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Rhine Valley Railway Services to Recommence Earlier Than Planned
The full length of the Rhine Valley Railway line ("Rheintalbahn") will again be in operation as of October 2. Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the con…
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New ScotRail Alliance Trains Begin Testing in Germany
Passengers in Scotland are a step closer to the arrival of new ScotRail Alliance trains, after the next phase of testing began in Germany.
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Siemens to Deliver 57 Mireo Trainsets for Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn Network
The Mireo trainsets will serve the Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn (regional suburban rail network). The trains will be built at the company's factory i…
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Deutsche Bahn Orders 100 Vectron Locomotives from Siemens
The Vectron locomotives will serve on the Rhine-Alpine-Corridor (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and the Netherlands). Delivery of the …
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Locomore Discontinues Train Services Until Further Notice
On August 01 2017, German crowdfunded open access operator Locomore opened insolvency proceedings and cancelled all of its services between.…
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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…