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December 23, 2019 | Fare collection

Germany to proceed with VAT reduction following government agreement

GERMANY’s planned reduction in VAT charged on fares for journeys longer than 50km from 19% to 7% will go ahead from January 1 2020 following an agreement between the federal government and committees representing both chambers of the German Parliament.

December 17, 2019 | Fleet

Škoda wins Bonn tram order

BONN public transport operator Stadwerke Bonn (SWB) has ordered 26 new three-section LRVs from Škoda Transportation in a contract worth around €100m, with an option for 12 additional vehicles.

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 14, 2019 | Locomotives

Vectron receives ETCS Baseline 3 approval for Germany

SIEMENS’ Vectron locomotive has received approval from Germany’s Federal Railway Authority (EBA) for operation with ETCS Baseline 3.

December 13, 2019 | Fleet

Bombardier launches Bautzen test facility

BOMBARDIER launched a new test centre equipped with production and testing technologies at its Bautzen site in Saxony, Germany, on December 11. The company has invested more than €16m in the new centre, with most of the related construction work being performed by local companies.

December 12, 2019 | Fleet

GoAhead forced to borrow trains for Stuttgart - Nuremberg service

GOAHEAD is set to use trains hired from three operators on Stuttgart - Nuremberg services, one of three new lines it will operate from the December 15 timetable change, rather than the 11 new Stadler three-car Flirt3 XLs ordered for the service.

December 12, 2019 | Fleet

Würzburg places order for 18 HeiterBlick LRVs

WÜRZBURG light rail operator Würzburger Strassenbahn (WSB) has ordered 18 new metre-gauge LRVs from Leipzig-based manufacturer HeiterBlick. The contract was signed on December 9 by representatives of Würzburg Transport (WVV), which owns WSB.

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.

December 12, 2019 | Employment

DB to increase number of new staff as 2019 targets exceeded

GERMAN Rail (DB) has announced plans to increase the number of apprentices and dual students hired in 2020 by 300 to 4500 and has allocated €500m towards training across the group, as the company exceeded expectations for hiring new staff in 2019.

December 8, 2019 | Main line

Initial tender for Bremen regional express services published

LOWER Saxony public transport authority LNVG has published advance information about the planned tender for the Express Cross Bremen/Lower Saxony routes which will be undertaken in 2020.

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