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September 28, 2020 | Freight

Private freight operators run protest train through Berlin

GERMANY’s private freight operators have launched a protest against the lack of government support following the Covid-19 pandemic, which they say is favouring German Rail (DB) subsidiary DB Cargo. The operators are also calling for more action from the German government to increase the modal shift of freight from road to rail.

September 28, 2020 | Financial

German operators risk insolvency due to pandemic

REPORTS in the German media and recently released financial results show that several private German rail operators are in severe financial difficulty.

September 27, 2020 | Main line

Lower Saxony invites bids for Bentheimer Railway contract

LOWER Saxony Transport Authority (LNVG) has issued a call for tender to operate services on the 28km line linking Bad Bentheim, Nordhorn and Neuenhaus.

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 24, 2020 | Freight

Kazakhstan - Germany multimodal freight service launched

UNITED Transport and Logistics Company - Eurasian Railway Alliance (UTLC ERA) and Belarusian Railways (BC) subsidiary Belintertrans-Germany (BIT-Germany) have launched a new multi-modal service from Altynkol, on the Kazakhstan-China border, via Kaliningrad, Russia, to Hamburg, Germany.

September 24, 2020 | Main line

Germany calls for a new Trans Europe Express TEE 2.0 network

GERMANY’s transport minister Mr Andreas Scheuer presented proposals to EU transport ministers on September 21 to create a new Trans Europe Express (TEE) network.

September 23, 2020 | Rolling stock

Lower Saxony orders 14 more double-deck coaches

LOWER Saxony Transport Authority (LNVG), Germany, has ordered 14 Twindexx Vario double-deck coaches from Bombardier Transportation.

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 22, 2020 | Passenger

Iconic project makes progress despite growing costs

Despite stiff opposition, funding disputes, and delays, German Rail’s controversial and ambitious Stuttgart 21 project is now making steady progress. As David Briginshaw and Anitra Green report, the project will radically alter the rail network in the Stuttgart area when it is finally completed in 2025.

September 17, 2020 | Fleet

Saxony demonstrates Siemens battery train in Dresden

OBERELBE Transport Authority (VVO) and Siemens Mobility conducted a trial run with a battery-powered Desiro Main Line train between Dresden and Königsbrück on September 16.

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