German railway news – Page 53
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NewsChina to Europe less-than-container-load service launched
INTERNATIONAL: Kuehne + Nagel has launched a less-than-container-load rail freight service from Wuhan to Poznań, Duisburg and Hamburg via Russia. Complementing its established full container service, KN Eurasia Express is targeted at shipments from industries such as automotive, high-tech and fashion. Eastbound services from Europe to Asia are also available. ...
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NewsElbe-Altmark operating contract awarded
GERMANY: The transport authorities of Sachsen-Anhalt and Brandenburg have jointly awarded Hanseatische Eisenbahn a contract to operate Elbe-Altmark local passenger services for four years from December 2018. The Enon subsidiary currently operates services in Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, but this is its first contract in Sachsen-Anhalt. The contract awarded following ...
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NewsFreight railway orders DMUs for passenger service revival
GERMANY: Local freight railway Bentheimer Eisenbahn has awarded Alstom a contract to supply five Coradia Lint 41 diesel multiple-units as part of the project to reinstate passenger services on the 30 km Bad Bentheim – Nordhorn – Neuenhaus line in Niedersachsen. Passenger services on the route were replaced by railway-operated ...
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NewsBrewery takes delivery of battery shunter
GERMANY: The Warsteiner brewery in Nordrhein-Westfalen has taken delivery of a TeleTrac RW60AEM battery-powered shunting vehicle supplied by Windhoff Bahn- und Anlagentechnik. The 34 tonne vehicle has the capability of hauling up to 12 wagons at the brewery’s container terminal. As well as lowering noise and emissions, the use of ...
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NewsDB Regio places first order for Siemens Mireo
GERMANY: DB Regio has become the first customer for Siemens’ Mireo electric multiple-unit design, placing a firm order for 24 trainsets as well as 15 Desiro HC units. The conclusion of the rolling stock contracts follows the formal award by the Land of Baden-Württemberg of agreements for DB Regio to ...
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NewsTX Logistik launches Leipzig – Verona service
EUROPE: Mercitalia Rail company TX Logistik has expanded its freight network with the launch of a service between the DUSS terminal at Leipzig in Germany and the Quadrante Europa Terminal in Verona in Italy. Traffic is expected to include vehicle components, chemicals and consumer goods. ‘We are providing the first ...
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NewsKnorr-Bremse completes purchase of Vossloh Electrical Systems
KNORR-BREMSE: The sale of Vossloh AG's Electrical Systems business unit to Knorr-Bremse Systeme für Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH was completed on January 30, following approval by the German federal competition authority. The contract for the sale of the Düsseldorf-based business unit formerly known as Vossloh Kiepe had been signed on December 21. ...
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NewsŠkoda double-deck push-pull set for DB on test
GERMANY: The first of six double-deck push-pull trainsets being built by Škoda Transportation for Deutsche Bahn is undergoing trials at the Velim test circuit in the Czech Republic. Entry into service is not now expected before December 2017. The trainset is initially formed of four coaches, although it will operate ...
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NewsDeutsche Bahn Chairman Rüdiger Grube quits
GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn’s Supervisory Board unanimously approved Dr Rüdiger Grube’s resignation as Chief Executive and Chairman of the Management Board on January 30, and the termination of his contract with immediate effect. Grube’s current contract was due to expire this year, and according to business newspaper Handelsblatt the Supervisory Board ...
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NewsAdriatic – Baltic rail freight service launched
EUROPE: What is described as the first direct rail freight service between the ports of Trieste in Italy and Kiel in Germany was launched by TX Logistik on behalf of Turkish logistics company EKOL on January 25. There are connections with shipping services to and from Scandinavia, Greece, and Turkey. ...
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NewsCaptrain Deutschland orders cross-border locomotives
EUROPE: Captrain Deutschland Group has awarded Bombardier Transportation a contract to supply six Traxx multi-system electric locomotives in early 2018. They will be used to haul freight on routes between Germany and the ports of ports of Antwerpen and Rotterdam. ‘The Bombardier Traxx multi-system locomotives' proven technology and reliability were ...
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NewsBaden-Württemberg awards passenger operating contracts
GERMANY: The Länd of Baden-Württemberg has awarded a series of contracts for the operation of passenger services. In partnership with Bayern, the Land has awarded DB RegioNetz the Netz 11 contract to operate Hohenlohe-Franken-Untermain services, after receiving no objections from losing bidders. The contract runs for 12 years from December ...
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NewsAkiem acquires locomotive maintenance business
GERMANY: Leasing company Akiem has signed an agreement to acquire Mgw Service, an independent provider of diesel and electric locomotive maintenance services to freight and passenger operators. Mgw Service has 70 staff, with its headquarters in Kassel and a workshop in Krefeld which is equipped for heavy maintenance and wheelset ...
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NewsDB and Vlexx win Saarland passenger contracts
GERMANY: The Saarland and Rheinland-Pfalz south and north transport authorities have jointly awarded two contracts for the operation of regional passenger services for 15 years from December 2019. Incumbent DB Regio has won the SaarRB Lot 1 contract to operate 3·2 million train-km/year on the Schweich – Trier – Saarbrücken ...
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NewsToshiba targets European hybrid locomotive market
GERMANY: Japan’s Toshiba and DB Cargo have agreed to undertake a feasibility study for the joint development and subsequent purchase of an initial 100 battery-diesel hybrid locomotives for shunting and short-distance freight operations. Test vehicles are expected to be available by the end of 2019. The value of the deal ...
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NewsGermany – China parcels train to run this year
INTERNATIONAL: A pilot eastbound postal service between Duisburg in Germany and Chongqing in China is to be operated in early 2017, after a westbound demonstrator which ran last year showed that rail could be a viable option for the parcels sector. As well as being cheaper than air and faster ...
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NewsDB Regio wins operating contract
GERMANY: Following a European tender, the Länder of Sachsen-Anhalt and Thüringen have awarded DB Regio a contract to operate the new RE18 passenger service from December 2018 until December 2023. To be launched as the final element of the Saale-Thüringen-Südharz network, service RE18 will provide a fast link between Jena-Göschwitz ...
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NewsAlstom slab track approved for testing
GERMANY: Federal railway authority EBA has approved Alstom’s NBT concrete slab track for operational testing. To obtain the German approval, Alstom worked with notified body TÜV Rheinland InterTraffic and Technische Universität München’s Department of Civil, Geo & Environmental Engineering. Alstom co-developed NBT for use on mixed-traffic main line railways with ...
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NewsGerman operating contracts awarded
GERMANY: A series of passenger operating contracts has been awarded by transport authorities in Nordrhein-Westfalen. DB Regio will continue to operate service RE8 Mönchengladbach – Köln – Koblenz for 15 years from December 2019, and RB33 Aachen – Lindern – Heinsberg/Mönchengladbach – Duisburg – Essen for 14 years from December ...
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NewsDB Regio wins latest round of Nürnberg S-Bahn tendering
GERMANY: The protracted tendering of the operation of Nürnberg S-Bahn services came closer to reaching a conclusion on December 19, when Bayern transport authority BEG announced that DB Regio had submitted the best offers for the two parallel contracts running for 12 years from December 2018. Subject to any further ...