Latest Germany News
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Alstom's First Cross-Border Coradia Polyvalent Train Starts Approval and Certification Tests
Alstom’s first pre-production Coradia Polyvalent France-Germany cross-border train starts certification and approval tests.
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Captrain Subsidiary Orders New Siemens Vectron Dual Mode Locomotives
Captrain subsidiary ITL Eisenbahngesellschaft has ordered two Siemens Mobility Vectron dual mode locomotives to be delivered in 2021.
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DB Engineering & Consulting Wins Contract for Bad Kleinen Curve
DB Engineering & Consulting has won the tender for constructing part of the line upgrade between Lübeck and Schwerin in Northern Germany.
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Deutsche Bahn: Even Quieter Freight Trains by 2025
Deutsche Bahn says that by 2030 half of all residents living close to railway tracks will benefit from efforts to reduce noise pollution.
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OEBB and DB Present Brenner Base Tunnel Northern Approach Route
Austrian Federal Railways and Deutsche Bahn have presented the overall best route for the northern approach to the Brenner Base Tunnel.
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Stadler FLIRT Akku Battery Train Demonstrates 185km Range
After a three-year test period Stadler's FLIRT Akku battery-powered train has demonstrated a range of 185km, exceeding expectations.
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Siemens Mobility and VTG Rail Europe Test Automated Brake Testing for Freight Trains
Siemens Mobility and VTG Rail Europe will test the Brake Monitoring System which can perform automated brake testing for freight trains.
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The German Centre for Rail Transport Research during the European Year of Rail 2021
The German Centre for Rail Transport Research (DZSF) has a positive outlook on its activities during the European Year of Rail.
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Train Operator ODEG Wins Contract Extension on Baltic Coast
Train operating company ODEG (Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn GmbH) has been awarded the contract to run services on the Ostseeküste II network.
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Siemens Mobility to Digitalise Finnentrop Interlocking by End of 2021
Germany: Siemens Mobility will digitalise Finnentrop interlocking, which controls around 60km of railway line, by the end of 2021.
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Alstom to Supply 34 Double-Decker Trains to Germany
Alstom will supply 34 Coradia Stream High-Capacity electric multiple units to Lower Saxony, Germany, to enter into service in December 2024.
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Germany to Invest 12.7 Billion Euros in Its Rail Network in 2021
Deutsche Bahn, the federal government and the state governments will invest a total of 12.7 billion euros in Germany's rail network in 2021.
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Stadler Contracts Knorr-Bremse to Equip 606 Berlin Metro Cars
Stadler Deutschland has contracted Knorr-Bremse to supply the braking, entrance and HVAC systems for the new Berlin metro vehicles.
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Deutsche Bahn and SNCF Sign Digitalisation Cooperation Agreement
Deutsche Bahn and SCNF have signed a cooperation agreement on digitalisation and technology to help drive ahead the European rail sector.
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DB's Head of Digitalisation and Technology to Leave in May
Deutsche Bahn's head of digitalisation and technology, Prof. Sabina Jeschke, is leaving the railway company in May 2021.
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Skoda Transportation to Supply Trams to Brandenburg
Škoda Transportation has won a contract to supply 24 trams to two towns and a city in Germany's federal state of Brandenburg.
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IN PICTURES: Germany's Railway Copes with the Snow
Germany has suffered some severe winter weather in February, with heavy snowfall across much of the country, affecting the railway too.
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Coca-Cola Chooses DB Cargo for Its Long-Distance Transports
Coca-Cola is partnering with DB Cargo to transport its goods for all long-distance journeys in Germany to become a greener business.
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German Transport Ministry to Fund Private Rail Connections
The German government will provide more financial assistance to businesses wishing to connect their facilities to the rail network.
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Alstom to Equip 13 DB Cargo Freight Locomotives with ETCS
Alstom is to equip 13 DB Cargo locomotives, type EG3100, with its ETCS solution. They will operate in Germany, Denmark and Sweden.
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Siemens Mobility to Supply 31 Regional Trains to DB Regio Bayern
Siemens Mobility will supply 31 regional trains for the passenger network in Bavaria. The order comprises 25 Desiro HC and 6 Mireo trainsets…
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Siemens Mobility to Service Deutsche Bahn's ICE 4 Trains
Siemens Mobility has won its biggest-ever service contract from Deutsche Bahn. It is to revise 40 ICE 4 trains, with an option for 50 more.
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German Transport Ministry to Fund ERTMS for the First Time
Following clearance from the European Commission, the German transport ministry is funding ERTMS for rolling stock for the first time.
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New Berlin S-Bahn Trains to Enter Service on Line S47
The new S-Bahn trains for Berlin, built by a Stadler-Siemens Mobility consortium, will enter passenger service on the city's Ringbahn line.