Germany launches colossal network upgrade, 40 routes renovated by 2030
InfrastructureDeutsche Bahn (DB) and the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMDV) are about to launch an enormous infrastructure upgrade programme from 2025 until 2030. Forty critical route sections are to be renovated,...Read more
Middle Rhine alternative railway: ‘they don’t want to build it’
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
Germany pledges multi-billion investments in rail, concerns remain
The German Ministry of Transport (BMDV), led by Volker Wissing, recently approved an injection of around 27 billion euros to dedicate to the country’s rail sector for the period between 2024 and 2027. On the...Read more
Germany proposes Rhine Valley rail alternative, will it follow through?
The German Ministry of Transport (BMDV) presented a study for an alternative route dedicated to freight trains in the Middle Rhine Valley, along the right bank of the Rhine. The project proposes a new route...Read more
The multiple fights that German rail has to fight
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
Deutsche Bahn completes digital freight train test run
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has completed the first practical test of the so-called digital freight train. This test train was equipped with various prototypes of digital automatic couplers (DAC). The trial convoy ran throughout Europe for...Read more
Is Germany’s transport policy taking a wrong turn?
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
Germany wants to give freight trains priority more often
Susanne Henckel, Germany’s secretary of state for digital affairs and transport, believes that freight and passenger transport should be treated equally when there are conflicting timetables on the railways. Currently, regular passenger transport is still...Read more
German government grants 15 million to Helrom for non-cranable trailers
Helrom, a railway undertaking focusing on the transport of semi-trailers, will get 15 million euros from the German federal government for the market launch of their Herlom Trailer Rail technology. The money will be used...Read more