German railway news – Page 4
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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.
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NewsAutonomous tamping machine demonstration
GERMANY: Plasser & Theurer showcased its progress in achieving autonomous operation of track machinery at the IAF trade show in Münster.
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NewsFlix orders Talgo 230 trains to support European expansion ambitions
GERMANY: Rail and coach group Flix has ordered up to 65 Talgo 230 push-pull trainsets.
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Metro Report InternationalMainz orders modern trams to meet modern needs
GERMANY: Following a European tender Škoda has been selected to supply 22 trams to Mainz in 2028-30.
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NewsItaly – Germany high speed train service to launch in December 2026
EUROPE: An agreement for the operation of direct Frecciarossa high speed train services linking Italy and Germany via Austria has been signed by national operators Trenitalia, DB and ÖBB.
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NewsIndian and German firms to collaborate to supply rail batteries
INDIA: TKIL Industries and Hoppecke Batterie Systeme are to work together to develop and supply high performance battery systems in the Indian rail and metro markets.
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News‘It makes sense to do hydrogen’ trains on the right routes, says Lhyfe
EUROPE: Hydrogen trains now offer a viable lower cost alternative to electrification on lightly-used regional lines, says Matthieu Guesné, CEO of green hydrogen producer Lhyfe.
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NewsGerman rail infrastucture is a problem for Europe, freight associations say
GERMANY: European and national rail freight associations have written to the new federal transport minister raising concerns about DB InfraGO failing to provide the required infrastructure quality and customer-oriented information.
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NewsTrack specialists meet at IAF in Münster
The rail infrastructure community meets again in Münster on May 20-22 for the latest edition of the IAF track technology trade fair.
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NewsHydrogen trains to replace diesel on Bayern route
GERMANY: The Land of Bayern has awarded Siemens Mobility a contract to supply three Mireo Plus H hydrogen multiple-units to replace diesel trains on Südostbayernbahn services.
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NewsTrans-Alpine ‘Rolling Highway’ lorry-carrying service to end this year
EUROPE: The RAlpin ‘Rolling Highway’ piggyback service carrying accompanied lorries through the Alps by rail is to be discontinued in December, three years earlier than planned.
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NewsUN rail freight convention awaits fifth signatory
INTERNATIONAL: China, Germany, The Netherlands and Togo have now signed the United Nations Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Rail, which aims to eliminate rail’s competitive disadvantage for the transport of freight between Europe and Asia. The Convention was adopted by ...