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November 19, 2019 | Financial

Senior DB management shake-up as Arriva sale postponed

JUST days after the appointment of new members to German Rail’s (DB) management board, the company’s chief financial officer, Mr Alexander Doll, is set to leave the company on December 31. DB’s failure to sell its Arriva subsidiary and tensions between directors and government ministers are being blamed by local media for Doll’s departure.

November 18, 2019 | Fleet

Schwerin awards tram modernisation contract to Kiepe Electric

SCHWERIN Local Transport (NVS) has awarded a contract to Knorr-Bremse subsidiary Kiepe Electric to modernise 30 low-floor trams.

November 18, 2019 | Fleet

Siemens announces launch customer for Vectron Dual Mode locomotive

GERMAN locomotive and railway equipment leasing specialist, Railsystems RP, is the first company to place an order with Siemens for its Vectron Dual Mode locomotive.

November 18, 2019 | Infrastructure

German parliament approves €86bn investment plan

THE German parliament approved a €86bn budget for investment in the country’s rail infrastructure under the LuFV III performance and financing agreement for 2020-2029 on November 15.

November 15, 2019 | Fleet

Nuremberg orders four-section Avenio LRVs

NUREMBERG Transport (VAG) has ordered 12 four-section Avenio LRVs from Siemens, with an option for up to 75 additional LRVs. The base contract is worth an estimated €44m.

November 14, 2019 | Fleet

DB Regio orders trains for Karlsruhe services

GERMAN Rail’s DB Regio business unit has ordered another seven Mireo EMUs from Siemens and 19 Coradia Continental EMUs from Alstom for its Karlsruhe 7b network contract.

November 13, 2019 | Financial

North Rhine-Westphalia announces billion euro transport plan

THE North Rhine-Westphalia region in western Germany has launched a public transport initiative that will see major investments in trains, buses and innovative mobility services.

November 13, 2019 | Fleet

ÖBB to rent class 4746 Desiros to ODEG

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) will rent six class 4746 Desiro ML EMUs to East German Railway Company (ODEG) until March 2020, it has been confirmed.

November 12, 2019 | Infrastructure

Huge rail infrastructure replacement backlog revealed in Germany

THE German parliament has published information about a huge backlog in the replacement of life-expired track and structures on the German rail network totalling €49bn.

November 12, 2019 | Fleet

DB approves purchase of 30 high-speed trains

GERMAN Rail’s (DB) Supervisory Board has approved the purchase of 30 high-speed trains, in addition to the 137 Siemens ICE 4, 23 Talgo ECx and 17 Stadler Kiss trains that are also on order.

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