German railway news – Page 2
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NewsTÜV Süd puts digital automatic couplers to the test
GERMANY: TÜV Süd’s Görlitz rolling stock test centre is carrying out extensive stress tests on digital automatic couplers from several manufacturers to support the authorisation process.
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NewsSimplified leasing deal enables trains for reinstated line to be supplied within six weeks
GERMANY: Siemens Mobility’s Smart Train Lease business is to deliver the first of three Mireo Smart electric multiple-units for the launch of a passenger service just six weeks after the contract was signed.
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NewsSeamless terminal interfaces to make rail freight more competitive
GERMANY: The Protostellar joint venture of Hitachi Rail, MT Logistics, and DB Cargo has developed the cloud-based InGa-Z terminal operating system to improve efficiency at intermodal freight facilities.
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Metro Report InternationalŠkoda ForCity Plus 47T trams enter service in Cottbus
GERMANY: ForCity Plus 47T trams supplied by Škoda Group officially entered passenger service in Cottbus on August 15.
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NewsAutomated wheel inspection robot aims to reduce time and cost
GERMANY: Non-destructive test company Waygate Technologies has launched a fully automated ultrasonic wheelset testing system.
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NewsNew Deutsche Bahn CEO sought as Lutz to finish term early
GERMANY: The search is underway for a new Deutsche Bahn Chief Executive, after federal Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder announced that incumbent Richard Lutz will finish his term early.
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NewsLow-floor inter-city fleet on course to enter traffic in December
GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn says its Talgo-produced ICE L fleet will enter domestic service from December’s timetable change.
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NewsCourt rejects DB’s attempt to share Stuttgart 21 project cost overruns
GERMANY: A Baden-Württemberg court has rejected Deutsche Bahn’s appeal to share Stuttgart 21 cost overruns with project partners, leaving the railway to cover the €11bn bill alone.
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NewsBattery-electric trains to offer emissions-free operation over Germany’s highest railway bridge
GERMANY: Siemens Mobility has unveiled the Mireo Smart Plus B battery-electric multiple-units which will enable locally emission-free operation on Regiobahn’s service RE47 from Remscheid-Lennep to Solingen and Düsseldorf.
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Metro Report InternationalKöln places large order for tailor-made high-floor trams
GERMANY: Köln transport operator Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe has awarded Stadler a €696m contract to supply 132 tailor-made high floor light rail vehicles combining ’state-of-the-art technology with a flexible, modular design’.
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NewsVoith couplers ordered for DAC pilot project
GERMANY: The DAC4EU digital automatic coupler pilot project has commissioned Voith to supply further couplers for trials using 13 wagons and one locomotive.
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News‘Gigabit on the tracks’ 5G rail connectivity test zone launched
GERMANY: The GINT XT programme has been launched, marking the next phase of a research and testing programme to support the roll-out of high-speed data connectivity to and from trains using 5G and related technologies.
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NewsTaskforce to study launch of direct UK – Germany trains
EUROPE: The British and German governments are to establish a joint taskforce to study the requirements for the launch of direct passenger trains services between the countries within the next 10 years.
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In depthGermany: Regions make the case for battery traction
As pioneer Schleswig-Holstein overcomes its initial difficulties with its battery train fleet, more Länder are moving ahead with the deployment of battery traction and related infrastructure to decarbonise shorter regional lines, reports Michael Dreyer.
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NewsRosenheimer Kreuz train operating contract awarded
GERMANY: The Land of Bayern’s railway agency BEG has selected Transdev’s Bayerische Regiobahn for the next contract to operate Rosenheimer Kreuz regional passenger train services.
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NewsLocomotive equipped to test autonomous freight train operation
GERMANY: A DB Cargo electric locomotive has been equipped with automatic and remote train operation technology.
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NewsLaunch date for European Commission-supported København – Berlin – Praha train confirmed
EUROPE: Denmark’s DSB, Germany’s Deutsche Bahn and the Czech Republic’s ČD are to launch one of the 10 pilot services which the European Commission is supporting to promote attractive and sustainable cross-border transport.
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NewsHome of the Vectron goes from ‘heavy metal to heavy AI’ as Siemens expands München site
GERMANY: Siemens Mobility has expanded its locomotive production hub at München-Allach.
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NewsNordWestBahn awarded continuity operating contract
GERMANY: Transdev’s NordWestBahn has been awarded a contract to continue operating three services forming part of the Weser-Ems-Netz regional network.
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NewsProductivity trumps sustainability for business travellers
EUROPE: The ability to use a train as a rolling office space is the key factor driving business customers to pick rail over other modes when they travel for work, according to a survey commissioned by Amex GBT.