The study published by the German Ministry of Transport (BMDV) for an alternative route dedicated to freight trains in the Middle Rhine Valley is still turning heads in Germany as well as the rest of...Read more
One of the main rail projects in Germany is the upgrade of the infrastructure connecting Bremen, Hamburg, and Hanover. However, the government and the industry seem to have different opinions on how this initiative should...Read more
INTERVIEWThe recently released federal budget for 2024 has left the German rail freight sector questioning the government’s commitment to green goals and rail growth. At first glance, the additional three billion euros might seem like...Read more
The German Federal Cabinet has approved the draft law allowing truck toll revenue to finance rail projects. These funds are also expected to increase thanks to a higher CO2 fee for trucks and the obligation...Read more
ANALYSISTraffic forecasts claiming that road transport will grow more than rail. Attempts to restructure the state-owned company, but with an unclear vision. A railway network under pressure, and strikes looming around the corner. All these...Read more
The German federal transport minister Volker Wissing sends mixed signals to the industry. On the one hand, he appears to have a new railway renovation concept that will be completed by 2030. On the other...Read more
The German rail industry is quite upset with the recent comments made by representatives of the Federal Government regarding the Deutschlandtakt and its timetable. The German Federal Commissioner for Rail Transport Michael Theurer was quoted...Read more
A political debate in Germany on whether investments should target the construction of freeways or railways has been taking place since 26 January. Parliament party FDP represented by the German federal transport minister Volker Wissing...Read more
At the end of November 2022, three of the main German rail freight associations pledged the government to help putting more parcels on the rail. Kombiverkehr and GLS Germany are collaborating to accommodate this request....Read more
How can an exclusively trucking company turn to rail? What incentives need to be in place to experiment with combined transport? German rail association Allianz pro-Schiene has the answer-and it is simplified access via digitalisation....Read more
Deploying train drivers more flexibly across the many rail freight companies in Germany could make better use of rail capacity, which is currently straining in many places in the country. A project with the Pro-Rail...Read more
Transport association Allianz pro Schiene has taken aim at the German ministry of Transport over what it calls a lack of progress regarding the so-called Deutschlandtakt, a massive multi-year overhaul of the German railway network....Read more
New adjustments to Germany’s federal investment budget seem to put rail infrastructure-related investments on hold. German transport association Allianz pro-Schiene spoke of a “bitter disappointment” that leaves rail “dramatically underfinanced”.Read more
