Arriva and Qbuzz request access for trains between the Netherlands and Paris
Competition for the Thalys between the Netherlands and Paris may just arrive within several years. Both Arriva and Qbuzz have officially requested to operate trains in open access to Paris. Qbuzz also made a request...Read more
Preliminary report on fatal German rail accident confirms suspicions around sleepers
Germany’s federal rail accident investigation unit BEU earlier on Thursday published its initial findings into the fatal derailment that happened on June 3 last year near the southern German town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The report finally...Read more
Even more construction – and disruptions – on German tracks this year due to possibly faulty sleepers
400 additional construction sites on the rail network in Germany this year will have a negative impact on punctuality, says Deutsche Bahn. DB will replace more than five times more sleepers than usual, after an...Read more
Deutsche Bahn reaches 3D printing milestone with 100,000 parts
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has achieved a milestone in its adoption of 3D printing technology, reaching the production mark of 100,000 spare parts. According to the German railway company, it demonstrates that 3D printing is “transforming...Read more
Deutsche Bahn places massive order for ICE trains, second-largest in company history
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has ordered a total of 73 new long-distance (ICE) trains. The move represents an investment of some 2 billion euros and marks the second-largest single purchase of trains in the company’s history....Read more
German union turns up heat with longest warning strike for DB ever
German Union EGV has called for a new railway strike, the third in quick succession, in its ongoing conflict with Deutsche Bahn (DB). In a bid to increase the pressure on the operator, the strike...Read more
Deutsche Bahn hooks first corporate client for low-cost Deutschland ticket
Retail and tourism group REWE will offer its 150,000 employees the new Deutschland ticket for their public transport needs, Deutsche Bahn announced on Wednesday. REWE is the first corporate client to make use of the...Read more
Train hits people in Germany, two track workers dead
A German intercity train hit several people on Thursday morning, leaving two dead and several others injured. The fatal victims are track workers, according to preliminary findings by local policy. The incident happened near Cologne.Read more
Will battery or hydrogen trains be the future? The vision of Siemens Mobility
reportAs a manufacturer of both hydrogen and a battery trains, of course Siemens Mobility sees both technologies as good alternatives to replace diesel operations in rail. To date, more battery trains have been sold by...Read more
Deutsche Bahn feeds solar power directly into traction energy grid
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has inaugurated a new solar energy facility in the northern federal state of Schleswig-Holstein along with partner Enerparc. Solar energy from the site is fed directly into the grid for traction energy,...Read more
German train traffic gradually resumes following nationwide morning strike
German regional trains resumed services at the end of Friday morning following a nationwide strike. The strike was called by union EVG earlier this week for the period after midnight until 11:00 in the morning....Read more
Germany braces for second nationwide rail strike, DB furious at union
Deutsche Bahn (DB) for the second month in a row has issued a warning, saying that there will be massive disruptions of rail traffic following the announcement of a new strike planned for Friday 21...Read more
Interrail will not be banned on ICEs Netherlands-Germany this summer
NS International and Deutsche Bahn have decided that seat reservations for ICE trains between the countries will be mandatory between 17 June and 18 August this summer. Overcrowded trains caused problems last summer and a...Read more