All Germany articles – Page 53
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NewsFuel cells to power regional trainsets
GERMANY: Alstom Transport hopes to have 40 fuel cell-powered regional trains in commercial service on regional lines in Germany by 2020 under an accord signed at the InnoTrans trade show in Berlin on September 24. Under the letters of intent signed between Alstom, the Länder of Niedersachsen, ...
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NewsMetrans takes delivery of Traxx locomotives
EUROPE: The Metrans rail freight subsidiary of the Hamburger Hafen & Logistik port and logistics group is taking delivery of 20 Bombardier Traxx F140 MS multi-system electric locomotives. These will primarily be used to haul freight from Hamburg and Bremerhaven to the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, and also ...
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NewsInnoTrans: The global gathering
The world's railway industry meets at the InnoTrans rail technology exhibition in Berlin on September 23-26.
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NewsInnoTrans information at your fingertips
INNOTRANS: As the only official international media partner for InnoTrans 2014, Railway Gazette is providing extensive coverage of the event. The September issue of Railway Gazette International contains the show preview as well as our show guide with floor plans for each hall and a full listing of the ...
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NewsWagon leasing company calls for subsidy rethink
EUROPE: State subsidies for the installation of low-noise wagon brakes need to be rethought to increase uptake, according to Mark Stevenson, Chief Executive of wagon leasing company AAE. Replacing cast iron brake blocks with low-noise LL blocks cuts noise by around a half, according to Stevenson, and quieter trains ...
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NewsDB Schenker launches Hamburg – Zhengzhou train
INTERNATIONAL: DB Schenker and the Port Authority of Zhengzhou launched the first freight train from Hamburg to the Chinese city on September 1. This complements a weekly service from Zhengzhou to Hamburg which was launched in August 2013. ‘We are proud that from today, Hamburg is not only a destination ...
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NewsDB Regio signs Dieselnetz Niedersachsen-Südost contract
GERMANY: Following a competitive tender, the Niedersachsen and Braunschweig transport authorities have awarded incumbent DB Regio a contract to operate Dieselnetz Niedersachsen-Südost passenger services for 15 years from December 2014. The contract signed on August 29 covers six routes: Braunschweig – Salzgitter – Lebenstedt (RB 44);Braunschweig – Wolfenbüttel – Schöppenstedt ...
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NewsKirow cranes shipped to China
CHINA: Six Kirow Multi Tasker KRC 2880 construction and accident recovery cranes are being delivered from Germany to China, and a further 20 KRC 1680 cranes are to follow next year. Kuehne & Nagel is responsible for freight forwarding and booking of the initial six cranes, which were transported from ...
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NewsChina to Brazil by train and plane
INTERNATIONAL: DB Schenker combined its rail, lorry and air freight services to deliver a 21 tonne shipment of mobile phone components from China to Brazil for the first time, with a journey time of 24 days compared to between 50 and 55 days by sea. The components travelled 10 124 ...
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NewsMetronom wins Niedersachsen-Ost operating contract
GERMANY: The Braunschweig, Niedersachsen and Hannover transport authorities have jointly selected Metronom for a contract to operate Elektro-Netz Niedersachsen-Ost passenger services for 10 years from December 2015. The ENNO contract covers the operation of 2·1 million train-km/year on the Wolfsburg – Gifhorn – Hannover and Wolfsburg – Braunschweig – Hildesheim ...
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NewsDB Regio awarded Allgäu operating contracts
GERMANY: The Länder of Bayern and Baden-Württemberg have awarded DB Regio two contracts to operate Dieselnetz Allgäu passenger services between December 2017 and December 2029. The services were tendered as two lots, with Lot 1 covering regional express services between München, Augsburg and Nürnberg which are to be operated using ...
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NewsCompete and co-operate, says HKX
GERMANY: Open access company Hamburg-Köln-Express marked the second anniversary of its operations on July 23, saying it has now carried 800 000 passengers on more than 3 000 trains. The second anniversary is ‘is longer than many observers expected’, said CEO Carsten Carstensen. ‘We’re proud of this success.’ However HKX ...
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NewsWearable journey planners
GERMANY: Scheduling and journey planning software supplier HaCon has opened a ‘Mobility Lab’ in Berlin which will focus on research and development projects. It will look at smart and wearable technologies, and ways of linking up data on different modes of transport. ‘In addition to opening new markets, we ...
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NewsSchleswig-Holstein signs Netz Mitte contracts
GERMANY: The Land of Schleswig-Holstein signed operating contracts for Netz Mitte passenger services with DB Regio and Nordbahn on July 16. The two contracts run for 13 years from the December 2014 timetable change. DB Regio has been awarded Contract A, covering regional express services carrying 22 000 passengers/day ...
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NewsNot just the ticket
TICKETS: A second screen showing real-time passenger information and advertisements is incorporated into 70 FareGo Sales ST|40 ticket vending machines which Scheidt & Bachmann has supplied to Bayerische Oberlandbahn. The TVMs also have a touch-screen interface for buying tickets, an ‘eco mode’ to reduce energy consumption and a glass ...
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NewsNEB signs Netz Ostbrandenburg operating contract
GERMANY: The Länder of Brandenburg and Berlin signed contracts for local railway company Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn to operate Netz Ostbrandenburg regional passenger services on July 10. The services on routes north and east of Berlin were tendered as two lots totalling 5 million train-km/year, with NEB named as the winner ...
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NewsCzech-German cross-border reopening
EUROPE: Passenger services returned to the line between Dolní Poustevna in the Czech Republic and Sebnitz in Germany on July 4, almost 70 years after it closed in the aftermath of World War II. The reopened route is used by eight Route U28 return services a day between Rumburk and ...
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NewsBombardier opens Bogie Technical Centre
GERMANY: Bombardier Transportation inaugurated a new Bogie Technical Centre at its Siegen site on July 10. Bringing together the specialist engineers and tools needed for the development, testing and certification of Bombardier’s bogie portfolio, the technical centre is located alongside the company’s bogie headquarters and final assembly, wheelset and repair ...
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NewsDB Schenker Rail launches Köln - Istanbul semi-trailer service
EUROPE: DB Schenker Rail has launched a freight service carrying road semi-trailers between Köln and the Çerkezköy freight terminal near Istanbul. The journey time is five to six days. The semi-trailer service follows the launch of DB Schenker Rail’s Germany – Turkey Bosporus Shuttle container and wagonload service in ...
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NewsStorm damage is worse than thought, warns DB
GERMANY: Initial inspections have found that damage to the rail network in the Rhein-Ruhr region caused by a major storm on June 9 is worse than had been feared, Deutsche Bahn announced on June 11, and it is not clear when it will be possible for services to return to ...