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June 19, 2019 | Europe

DB ‘Strong Rail’ strategy sets ambitious targets for growth

GERMAN Rail’s (DB) executive board presented a 10-point strategy to double passenger numbers, decarbonise operations and concentrate on its core business to the company’s supervisory board in Potsdam on June 18.

June 14, 2019 | Technology

DB tests AI-equipped customer service robot

GERMAN Rail (DB) has begun testing a Socio Empathic Human-Machine Interaction (Semmi) customer service robot which, using artificial intelligence, is able to answer customer queries.

June 13, 2019 | Fleet

Stadler to supply EMUs for Bremen S-Bahn

TRANSDEV has awarded Stadler a €100m contract to supply 16 Flirt EMUs for use on the Bremen S-Bahn network.

June 5, 2019 | Fleet

DB Regio and Stadler sign Kiss EMU contract

DB REGIO and Stadler have signed a contract worth €220m for the development, construction and delivery of 18 double-deck Kiss EMUs, after the operator was awarded the contract by Schleswig-Holstein public transport authority NAH.SH to operate the Eastern Electric Network.

June 3, 2019 | Main line

Baden-Württemberg orders Alstom DMUs for Tübingen - Aulendorf line

FOLLOWING an international tender, Baden-Württemberg’s state-owned rolling stock leasing company SFBW has awarded Alstom a contract to supply 18 DMUs for the Zollernalb Line from Tübingen to Aulendorf.

May 27, 2019 | Fleet

GoAhead Baden-Württemberg Flirt EMUs receive EBA authorisation

GERMANY’s Federal Railway Authority (EBA) has granted an Authorisation to Place in Service for the GoAhead Baden-Württemberg fleet of Flirt 3 EMUs, paving the way for the trains to enter traffic next month.

May 23, 2019 | Main line

Flixtrain launches third train service in Germany

FLIXTRAIN launched a new passenger service on May 23 linking Berlin with Cologne. This is the open-access operator’s third long-distance route in Germany adding to the Cologne - Hamburg and Berlin - Stuttgart services.

May 23, 2019 | Europe

Abellio Baden-Württemberg Talent 2 fleet delayed

ABELLIO will be required to use alternative trains on some routes in Baden-Württemberg and subcontract other services to DB Regio following the late delivery of a fleet of 52 Talent 2 EMUs by Bombardier.

May 22, 2019 | Fleet

Mireo EMU order to boost Cologne - Remagen capacity

LINE RB 26 regional Services on the Middle Rhine Railway between Cologne and Remagen in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, will begin operating three trains in multiple from the start of the 2020 timetable following the signing of a contract on May 22 between the regional traffic authorities, operator TransRegio and Siemens for six new Mireo EMUs.

May 22, 2019 | Infrastructure

Dealing with Disaster

As long as railways have existed, the threat of disaster has never been far away. But as trains have become faster and more sophisticated, the techniques, methods and systems put in place to prevent and mitigate potential disasters have also become more complex. David Burroughs looks at how railways around the world are building resilience and recovery measures into their networks.

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