Latest Germany News
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LNVG Orders 14 Additional Bombardier TWINDEXX Vario Coaches
LNVG (Lower Saxony, Germany) has ordered an additional 14 Bombardier TWINDEXX Vario coaches to enter service in autumn 2022.
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InnoTrans 2000: 20 Years On
A look back at InnoTrans 2000 and a couple of its main attractions on the bigger Outdoor Display: the ICE TD and Alstom Lirex.
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InnoTrans 2020: The Convention Goes Digital
The convention is going digital for InnoTrans 2020, despite the main event being postponed to April 2021 due to coronavirus.
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Bombardier Delivers First FLEXITY Tram to Duisburg
Bombardier has delivered the first of 47 FLEXITY trams to the city of Duisburg. They will have its image-based driver assist system ODAS.
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VTG and DB Cargo Present New m2 Freight Wagon
VTG and DB Cargo have presented their new m2 – modular and multi-functional – freight wagon, following several years of working together.
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DB Signs Framework Agreement for Up to 400 Dual Mode Vectron Locomotives
Deutsche Bahn has signed a framework agreement with Siemens Mobility for up to 400 Vectron dual mode locomotives. First order: 100 units.
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No More Diesel Vehicles by 2050 Says DB
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is trialling different alternative fuels and traction systems in order to eliminate diesel fully from its vehicles by 205…
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Germany Agrees to Accelerating Implementation of Digital Signal Boxes
The VDB, DB, and EBA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to speed up the implementation of digital signal box technology.
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Premiere for Digital Automatic Coupling
DB has premiered the first trial of digital automatic coupling technology for its freight wagons in a project that will run until 2022.
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German Cabinet Adopts Investment Acceleration Act Proposal
The German cabinet has adopted a proposal put forward by transport minister Andreas Scheuer for the Investment Acceleration Act.
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DB to Use Satellite Imagery and AI for Vegetation Management
Deutsche Bahn is partnering with LiveEO to use satellite images and AI to generate data about trees' resiliance to storms.
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Bombardier Transfers First 2 FLEXITY Trams to Karlsruhe
Bombardier has delivered the first two FLEXITY trams from its manufacturing site in Vienna to its customer in Karlsruhe. AVG ordered 20 unit…
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Germany Establishes Digital Railway Test Site
A collaboration between DB and TU Chemnitz will establish a digital railway test site to test future technologies in live conditions.
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Germany to Get World's First Hydrogen Filling Station for Passenger Trains
A ground-breaking ceremony has taken place for the new hydrogen refuelling station that is to be built in Lower Saxony, Germany.
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DB Orders 30 New ICE Trains from Siemens for €1 Billion
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has ordered 30 new ICE trains from Siemens Mobility. The first are to enter service in 2022, all by 2026.
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Germany Funds €500m Berlin-Szczecin Railway Upgrade
Germany is investing almost €0.5 billion in the upgrade of the Berlin-Szczecin railway line. It will be fully double track and electrified.
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PALFINGER Develops Wheelchair Lifts for Regional Trains in Germany
Palfinger developed wheelchair lifts for the modernization of DB regional trains. In total 70 vehicles will have Trainlifts installed.
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WINDHOFF Present Rail Grinding Vehicle SF50 – An Information Exchange
WINDHOFF presented the rail grinding vehicle SF50 for various public transport companies from Germany on 5 December 2019.
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30 Years Since the Fall of the Berlin Wall: A Look at the German Unity Rail Projects
The Berlin Wall came down 30 years ago, on 9 November 1989. After German Unity, the government implemented major transport projects.
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ZF Cooperates with Deutsche Bahn on the "Advanced TrainLab"
connect@rail allows extensive condition monitoring of the components on board the "advanced TrainLab" – a DB test vehicle based on an ICE-TD…
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Corinna Salander Becomes Head of the DZSF
Corinna Salander has been appointed the head of the German Centre for Rail Transport Research – DZSF. She will start on 1 January 2020.
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Industry Meets at ROBEL In-House Exhibition
Over 500 rail infrastructure experts attended the ROBEL in-house exhibition to engage in the current topics of track maintenance.
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Stadtwerke Augsburg to Buy 11 Stadler TRAMLINK Trams
Stadtwerke Augsburg has signed a contract with Stadler for the supply of 11 metre-gauge TRAMLINK trams, to enter service in 2022.
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Alstom to Equip ICE 3 Trains with Atlas ETCS
Alstom has been awarded the contract to retrofit 17 ICE 3 trains with its Atlas ETCS solution in a contract worth more than 30 million euros…