In Berlin, a freight train equipped with a Digital Automatic Coupler has started a practical test run across Europe, lasting several months. German Federal Minister for Transport Volker Wissing gave the symbolic starting signal for...Read more
Stadler will deliver up to 504 trams for a total value of 4 billion euros to a German-Austrian consortium comprising six transportation companies. The contract includes a fixed order of 246 Citylink vehicles, valued at...Read more
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the five northern federal states signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday for the fast-track expansion of railways and services in the north of Germany. The alliance, Future Northern Rail,...Read more
Alstom will supply DB Regio with 17 units of the Coradia Stream. The order consists of 13 four-car trainsets and four sets comprising five cars. The units will operate on the Main-Weser subnetwork.Read more
A quarter of long-distance trains in Germany did not arrive on time in 2021. According to Deutsche Bahn, a combination of rail strikes, corona lockdowns and floods are the culprit. Read more
The damaging floods that took place last summer in northern Europe still strongly affect railway networks. In Germany, for instance, parts of the damaged network will become functional again during 2022 or even later.Read more
The European Year of Rail has been a partial succes, German transport association Allianz pro Schiene says in a first assessment published in the last week of 2021.Read more
InterviewThe plan to ‘revive’ the Trans Europ Express was launched at the end of last year by Germany: a network of cross-border trains in Europe by cooperating railway companies. “The network needs to be expanded...Read more
Railways offer the smallest risk of death and injury of all means of everyday transport per so-called passenger-kilometre, research published by German transport association Allianz pro Schiene on Thursday shows.Read more
A three-unit FLIRT Akku train has set a Guinness Book of World Record-worthy record by covering a distance of 224 kilometres in battery-only mode.Read more
Deutsche Bahn will end this year with 22.000 new employees, including a record number of 5.000 your professionals. With these numbers, it has exceeded its hiring target for 2021, the company said this week.Read more
Stalder on Tuesday announced the acquisition of German railway safety company BBR Verkehrstechnik GmbH (BBR) in an effort to bolster its signalling expertise. BBR will be one of the two mail pillars of a new...Read more
European Sleeper’s first night train service from Brussels to Prague will commence in the summer of 2022, the company announced on Monday. This means a delay of at least three months.Read more
A fundraising campaign by Deutsche Bahn for those affected by the floods in the summer raised a total of 4.65 million euros. This sum benefits DB employees, who can use it to absorb their personal...Read more
