double-deck EMUs at Berlin Main Station on February 6 ahead of the introduction of nine trains on the Rostock - Berlin - Dresden inter-city route on March 8.

January 31, 2020 | Fleet

DB suspends delivery of IC2 trains from Bombardier

GERMAN Rail (DB) subsidiary DB Long Distance has stopped acceptance of the remaining 25 IC2 double-deck push-pull trains on order from Bombardier following a series of high-profile failures in recent weeks.

January 23, 2020 | Fleet

DB Cargo awards contract to Toshiba for hybrid locomotives

GERMAN Rail’s freight subsidiary DB Cargo has placed an order with Toshiba, Japan, for 50 hybrid locomotives. DB will also rent another 50 locomotives.

January 15, 2020 | Financial

Germany approves €86bn rail infrastructure programme

THE German federal government and German Rail (DB) have agreed the new €86bn LuFV III rail infrastructure programme for 2020-2029, which represents a 54% increase over the previous LuFV II plan.

December 31, 2019 | News

DB opens fibre optic network to third parties

GERMAN Rail (DB) has opened its fibre optic network, which parallels the 18,500km railway network, for use by third-parties.

December 17, 2019 | Fleet

DB to invest €12bn in new trains by 2026

GERMAN Rail (DB) has announced plans to invest €12bn in new trains up to 2026 to increase long-distance seating capacity by 20% and replace commuter trains.

December 12, 2019 | Infrastructure

DB appoints Nokia to develop 5G network for automatic operation

GERMAN Rail (DB) has selected Nokia to test and implement what Nokia says will be the world’s first 5G network for a main line rail automation project.

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