Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn (NEB) has ordered seven Mireo Plus H hydrogen trains from Siemens Mobility. Delivery is set for autumn 2024, with first operations on the Heidekrautbahn (RB27) network planned in December the same year.Read more
Stadler earlier this week presented the first metro cars of the new so-called small-profile JK Series, which will be handed over to Berlin transportation company BVG later this year. Trial runs are planned for 2023,...Read more
“We have to reduce track access charges, and especially Germany has a problem with this”, said Oldag Caspar of Germanwatch during a panel discussion at the arrival of the Connecting Europe Express in Berlin. But,...Read more
Nothing seems able to stop the Czech private operator RegioJet, which is now planning to tackle the Polish domestic mainline market. This in addition to their mainline operations in the Czech Republic. The yellow trains...Read more
FlixTrain is doubling the number of routes in its network. For the first time, it includes the route Hamburg – Berlin and Munich – Frankfurt. The private operator is also launching its first night line...Read more
Deutsche Bahn and airline Lufthansa announced new Express Rail connections to Frankfurt Airport on Monday. They will link to Berlin, Hamburg, Bremen, Münster and Munich from the second half of 2021. Additional new extra-fast ICE...Read more
The Deutsche Bahn ‘TrainLab’ ICE train drove on the short Goerzbahn track in Berlin last week to find out whether the route is permanently suitable for test drives. With the ICE, new technologies such as...Read more
The planning approval procedure for the extension of the M10 tram line in Berlin has been completed. With the building permit, the first work on the 2.1 kilometre extension can start this year. According to...Read more
The first train of the new series 483/484 S-Bahn have started passenger service in Berlin shortly after midnight on the 1st of January 2021. A total of ten pre-series trains, built by a consortium of...Read more
