Latest Germany News
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Deutsche Bahn Celebrates Europe Day 2019
Deutsche Bahn celebrates Europe Day 2019 by illuminating Berlin Central Station. DB is evidence of the success of European collaboration.
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Industry Insider Week 17 – 8 Must-Read Rail News Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 17: a summary of the global rail news, including new rolling stock orders from Hungary and Canada.
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Germany Launches Rail Freight Noise Monitoring
The German Federal Ministry for Transport and Digital Infrastructure has launched a rail freight noise monitoring programme with 19 stations…
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DB Progress on Reducing Rail Freight Noise Pollution
Rail freight noise pollution is a major problem along busy lines. For International Noise Awareness Day DB has published its progress report…
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Industry Insider Week 16 – 7 Must-Read Rail News Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 16: Stadler presents its new Capricorn train and wins locomotive contract in Finland.
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RSBN Franchise Goes to NordWestBahn Again
NordWestBahn has won the tender to continue running the RSBN franchise in Bremen / Lower Saxony until 2036. It started services in 2010.
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Track Warning Systems – The perfect solution to increase safety on railway worksites
Zöllner Signal's automatic track warning system (ATWS) brings safety to railway worksites. In use across Europe, it is mobile and versatile.
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RRX Train – a Siemens Mobility Desiro HC – a Success
The Siemens Desiro HC RRX train, the Rhine-Ruhr Express, entered service in NRW, Germany, in December. 100 days later, it's a success.
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Industry Insider Week 15 – 9 Must-Read Rail News Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider Week 15, with all the week's rail news, including problems with the ICE 4 and new trains for South Africa.
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DB's Innovative Freight Car Project a Success
The innovative freight car project, run by DB Cargo AG and VTG AG has concluded successfully, following 150,000km of active testing.
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New Berlin S-Bahn Tested in Siemens Train Test Centre
The new Berlin S-Bahn, built by Stadler, is undergoing testing in the Siemens Rail Vehicle Test Centre in Germany, the largest in the world.
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Improve Berlin-Amsterdam Link Say Transport Ministries
The German and Dutch tranport ministries have voiced their support for improvements to be made to the Amsterdam-Berlin rail link.
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Industry Insider Week 14 – 8 Must-Read Rail News Stories
Global railway news summary: our Industry Insider week 14, with rail news from Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Italy and the UK.
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Stadler Giruno High-Speed Train for the Gotthard Receives Operating Licence
Stadler Giruno high-speed train for the Gotthard is given its operating licence by the Swiss Federal Office of Transport. The client is SBB.
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Germany: Deutsche Bahn Participates in Earth Hour 2019
Deutsche Bahn participated in Earth Hour, plunging its major office buildings in Berlin, Frankfurt and Essen into darkness for one hour.
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10 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider Week 13
In the Industry Insider Week 13: Deutsche Bahn considers sale options for DB Arriva and Stadler wins its biggest vehicle order to date.
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ODEG Orders 23 Siemens Desiro HC Trains for Elbe-Spree Network
ODEG has ordered 23 Siemens Desiro HC multiple units for its Elbe-Spree network. 21 will be six-car trains, 2 will be four-car trains.
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Czech Sensor Specialist Sensit at Hannover Messe 2019
The Hannover Messe is one of the world's largest trade fairs. One of the companies exhibiting this year is temperature sensor expert Sensit.
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Deutsche Bahn: Free Wifi on All InterCity 1 and 2 Trains
DB is upgrading all of its InterCity 1 & 2 trains by 2021 to equip them with free wifi, a service already available on its ICE trains.
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10 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider Week 12
The Industry Insider week 12 featuring all the must-read rail news stories from 18–22 March, including the Eurotunnel shuttle refurbishment.
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Bayerische Regiobahn Orders 41 Coradia Lint Trains from Alstom
Bayerische Regiobahn GmbH, a Transdev subsidiary, has ordered 41 Coradia LINT trains from Alstom. Delivery should be completed by September …
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OEBB's Rail Cargo Group Deepens Its Links in Italy
OEBB's rail freight arm, Rail Cargo Group, is strengthening its ties to two major Italian Adriatic ports: Trieste and Venice.
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7 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 11
All the important news from the railway sector for week 11 of 2019 in the Railway-News Industry Insider, from rolling stock orders to signal…
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Deutsche Bahn Unveils Its New ECx Long-Distance Train
Deutsche Bahn and Talgo have unveiled the new ECx, a locomotive-hauled passenger train that will enter service in Germany in 2023.