Latest Germany News
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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…
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Brigitte Zypries Joins Bombardier Transportation Supervisory Board
Brigitte Zypries has joined the supervisory board of Bombardier Transportation. She was previously a member of the supervisory board at DB.
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Deutsche Bahn Tests White Rails to Reduce Overheating
Deutsche Bahn is experimenting with white rails to reduce the temperature of the steel, thereby avoiding stress on the rails in extreme heat…
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Deutsche Bahn Establishes Digital Railway Company
Deutsche Bahn has established Digitale Schiene Deutschland GmbH to drive forward the digital transformation in the rail industry.
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DB Invests 250 Million Euros in Hybrid Technology
Deutsche Bahn is investing in hybrid technology for its maintenance fleets and shunting locomotives to reduce its environmental impact.
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Germany: Aqseptence Group Rebuild Water Supply & Disposal Systems
Aqseptence Group was engaged to rebuild the largest railway service depot in Germany with its Roediger® water supply and disposal systems.
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Alstom ETCS System Enters Service on Wuppertal Suspension Railway
Alstom equipped the entirety of Wuppertal Suspension Railway (Wuppertaler Schwebebahn) with the Atlas ETCS train control system.
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Deutsche Bahn Completes 2020 Timetable
Deutsche Bahn has completed the 2020 timetable for its network after having received more than 72,000 applications for track access slots.
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Deutsche Bahn to Halve Use of Glyphosate in 2020
Deutsche Bahn says it will halve its use of glyphosate in 2020 and instead focus on more mechanical, manual options for removing weeds.
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Vossloh Sells Locomotives Business to CRRC
CRRC to buy the Vossloh Locomotives business for a sum in the low millions. The transaction has been approved by Vossloh's supervisory board…
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Dresden Picks Bombardier to Supply 30 FLEXITY Trams
Dresden has ordered 30 FLEXITY trams from Bombardier. They will be delivered by 2023. The contract includes 24 years of maintenance.