THE German Federal Railway Authority (EBA) has granted unrestricted series approval for the 15L BB variant of Voith's Gravita diesel-hydraulic shunting and trip freight locomotive.
RAIL access to Munich Franz-Jozef Strauss International Airport is set to improve significantly after German Rail (DB) and the state of Bavaria reached an agreement to build a new connection between the airport and the Munich – Regensburg line.
Despite strong growth in demand, the German rail market is facing considerable uncertainty resulting from changes in the way rail services are funded, amendments to legislation and regulation and a squeeze on public spending. Maria Leenen and Karl Strang from consultancy SCI Verkehr say the decisions being taken now are likely to have a profound effect on the entire market.
THE PCM Group, India, has acquired Rail.One, Germany, bringing to an end the latter's search for a strategic investor.
SIEMENS has awarded Bombardier a €336m contract to supply bodyshells and bogies for a batch of 170 ICx high-speed coaches ordered by German Rail (DB) under a framework agreement with Siemens.
GERMAN Rail (DB) has placed a €113m order with Bombardier for 12 Twindexx Vario double-deck emus, which will be used by DB Regio on Main-Spessart Regional Express services from Frankfurt to Würzburg and Bamberg from 2015.
RHINE-Ruhr Transport Association (VRR) announced on March 22 that it has selected Abellio Rail NRW as its preferred bidder for the concession to operate the Lower Rhine Network regional concession for 12 years from December 2016.
GERMAN Rail (DB) subsidiary DB Regio is carrying out a series of test runs with the new Bombardier class 146.2 locomotives for DB Long Distance.
FUNKWERK has secured a contract from Hamburger Hochbahn, the operator of Hamburg's U-Bahn network, to install its Alister SIL 2 electronic interlocking for depot control at the Barmbek depot. Commissioning is scheduled for November 15.
ABELLIO Rail NRW, the Abellio subsidiary operating in the German state of North Rhine Westphalia, has invited bids for a contract to supply between 18 and 42 dmus for regional services.
