For the first time, the German national railway operator has started construction of a network of contact sites and charging substations for the supply of traction current to the battery-operated trains that will serve regional transport. Supports of overhead lines are installed in Kiel and Büchen. This is reported by Railway Supply magazine with reference to tzdjournal.
In a month, Deutsche Bahn will open a new high-speed line Wendlingen-Ulm. Once officially opened, the line will help reduce travel time between Munich and Stuttgart by around 15 minutes. It is reported by Railway Supply magazine with reference to RailTech.
DB Cargo is upgrading over 1,000 freight wagons to help transport coal to German power plants amid the ongoing energy crisis. Some of them were in storage and are now being re-commissioned after being equipped with whisper brakes. It is reported by Railway Supply magazine with reference to the Global Railway Review.
The 3 billion euros allocated by the German federal government and the federal states to introduce the so-called Deutschlandticket, the successor to the hugely popular 9-euro ticket, may not be enough to cover the costs. Railway Supply magazine writes about this with reference to RailTech.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) offers the installation of a digital automatic coupler (DAC) in temporary workshops. With around 500,000 freight wagons due to be equipped with DAC in Europe by 2030, DB is using mobile workshops where freight wagons can be quickly equipped with new technology close to where they are used, such as at industrial customer sites. It is reported by Railway Supply magazine with reference to the Global Railway Review.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) plans to increase the share of recycled rail steel to 45% by 2030, almost double the previous goal. The company's track ballast goal has tripled to around 40 percent, CEO Richard Lutz said Thursday.
The German carrier announced a record-breaking modernization program at the Berlin trade show Innotrans2022. By 2030, DB wants to allocate more than 19 billion euros for rolling stock renewal. This is the largest investment program in the history of a German company. The carrier plans to purchase new wagons, as well as passenger and freight locomotives. In this way, customers will be able to take advantage of the greater capacity and quality of the fleet.
The leaders of Europe's leading railways gathered this week in Berlin for the 70th General Assembly of the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) to evaluate and set priorities for 2023. Leading experts in the industry are calling for European policy to stimulate the transition to the railway. Railway Supply magazine wrote about this citing IRJ.
DB Network and Vossloh have agreed to a significant expansion of the existing railroad preventive maintenance deal, reports Railway Supply citing RailTech.
DB Cargo has announced plans to develop a cost-effective and energy-efficient solution for transporting large volumes of hydrogen throughout Germany, writes Railway Supply magazine, citing Global Railway Review.
DB Regio started to fuel 57 diesel trains in Baden-Württemberg with biodiesel. According to them, biofuels emit about 90% less CO₂ into the atmosphere than diesel fuel. It is reported by Railway Supply with reference to the Railway Gazette.
A large-scale chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives response exercise involving community volunteers to simulate a chemical leak from a freight train near a station took place in Germany.
