Topic: DB Group

DB Cargo on track for layoffs, ‘it has already started,’ say employees

DB Cargo appears to be on track to laying off or reemploying thousands of employees as part of its economic rehabilitation programme. Its mother company, DB, aims to reduce its subsidiary’s workforce by 1,800 employees...Read more

23-10-2023|Comment|author: Nikos Papatolios

DB Cargo continues being the ‘black hole’ of the Group’s finances

The half-year report of the Deutsche Bahn (DB) Group is shadowed by an overall negative performance which mainly highlights DB Cargo’s losses. The Group’s freight division completed the first six months of 2023 with a...Read more

28-07-2023|1 comment|author: Nikos Papatolios

DB Cargo: ‘Single wagon transport continues, jobs are safe’, says Nikutta

DB Cargo is going through some challenging times that have raised concerns regarding its future. Single wagon traffic is deemed unprofitable and could reduce massively, while an avalanche of lost jobs could hit the company’s...Read more

19-07-2023|Comment|author: Nikos Papatolios

Digital automatic coupling (DAC), source: Kai Michael Neuhold via Deutsche Bahn (DB)

‘German government should look into split of DB Group’

The German Monopoly Committee that recommended a division of tDB Group earlier this year has called on the political parties at the formation table to work on increasing competition on the German railways in the...Read more

10-11-2021|Comment|author: Nick Augusteijn