German railway news – Page 45
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NewsOpen access operator plans Praha – Berlin service
GERMANY: Czech open access operator Leo Express has confirmed it is interested in adding a Praha – Berlin service to its network. ‘Germany has a huge liberalised transport market on which we want to further develop and which we want to connect with the Czech one through the Praha – ...
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NewsBombardier Transportation opens Mannheim laboratory
GERMANY: Bombardier Transportation officially opened a €1m signalling and train control development and testing laboratory in Mannheim on August 23. The 1 140 m2 facility has approximately 40 staff. ‘The laboratory for vehicle control and signalling technology that we are officially inaugurating here today in Mannheim offers all possibilities to ...
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NewsBattery electric multiple-unit study
GERMANY: Oberlebe transport authority VVO, Bombardier Transportation and Technischen Universität Berlin are to study the feasibility of using battery power instead of diesel multiple-units on four routes around Dresden. Städtebahn Sachsen services are currently operated using Siemens Desiro DMUs, but the transport authority envisages that the start of the next ...
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NewsDB deploys heat protection film in heatwave
GERMANY: In response to the ongoing heatwave, DB Regio is applying heat protection film to the windows of Type DBuz non-air-conditioned double-deck coaches used on the Frankenbahn route between Stuttgart and Würzburg. It is hoped that this will reduce the onboard temperatures by 4°C. Passengers on the Frankenbahn, Stuttgart ...
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NewsEifel-Bördebahn contract awarded
GERMANY: Local transport authority NVR has awarded incumbent and sole bidder Rurtalbahn GmbH a contract to continue to operate Eifel-Bördebahn service RB28. The passenger service on the 30 km route between Düren and Euskirchen in Nordrhein-Westfalen currently operates on weekends and public holidays only, totalling around 28 000 train-km/year. ...
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NewsSande bypass contract awarded
GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn has awarded a consortium of Strabag, Ed Züblin and Strabag Rail a €115m contract to upgrade or replace 5·7 km of the railway from Oldenburg to the JadeWeserPort container terminal at Wilhelmshaven in Niedersachsen. As well as double-tracking 1·7 km of existing line, the 3½ year contract ...
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NewsStation modernisation programme agreed
GERMANY: Framework agreements for the construction of seven new stations and the modernisation of 41 others over the next seven years were signed by DB Station&Service and Schleswig-Holstein transport authority Nah.SH on August 1. New stations are planned at Bad Oldesloe-Ost, Eckernförde Süd, Lübeck-Moisling, Preetz Krankenhaus, Preetz Nord, Raisdorf Ostseepark ...
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NewsUnited Wagon Co certified as potential Deutsche Bahn supplier
EUROPE: Deutsche Bahn has approved United Wagon Co as a potential supplier, following an audit of the Russian company including its All-Union Research & Development Centre for Transportation Technology and the Tikhvin wagon factory businesses. The Tikhvin plant has also obtained EN 15085 Welding of Railway Vehicles & Components certification ...
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NewsFrankfurt S-Bahn tunnel resignalling completed
GERMANY: A three-year €100m project to resignal the heavily-used S-Bahn tunnel under central Frankfurt was completed when the new electric interlocking was brought into use on August 6. The 6 km tunnel between the Hauptbahnhof, Lokalbahnhof and Mühlberg stations is used by eight S-Bahn Rhein-Main routes and carries up to ...
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NewsGo-Ahead wins E-Netz Allgäu operating contract
GERMANY: Bayern railway authority BEG and Baden-Württemberg’s Ministry of Transport have jointly selected Go-Ahead as the winner of the E-Netz Allgäu operating contract. The contract award announced on August 3 following a European tender covers the operation of around 2·6 million train-km/year on the München – Buchloe – Memmingen – ...
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NewsState aid for electric train operators approved
GERMANY: The European Commission has approved under state aid rules a scheme which provides the operators of electric trains with federal government funding to cover up to 50% of the costs incurred from measures taken to increase energy efficiency. This can include the acquisition of modern rolling stock, including hybrid ...
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NewsSwing bridge to replace damaged Friesen Bridge
GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn and the local authorities have published proposals for a long swing bridge to replace the Friesen Bridge across the River Ems, which was irreparably damaged when it was hit by a ship on December 3 2015. Trains have been unable to use the bascule bridge near the ...
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NewsDB Netz introduces ‘green’ driver advisory functions
GERMANY: This month, infrastructure manager DB Netz has introduced ‘green wave’ train running functionality to support the use of connected driver advisory systems. Train operators seeking to improve their energy efficiency have been encouraged to sign up to the service at 0·315 euro cents per path-km. Available on all routes ...
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NewsHamburg S-Bahn automation agreement signed
GERMANY: The Digital S-Bahn Hamburg agreement to automate operations on a section of the city’s suburban rail network was signed by the mayor, Deutsche Bahn and Siemens on July 12. The partners have agreed to share the €60m cost of the pilot phase of the project, which aims to have ...
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Metro Report InternationalDigital S-Bahn Hamburg automation agreement signed
GERMANY: The Digital S-Bahn Hamburg agreement to automate operations on a section of the city’s suburban rail network was signed by the mayor, Deutsche Bahn and Siemens on July 12. The partners have agreed to share the €60m cost of the pilot phase of the project, which aims to have ...
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NewsHydrogen fuel cell trainset approved for passenger service
GERMANY: Alstom’s Coradia iLint hydrogen fuel cell multiple-unit was formally approved for passenger service on July 11. The two prototype units are expected to enter pilot service on the Elbe-Weser network with the first scheduled services planned for late summer. ‘Hydrogen is a true low-emission and efficient alternative to diesel’, ...
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NewsDB orders CRRC hybrid locomotives
GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn has awarded sole bidder CRRC Zhuzhou a contract to supply four hybrid locomotives for hauling engineering trains. Delivery is scheduled for 2021, and there are options for up to 16 more of the locos. The 750 kW TSI-compliant AZLok locomotives will be able to operate at a ...
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NewsŠkoda to supply up to 114 trams to Rhein-Neckar
GERMANY: Rhein-Neckar transport authority RNV has selected Škoda Transportation to supply up to 114 trams, the manufacturer announced on June 20. The €250m base order covers 80 trams of three lengths, and there are options for 34 additional vehicles. The first tram is due to enter service ...
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NewsGrain wagons enter service
GERMANY: Captrain Deutschland company ITL has put into service the first 37 of 74 grain hopper wagons which it has ordered from Tatravagónka through leasing company Ermewa. The remainder of the fleet is scheduled for delivery later this year. The Tagnpps hoppers have a capacity of 101 m3. They ...
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NewsBombardier inaugurates Bautzen production hall
GERMANY: Bombardier Transportation inaugurated a new final assembly hall at its Bautzen plant in Sachsen on June 15. Built at a cost of €8m as part of a €30m investment in the site, the hall has a production area of 8 100 m2, with the capacity to assemble and ...