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May 21, 2019 | Fleet

RMV orders 27 hydrogen trains from Alstom

RHINE-MAIN Transport Authority (RMV) subsidiary Fahma has awarded Alstom and Infraserv Höchst a €500m contract to supply 27 hydrogen fuel cell Coradia iLint multiple units, which will replace diesel trains on four regional lines in the Taunus region north of Frankfurt-am-Main from 2022.

May 21, 2019 | Freight

Czech logistics firm acquires Locon

GERMAN rail freight operator Locon Logistics & Consulting has been sold to Czech company EP Logistics, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prague-based utility company Energeticky a Prumyslovy Holding (EPH) for an undisclosed sum.

May 17, 2019 | News

Rüdiger Grube appointed Bombardier Transportation chairman

THE supervisory board of Bombardier Transportation has unanimously elected former German Rail (DB) CEO, Dr Rüdiger Grube, as its new chairman.

May 10, 2019 | Technology

Potsdam autonomous light rail trial extended

THE autonomous tram trial in the German city of Potsdam has been expanded from the original 6km section of line in the city’s suburbs to 13km, extending all the way to the Line 96 terminus at Marie-Juchacz Strasse.

May 8, 2019 | Europe

DB plans half-hourly Hamburg - Berlin services from 2021

GERMAN Rail CEO Dr Richard Lutz announced on May 7 that half-hourly inter-city services will be launched on the Hamburg - Berlin route in December 2021 with six additional daily services and a 20% increase in seating capacity.

April 30, 2019 | Main line

Baden-Württemberg identifies 41 lines for possible reopening

THE German state of Baden-Württemberg has identified 41 disused passenger lines that could be reopened as part of its efforts to improve access to public transport.

April 30, 2019 | Fleet

Saxony allocates €60m to EcoTrain hybrid train project

THE government of the German state of Saxony has allocated €60m over 10 years to enable the extension of the EcoTrain hybrid train concept across the 217km Erzgebirge Diesel Network.

April 29, 2019 | Light Rail

Karlsruhe breaks ground on light rail extension

A groundbreaking ceremony was held at Egon-Eiermann-Allee in Karlsruhe on April 29 to officially launch construction on the 1.5km extension of tram Line 2 from Lassallestrasse to the Knielingen 2.0 residential development in the northwest of the city.

April 22, 2019 | Fleet

RheinCargo modernises locomotive fleet

GERMAN open-access rail freight operator RheinCargo has ordered two Vossloh DE 18 diesel locomotives and acquired three Bombardier Traxx AC2 electric locomotives from DB Cargo, as it continues the modernisation of its fleet.

April 19, 2019 | Light Rail

Stuttgart approves Line U5 extension

STUTTGART City Council has approved the southern extension of Stadtbahn Line U5 from Leinfelden station to Leinfelden Neuer Markt.

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