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September 18, 2019 | Infrastructure

Study to examine tunnel beneath Frankfurt Main Station

PLANS to build a tunnel and underground platforms beneath Frankfurt Main Station to avoid long-distance trains having to reverse direction have taken a step forward with the launch of a feasibility study on September 16.

September 18, 2019 | Signalling

Thales and Vodafone conduct driverless trial using 5G

THALES and Vodafone are claiming a world first by operating a driverless train controlled remotely via a 5G mobile network.

September 16, 2019 | Europe

Harsco to supply up to 56 hybrid maintenance vehicles to DB

GERMAN Rail (DB) has awarded Harsco Rail Europe a framework contract to supply up to 56 hybrid electrification maintenance vehicles in a deal which could be worth up to €250m if all options are exercised.

September 12, 2019 | Commuter Rail

Next-generation Berlin S-Bahn train begins main line testing

THE introduction of a new generation of Berlin S-Bahn trains moved a step closer this week with the start of main line testing in the German capital.

September 10, 2019 | Infrastructure

Mannheim - Karlsruhe upgrade expanded

PLANS to upgrade the Molzau - Graben-Neudorf - Karlsruhe line in Baden-Württemberg have been extended, with German Rail (DB) now investigating other potential enhancements to the Mannheim - Karlsruhe corridor as part of the project.

September 9, 2019 | Infrastructure

DB signs five-year renewable energy contract

GERMAN Rail (DB) has signed a five-year contract starting from 2024 for the supply of electricity from the Nordsee-Ost wind farm located off the northwest coast of Germany.

September 6, 2019 | Main line

German states to study Aar Valley Railway reopening

THE German states of Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate are set to commence a feasibility study for a project to reinstate the 53.7km Aar Valley Railway from Wiesbaden to Diez and Limburg, which closed in 1986.

September 3, 2019 | Light Rail

Chemnitz tram-train passenger traffic doubles

THE number of passengers using the routes served by the Chemnitz tram-train network has more than doubled since the first phase opened on October 1 2016.

September 2, 2019 | Freight

DB Network seeks higher track access charges

GERMANY’s infrastructure manager, DB Network, will apply to Germany’s Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) in October for an increase in track access charges for 2021.

August 29, 2019 | Technology

DB Cargo intelligent freight wagon programme reaches halfway mark

DB Cargo has reached the halfway mark in a programme to equip its entire fleet of 68,000 freight wagons with telematics and sensors.

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