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January 21, 2019 | News

German Court of Auditors proposes radical DB reform

GERMANY’s Federal Court of Auditors presented a report to the German parliament on January 17 which calls for the federal government to define German Rail’s (DB) future role, including possibly splitting train operations from infrastructure management and selling its two largest subsidiaries, Arriva and Schenker.

January 18, 2019 | Main line

Study to plan reopening of Berlin-Wilhelmsruh - Basdorf line

THE German states of Berlin and Brandenburg, along with regional transport authority VBB and train operator and infrastructure manager Niederbarnimer Railway (NEB), have agreed to re-open the line from Berlin-Wilhelmsruh north to Schönwalde and Basdorf to passenger trains by December 2023.

January 18, 2019 | Europe

DB sets five-point strategy for 2019

THE CEO of German Rail (DB) Mr Richard Lutz and his board presented a five-point plan highlighting the company's priorities in 2019 to the German Federal transport minister, Mr Andreas Scheuer, on January 17.

January 17, 2019 | Main line

ODEG makes major gains in Berlin with new Elbe-Spree regional contracts

DB Regio and East German Railway Company (ODEG) will share the contracts to operate the future Elbe-Spree Network serving Berlin and Brandenburg from December 2022 to 2034. According to local media, the contracts have been provisionally awarded by Berlin-Brandenburg Transport Authority (VBB), but remain subject to a 10-day statutory cooling-off period.

January 14, 2019 | Europe

DB’s troubles continue despite market growth

THE German rail market continued to grow in 2018. Figures for the first half of the year issued by the Federal Statistical Office Destatis showed expansion in the long-distance segment of 3.8% to 71 million passengers and 0.9% in regional and urban rail to 1.3 billion passengers.

January 10, 2019 | Europe

DB long-distance punctuality well below target in 2018

PUNCTUALITY on German Rail (DB) inter-city services continued to worsen in 2018, falling below 2017 levels and missing a target set in 2016 by more than 15%.

January 9, 2019 | Europe

German rail market report highlights continued growth

GERMANY’s railways continued to see growth in terms of revenue and traffic during 2017 according to the latest annual Railway Market Analysis from the Federal Networks Agency (BNetzA), which was published this week.

December 31, 2018 | News

Second CRRC locomotive for DB arrives in Germany

THE second of two locomotives built in China by CRRC Zhuzhou for use on a trial basis by DB Regio arrived in Germany on December 12.

December 28, 2018 | Light Rail

Nuremberg launches LRV tender

NUREMBERG Transport (VAG) has issued a call for tender for 12 LRVs with options for up to 75 more vehicles. Closing date for bids is January 28.

December 27, 2018 | Fleet

Battery trains sought for Saarland regional line

THE Ministry of Economy, Labour, Energy and Transport in the German state of Saarland has published a tender for the operation of regional services on the Saarbrücken - Lebach-Jabach with a requirement for the use of battery-electric rolling stock.

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