German railway news – Page 54
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NewsBombardier rationalises German business
GERMANY: As part of its corporate restructuring programme announced in October, Bombardier Transportation confirmed on December 9 that it was ‘repositioning’ its German operations ‘to strengthen its position as a leading manufacturer of railway technology’. Citing a ‘challenging market environment’, the company said the ‘strategic realignment’ would put ‘a strong ...
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NewsGermany asked to change rolling stock inspection rules
GERMANY: The European Commission has submitted a reasoned opinion formally asking Germany to bring all its national railway safety rules into line with Directive 2004/49/EC, which EU member states were required to transpose by December 2010. If Germany does not ‘react satisfactorily’ within two months of the November 17 ...
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NewsDB Netz to roll-out remote point condition monitoring
GERMANY: DB Netz has approved the national roll-out of 800 Strukton data loggers to monitor more than 12 500 point machines, following a successful pilot programme which involved 100 data loggers on 1 000 point machines. The data loggers were developed by Strukton in co-operation with DB Netz and are ...
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Metro Report InternationalWheel and axle group to be sold to Chinese investor
GERMANY: Georgsmarienhütte Holding GmbH has reached an agreement to sell 100% of its wheel and axle subsidiary GMH Railway Systems to group of Chinese investors led by Full Hill Enterprises Ltd. GMH Railway Systems includes Bochumer Verein Verkehrstechnik which is a certificated wheel and axle manufacturer for China’s high speed ...
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News€3·1bn Berlin fleet renewal programme approved
GERMANY: The supervisory board of Berlin city transport operator BVG approved a €3·1bn metro trainset and tram procurement programme running until 2035 at its meeting on October 31. This decision enables BVG to call the first tenders under the fleet expansion and renewal programme, which could eventually cover 700 large-profile ...
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NewsFehmarn Belt client consultants prequalified
DENMARK: Fehmarn Belt fixed link project promoter Femern A/S has prequalified companies to tender for two framework agreements covering the provision of consulting services. The client consulting contract includes assistance in relation to potential claims from contractors during and following the construction phase. The prequalified companies are: CH2M Hill (UK), ...
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NewsAlstom awarded Breisgau EMU contract
GERMANY: DB Regio has awarded Alstom a contract worth more than €130m for the supply of 24 Coradia Continental regional electric multiple-units. These are to be used from December 2019 on Breisgau-Ost-West services around Freiburg. DB Regio is to operate these services under a contract awarded by the Land of ...
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NewsNational Express pulls out of Nürnberg S-Bahn bidding
GERMANY: National Express Group announced on October 25 that it had withdrawn its winning bids for two parallel 12-year contracts to operate Nürnberg S-Bahn services from December 2018. The UK-based transport group said it had informed Bayern railway agency BEG that ‘it is no longer in the interest of ...
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NewsAutozug Sylt car-carrying service launched
GERMANY: RDC Deutschland launched its Autozug Sylt car-carrying shuttle train service over the Hindenburgdamm causeway between the North Frisian island of Sylt and the mainland on October 18. Passengers on the maiden journey which left Westerland at 09.40 included RDC founder and owner Henry Posner III, who said he was ...
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NewsBayern signs IR 25 operating contracts
GERMANY: Two contracts for the operation of long-distance regional passenger services were signed by Bayern railway agency BEG and preferred bidder Die Länderbahn on October 17. The services, which Netinera subsidiary Die Länderbahn currently operates under the Alex brand, were tendered as two lots, designed as transitional contracts ...
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NewsCrowd-funded Locomore has the freedom to do things differently
INNOTRANS: Locomore describes itself as the ‘world’s first crowd-funded railway’, but the innovative approach to financing the planned launch of an open access inter-city service between Berlin and Stuttgart is only one of the things it is doing differently, according to Managing Director Nicolas Dietrich. ...
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NewsAlpha Trains buys multiple-unit fleets
GERMANY: Leasing company Alpha Trains Luxembourg has acquired 89 regional multiple-units from Société Générale subsidiaries Société Anonyme de Crédit à l’Industrie Française and SNC Vindelica. The transaction covers three fleets of multiple-units which are operated by Transdev subsidiaries: 18 three-car and 17 five-car Alstom Coradia Continental EMUs used by NordWestBahn ...
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NewsDAL orders eight locomotives
GERMANY: Deutsche Anlagen-Leasing has awarded Alstom a contract to supply four Prima H3 battery-diesel hybrid shunting locomotives and four refurbished locomotives, and service them for eight years. The 100 km/h locomotives are scheduled to be delivered from Alstom's Stendal plant in the second half of 2016. DAL will lease ...
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NewsMerger forms DB Engineering & Consulting
GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn has reorganised its infrastructure engineering business with the merger of DB ProjektBau and DB International to form DB Engineering & Consulting with effect from April 1. DB E&C has 4 000 employees from 66 countries, with German offices in DB's seven regions and international offices in 28 ...
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NewsRDC strengthens German business ahead of Sylt launch
GERMANY: US-based international railway group Railroad Development Corp has announced a restructuring and management appointments at its German subsidiary RDC Deutschland GmbH with effect from April 1, ahead of the planned launch of the Autozug Sylt service car-carrying service. RDC’s German activities will comprise holding company RDC Deutschland GmbH ...
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NewsVirtual ticket office on test in Essen
GERMANY: A ‘virtual walk-up ticket office’ which combines a self-service ticket machine with a video link to a call centre is being tested at Essen Hauptbahnhof by city transport operator EVAG and Cubic Transportation Systems. NextAgent offers the functionality of a staffed ticket office, according to Cubic. The video ...
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NewsDB retains Hessen operating contract
GERMANY: Following a European tender, Nordhessen transport authority NVV in partnership with its Rhein-Main and Westfalen-Lippe counterparts has selected incumbent DB RegioNetz's Kurhessenbahn for the next contract to operate Nordwesthessennetz passenger services. The new contract runs for 15 years from December 10 2017 and covers the operation of 2·5 million ...
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NewsStadler selected to supply Rhein-Ruhr S-Bahn EMUs
GERMANY: Rhein-Ruhr transport authority VRR announced on March 17 that it had selected Stadler Pankow to supply 41 electric multiple-units and maintain them for 30 years. Stadler beat three other bidders to be named preferred bidder, and is expected to sign the contract following the customary 10-day standstill period. ...
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NewsDB needs ‘quality, quality and more quality’ to return to economic success
GERMANY: ‘A self-critical look shows us that we did not achieve the targets we set’, said Deutsche Bahn CEO Rüdiger Grube when presenting the group’s 2015 annual results on March 16. Grube said three events had a major impact on the national railway last year: ‘unusually fierce’ storms; the longest ...
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NewsNew shareholders take VTG stakes
VTG: Leasing and logistics company VTG AG announced on March 15 that part of the 35% stake held by funds managed by Wilbur Ross would be sold to new shareholders. Purchase agreements were expected to close shortly, with the Joachim Herz foundation becoming the third largest shareholder with 10% of ...