(IN BRIEF) Siemens Mobility, in partnership with Leonhard Weiss, has secured a significant share of Deutsche Bahn’s (DB) first-ever volume contract for the modernization of Germany’s rail network. Valued at €2.8 billion for the consortium, the contract is part of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged construction, control and safety technology, DB, delivery and acceptance obligations, Deutsche Bahn, digital control, digital signaling technology, efficiency, Germany, Leonhard Weiss, long-term agreement, Marcus Herwarth, Michael Peter, modernization, partnership, platform solutions, rail industry, rail infrastructure, rail network modernization, safety systems, Siemens Mobility, spring 2025, sustainability, Track Infrastructure Construction, volume contract
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Bahn has awarded Vossloh over €100 million in contracts to improve rail maintenance using advanced rail milling and high-speed grinding technologies. The agreements, covering preventive and corrective maintenance, aim to extend the service life of DB’s tracks … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Deutsche Bahn, Heike Junge-Latz, maintenance, Oliver Schuster, partnership, Rail infrastracture, sustainability, Vossloh
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Bahn has agreed to sell its logistics subsidiary, DB Schenker, to Danish company DSV for €14.8 billion. The deal, expected to complete in 2025, will help Deutsche Bahn focus on its core rail business and reduce debt, … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Bahn (DB) celebrated the completion of its ICE 4 fleet with the delivery of the 137th train, named “Spree,” in Berlin. The event was attended by key figures including Richard Lutz, CEO of DB, and Roland Busch, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged "Spree" Train, Deutsche Bahn, ICE 4 Fleet, Manja Schreiner, Michael Peterson, partnership, Richard Lutz, Roland Busch, Siemens, sustainability, Volker Wissing
(IN BRIEF) Berlin celebrates the completion of its new S-Bahn fleet with all 106 trains now in service, offering passengers enhanced comfort and convenience. These state-of-the-art trains feature air conditioning, advanced passenger information systems, and security cameras, providing a significant … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Berlin, Brandenburg, Deutsche Bahn, Elmar Zeiler, Guido Beermann, Jure Mikolčić, Manja Schreiner, partnership, Peter Buchner, Public Transport Service, S-Bahn, Siemens, Siemens Mobility, Stadler, sustainability, train, Ute Bonde
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and UniCredit’s HypoVereinsbank are jointly providing credit lines exceeding €2 billion to support Deutsche Bahn in acquiring 90 new trains for the Munich S-Bahn. The financing is channeled through Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft (BEG) on … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft, Christian Reusch, Deutsche Bahn, EIB, HypoVereinsbank, Jan Kupfer, LHI Leasing GmbH, Munich S-Bahn, Siemens Mobility, special purpose vehicles, SPVs, Stefan Wildgruber, The European Investment Bank, trains, UNICREDIT
(IN BRIEF) Siemens Mobility has secured a €600 million contract to deliver 17 additional ICE 3neo trains to Deutsche Bahn. This brings the total ICE 3neo fleet to 90 trains. The trains, known for their high speed and innovative features, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Industrial, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged DB, Deutsche Bahn, Dr. Michael Peterson, ICE 3neo, Michael Peter, Siemens Mobility, trains, Velaro MS
(IN BRIEF) Arriva Group has successfully sold its businesses in Denmark and Serbia to Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, an international financial investor. This sale is in line with Arriva Group’s strategy to focus on its core markets in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Industrial, Investment, Management, Serbia, United Kingdom
Tagged Arriva Group, bus, Denmark, Deutsche Bahn, divestment, Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, rail, SERBIA, VR Group
(IN KÜRZE) Alstom, ein führender Anbieter intelligenter und nachhaltiger Mobilitätslösungen, hat von der Mitsubishi Corporation den Auftrag erhalten, ein integriertes Eisenbahnsystem für die Erweiterung des North-South Commuter Railway-Projekts (NSCR) auf den Philippinen bereitzustellen. Alstom wird das Konsortium mit Colas Rail … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alstom, Atlas™ 200, Colas Rail, Deutsche Bahn, Eisenbahnsystem, ERTMS, ETCs, European Rail Traffic Management System, European Train Control System, ICE3, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Ling Fang, Luzon, Mitsubishi Corporation, Mobilität, Mobilität Manila, mobility, mobility Manila, nachhaltige Mobilität, Philippinen, PHILIPPINES, rail systems, railway system, Schienensysteme, signalling, Signaltechnik, sustainable mobility
(IN BRIEF) Alstom, a leading provider of smart and sustainable mobility solutions, has been awarded a contract by Mitsubishi Corporation to provide an integrated railway system for the North-South Commuter Railway project (NSCR) extension in the Philippines. Alstom will lead … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alstom, Atlas™ 200, Colas Rail, Deutsche Bahn, ERTMS, ETCs, European Rail Traffic Management System, European Train Control System, ICE3, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Ling Fang, Luzon, Mitsubishi Corporation, mobility, mobility Manila, PHILIPPINES, rail systems, railway system, signalling, sustainable mobility
(PRESS RELEASE) SAINT-OUEN, 25-Jun-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — French multinational company operating worldwide in rail transport markets, Alstom earns full certification¹ of the latest interoperability standard for rail, ETCS² Baseline 3 Release 2. Alstom has also been certified by Belgorail³ to … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Norway, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alstom, AtlasOnboard solutions, Belgorail, certification, data fusion, data fusion algorithms, Deutsche Bahn, ETCs, interoperability standard for rail, locomotive, odometry system, railway certification, Railways, Rob Whyte, satellite navigation, trains
Saint-Ouen, France, 08-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom has been equipping for Deutsche Bahn the complete ICE high speed fleet, intended for the German Unity Transport Project VDE 8, with its Atlas 200 onboard control systems (ETCS/ERTMS[1] level 2 baseline 3). On 10 … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Germany, Industrial, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Alstom, Atlas 200, Deutsche Bahn, high-speed trains
“We have a special obligation,” says Management Board Member Ronald Pofalla DB customers travel 100 million green train-kilometers a year BERLIN, 29-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Bahn has upped its climate protection targets for 2020. “We aim to cut specific CO2 … Read the full press release
Leicestershire, England, 19-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Bahn (DB), in conjunction with Arriva, will launch a new long-distance IC Bus service on 23 June from Germany to Belgium, via the Netherlands. The new route, which will run from Dusseldorf to Antwerp, via Eindhoven, … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Arriva, Belgium, Deutsche Bahn, Germany, long-distance IC Bus service, Netherlands
Construction planning and preparations to begin shortly, tunnelling to begin in spring 2014 Construction time for the 5.9 km tunnel estimated at four-and-a-half years Contract value € 250 million Vienna, 23-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — STRABAG SE, one of Europe’s leading construction groups, … Read the full press release
16-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission is inviting comments from interested parties on commitments offered by the German railway incumbent Deutsche Bahn (DB) regarding its pricing system for traction current in Germany. Traction current is electricity used to power locomotives. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Germany, Government, Law, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Article 102 TFEU, Competition, DB Energie, DB Group, Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Bahn commitments, dominant market position, EC, EU antitrust rules, German railway incumbent Deutsche Bahn, long-distance passenger transport, pricing system for traction current in Germany, rail freight, railway companies, traction current
12-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Arriva UK Trains has been selected as a National Champion and will represent the UK in the prestigious 2013/2014 European Business Awards (EBAs). The business, which is responsible for overseeing Arriva group’s eight UK rail businesses*, beat … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Environment, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged Adrian Tripp, Arriva, Arriva UK Trains, Chiltern Railways, commuters using electric cars, Deutsche Bahn, EBAs, electricity charging points, Europe’s most competitive business awards competition, London Overground network, prestigious 2013/2014 European Business Awards, rail operations, rain water for train toilets, recycling schemes, Ruban d'Honneur, Steve Murphy, Sunderland, switch from car to train, trains
Plzeň, 06-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Representatives of the Škoda Transportation company and the German operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) signed a contract for the delivery of six modern train sets, amounting to 110 million euro. The vehicles will be operating in Bavaria on the … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Czech Republic, Germany, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Bavaria, delivery of six modern train sets, Deutsche Bahn, EUR 110M contract, Ingolstadt, Lubomíra Černá, Munich, Nrnberg - Ingolstadt – Munich, Nurnberg, Plzeň, railway track, rolling stock, Rüdiger Grube, Škoda Transportation, Tomáš Krsek, train sets, trains
Takeover of Veolia Transport Central Europe makes DB Arriva the largest international operator of passenger transport services in Central and Eastern Europe Berlin, 24-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Deutsche Bahn has acquired the Central and East European business operations from Veolia … Read the full press release
Low-cost whisper brakes authorized for use throughout Europe • retrofitting of Deutsche Bahn’s existing rolling stock fleet now underway • Federal government provides funding – transport companies make their contribution Berlin, 24-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Deployment of quieter freight trains starts … Read the full press release
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