Latest Germany News

• 21 Sep 2022 | Rolling Stock

  InnoTrans: Official Presentation of Siemens Mobility Mireo Plus H

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  Siemens Mobility presented its Mireo Plus H hydrogen train for the Berlin-Brandenburg region at InnoTrans 2022 today.

• 21 Sep 2022 | Events

  InnoTrans 22: DB Announces Largest-Ever Fleet Modernisation Programme

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  Deutsche Bahn (DB) has announced that it will invest over 19 billion EUR in new passenger and fleet locomotives and trains by 2030.

• 20 Sep 2022 | Rolling Stock

  InnoTrans 22: Stadler and NAH.SH Present First FLIRT Akku Battery-Electric Series-Produced Vehicle

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  Stadler and NAH.SH have unveiled the first FLIRT Akku battery-electric series-produced vehicle at InnoTrans 2022.

• 20 Sep 2022 | Rolling Stock

  InnoTrans 2022: Škoda Unveils Its 36T Tram-Train for RNV

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  Škoda and RNV unveiled the new 1m-gauge tram-train for the cities of Heidelberg, Mannheim and Ludwigshafen am Rhein at InnoTrans 2022 today.

• 16 Sep 2022 | Rolling Stock

  Coradia iLint Achieves New Milestone with 1,175km Distance Run 

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  Alstom has proven the capability of the Coradia iLint train to provide long-distance travel with its recording-breaking 1175km journey.

• 16 Sep 2022 | Rolling Stock

  World's First Automatic S-Bahn Train Enters Passenger Service

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  Deutsche Bahn and Siemens have entered the first Digital S-Bahn automatic train into passenger service in Hamburg, Germany.

• 14 Sep 2022 | Rolling Stock

  DB Presents New Level Access ICE L Car

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  Deutsche Bahn (DB) has unveiled the first car of its new ICE L (low floor), which has stepless access, improving accessibility.

• 13 Sep 2022 | Rolling Stock

  Germany: CAF to Supply 42 LRVs in Hannover

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  CAF has been selected to supply 42 TW 4000 LRVs for ÜSTRA, the public transport operator in the city of Hannover, Germany.

• 12 Sep 2022 | Infrastructure

  DB Cargo Showcases Hydrogen Logistics Solutions

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  DB Cargo has showcased how it’s already capable of transporting large quantities of hydrogen by freight rail.

• 24 Aug 2022 | Rolling Stock

  World First: Coradia iLint Trains Begin Passenger Service on Fully Hydrogen-Operated Route

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  14 Coradia iLint regional trains are now in passenger operation on the world’s first full hydrogen-operated route in Lower Saxony, Germany.

• 24 Aug 2022 | Rolling Stock

  Germany: Stadler to Supply 56 TINA Trams to HAVAG

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  Hallesche Verkehrs-AG (HAVAG) has contracted Stadler to supply 56 TINA trams for use in the city on the Saale from 2025.

• 12 Aug 2022 | Business

  Deutsche Bahn Is Adding 1000 Service Staff on Its Long-Distance Services

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  Deutsche Bahn is adding almost 1,000 new employees to its service team for long-distance services in response to poor punctuality.

• 1 Aug 2022 | Business

  Deutsche Bahn Announces Return to Profitable Business

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  Deutsche Bahn Deutsche Bahn has announced a return to profitable business for the first time since the start of the pandemic.

• 21 Jul 2022 | Science and Technology

  Deutsche Bahn and German Federal Police Open Security Lab in Berlin Station

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  DB and the Federal Police have opened a security laboratory at Berlin Südkreuz station where they will test new safety tech and services.

• 20 Jul 2022 | Business

  ÖBB Launches Freight Connection from Czech Republic to German North Sea

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  ÖBB Rail Cargo Group has launched a new direct connection between Melnik in the Czech Republic and Wilhelmshaven, Germany.

• 19 Jul 2022 | Rolling Stock

  DB's 100th ICE 4 Delivered as Part of €10bn Fleet Expansion

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  Deutsche Bahn (DB) has christened its 100th ICE 4 as part of the company's 10bn EUR investment in expanding its long-distance fleet.

• 15 Jul 2022 | Rolling Stock

  Knorr-Bremse Developing Solutions to Improve Freight Rail Efficiency

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  Knorr-Bremse is looking to increase freight rail efficiency and flexibility by trialling an automated break testing system.

• 14 Jul 2022 | Infrastructure

  Course Change: Deutsche Bahn to Stop Selling Station Buildings

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  Deutsche Bahn has announced a change of course, saying it will stop selling station buildings and focus on developing them instead.

• 13 Jul 2022 | Rolling Stock

  ÖBB and DB Present New Nightjet Couchette Car

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  ÖBB and Deutsche Bahn (DB) have presented a modernised couchette car for ÖBB's Nightjet service in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.

• 6 Jul 2022 | Business

  DB Becomes First Intermodal Partner of the Star Alliance

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  Deutsche Bahn (DB) will become the first intermodal partner of the Star Alliance, the world's largest global airline alliance.  

• 1 Jul 2022 | Infrastructure

  Germany: ODEG Signs Elbe-Spree Network Contract

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  A special ceremony has been held for the signing of the transport contract for the Elbe-Spree network in Brandenburg an der Havel.

• 1 Jul 2022 | Infrastructure

  Deutsche Bahn to Build New ICE Maintenance Facility in Dortmund

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  Deutsche Bahn (DB) has announced it will build a new ICE maintenance workshop in Dortmund and plans to begin operations as soon as 2027.

• 30 Jun 2022 | Infrastructure

  Stadler Developing Modular, Scalable Battery System for Passenger Trains

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  Stadler is developing a modular, scalable battery system with the German Aerospace Centre and DLR Institutes for Vehicle Concepts & Networks

• 28 Jun 2022 | Rolling Stock

  Berlin's S46 Line Switches to New S-Bahn Trains Ahead of Schedule

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  Berlin S-Bahn has switched its S46 line (Königs Wusterhausen – Westend) to its new class 483/484 vehicles ahead of schedule.