German railway news – Page 4
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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.
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NewsGearbox condition monitoring sensor launched
GERMANY: Lenord+Bauer has expanded its range of sensor products for condition monitoring to cover gearboxes and transmission equipment.
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NewsRail to benefit from €106bn German infrastructure renewal spend by 2029
GERMANY: The federal government has approved the first tranche of rail asset renewal funding as part of a national infrastructure spending drive worth up to €500bn across the economy.
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NewsMonopoly commission recommends splitting-off German railway infrastructure
GERMANY: The monopoly commission says infrastructure manager DB InfraGO should be separated from the rest of Deutsche Bahn.
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Metro Report InternationalFirst trams from three-city joint order enter passenger service
GERMANY: Frankfurt (Oder) transport operator SVF has put into service the first of the Škoda Group ForCity Plus FCB trams being supplied under a joint order placed by three cities.
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NewsDiscontinuous electrification for Rheinland-Pfalz
GERMANY: Discontinuous electrification is to be rolled out on lines in Rheinland-Pfalz to allow battery-electric multiple-units to replace diesel trains from 2026 onwards.
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NewsVIAS Rail leases EMUs for Expressnetz Emscher services
GERMANY: VIAS Rail has signed an agreement to lease 14 Stadler Flirt electric multiple-units for use on Expressnetz Emscher services.
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NewsRail freight innovations on show as Transport Logistic 2025 ‘makes an invisible industry visible’
GERMANY: ‘Nothing works without logistics’, and the Transport Logistic event ‘makes visible what often remains invisible in everyday life’, said Stefan Rummel, CEO of trade fair organiser Messe München, as the biennial event closed on June 5.
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NewsNox aims to reinvent night trains to offer privacy, efficiency and affordability
EUROPE: Ambitions to launch a European network of overnight trains with private rooms at the price of a flight have been announced by Berlin-based start-up Nox.
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Metro Report InternationalThüringer Waldbahn & Straßenbahn Gotha selects Stadler to supply trams
GERMANY: Thüringer Waldbahn & Straßenbahn Gotha has awarded Stadler a contract to supply modern low-floor trams for its metre-gauge network.
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NewsSiemens Mobility shows last-mile battery Vectron and announces orders at Transport Logistic
EUROPE: A Vectron AC electric locomotive with a battery module for last-mile power was the highlight of Siemens Mobility’s presence at the Transport Logistic 2025 trade fair in München, where the company also announced a number of loco orders.
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NewsEurostar plans direct trains from London to Frankfurt and Genève
EUROPE: Eurostar has announced plans to offer direct London – Frankfurt, London – Genève and Amsterdam – Brussels – Genève services once new trains are delivered in the early 2030s.
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NewsAI optimises rail freight staff schedules
GERMANY: Zedas says the addition of AI-powered staff scheduling to its Zedas Cargo logistics software had ‘drastically’ reduced planning effort and ‘significantly’ improved resource utilisation.
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Metro Report InternationalDresden transport operator sells announcements
GERMANY: Dresden city transport operator DVB is to include advertising in onboard announcements and information screens.
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NewsRobot positions container wagon pins
GERMANY: The use of an autonomous mobile robot to automate the repositioning of folding pins on container wagons has been successfully tested by Hamburger Hafen & Logistik and the Fraunhofer Centre for Maritime Logistics & Services.