Latest Germany News
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Lower Saxony Receives First Modernised Coradia Lint Train
Alstom has handed over the first of 26 modernised Coradia Lint 41 regional trains, on schedule, to the Lower Saxony Transport Authority, LNV…
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Siemens to Equip DB Locomotives with Predictive Maintenance
DB Cargo AG has commissioned Siemens to equip its locomotive fleet for condition-based, predictive maintenance. The contract has...
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Siemens Presents First Rhine-Ruhr Express Prototype
Siemens has developed a new design for the Rhine-Ruhr Express fleet based on the successful Desiro platform. The train's concept combines...
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Germany: Bremen Orders New Tram Fleet from Siemens
German operator Bremer Straßenbahn AG (BSAG) has ordered 67 Avenio trams from Siemens. The order includes an option for up to 17 additional …
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Deutsche Bahn Gives Green Light for Body Cams
After trials in Berlin and Cologne 2016–2017 DB body cams have been found to make staff and passengers safer. They will now be rolled out mo…
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Competition Authorities Give Thumbs Up to SNCF Deal
The new partnership between the two rail freight companies starts officially beginning of July. An agreement was reached with SNCF Logistics…
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Deutsche Bahn Assists Reformation Celebrations
Deutsche Bahn is the official mobility partner of the 2017 Reformation Anniversary. More than 100 shuttle trains serviced Wittenberg at the …
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Germany: HzL Orders 10 Alstom Coradia Lint Regional Trains
Alstom has received an order worth around €50 million from Hohenzollerische Landesbahn AG (HzL) for the supply of 10 Coradia Lint regional t…
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German Train Derails Due to Mudslide
German train derails due to a mudslide following torrential rainfall in Thuringia, east Germany, on Friday evening. Recovery works are to be…
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DB Regio Orders Additional Coradia Continental Trains
Alstom and DB Regio AG have signed a new contract for 25 Coradia Continental electric multiple units for the region of Saarland and...
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First Cross-Border Tram Line Between France and Germany Inaugurated
Alstom inaugurated the first cross-border tram line between France and Germany on April 28, with the first passengers crossing the bridge of…
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Vlexx Orders 21 New TALENT 3 Trains for Saarland
Bombardier Transportation and emerging transport company vlexx GmbH have signed a contract to provide 21 three-car BOMBARDIER TALENT 3 train…
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Richard Lutz to be New CEO of Deutsche Bahn
The new CEO of Deutsche Bahn has been announced as Richard Lutz when the Supervisory Board met on 22 March, following Rüdiger Grube's resign…
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Berlin Expands Germany's Largest Tram Network with Additional FLEXITY Vehicles
Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation announced today that it will provide an additional 21 BOMBARDIER FLEXITY trams to the Germa…
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Five New Coradia Lint Regional Trains for Germany
Alstom has received an order worth over €20 million from the Bentheimer Eisenbahn AG for the supply of five Coradia Lint Regional Trains.
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German Railway Industry Demands Policies for More Rail Transport
The eight associations of the German railway industry recently presented three common political demands for the Bundestag election and for t…
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We Need to Talk about Phones – Distraction Kills
We normally think of drivers using phones when we think of transport-related deaths due to phones. But distraction kills in rail travel too.
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COMLAB AG Wins Major Order in Germany
COMLAB AG has won the tender for outfitting approximately 400 Deutsche Bahn trains with a mobile telecommunications system...
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This was InnoTrans 2016!
InnoTrans 2016 took place this September. We attended to give you the highlights along with companies we feel deserve a mention for all that…
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Premiere in Berlin: The ICE 4 has Arrived
Deutsche Bahn’s ICE 4 long-distance train has been presented to the public, with a new dimension of quality assurance and improved passenger…
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ASC Announces Upgrade to Popular OS Accelerometers
ASC, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of sensors and accelerometers has announced upgrades to their OS Accelerometers (series MEMS C…
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Bombardier Win LNVG Maintenance Contract
Bombardier have announced the confirmation that it has won the LNVG maintenance contract from the German regional rail authority.
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Early Handover of Some Niederrhein Network Lines
In advance of the beginning of the contract, Abellio North Rhine Westphalia began operating lines RB 33 and RB 35 of the Niederrhein Network…
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Keolis Preferred Bidder for Rhine Ruhr Commuter Rail
VRR and NWL have named Keolis as preferred bidder to operate the Rhine Ruhr Commuter Rail services in the metropolitan region.