Four ways to speed up trains on the New Silk Road
The rail freight traffic between China and Europe is growing year by year. The logistics companies compete for every customer and every container. Therefore, they are constantly improving their service. What measures are they doing...Read more
“No cosmetic, but real reform of Deutsche Bahn”
Deutsche Bahn must be transformed into a state-owned GmbH, so that the German government is able to sufficiently influence corporate governance. Only then will the transformation of the state-owned rail company be success. That says...Read moreGerman parliament approves 11 billion-euro fund Deutsche Bahn
The traffic committee of the German Bundestag has agreed with the 86.2 billion euro-investment in the national rail network over the next ten years. 62 billion euros will be provided by the government. The remainder,...Read more
German state support DB is ‘unfair competition’
Private railway undertakings have lodged a complaint against the German state. They disagree with the eleven billion euros fund to Deutsche Bahn that the government wants to invest until 2030 to raise up the ailing...Read more
Sigrid Nikutta appointed to recover DB Cargo
Sigrid Nikutta has been appointed head the operative division of DB Cargo by Deutsche Bahn’s supervisory board. On Thursday 7 November, the Aufsichtsrat, the supervisory board of Deutsche Bahn, discussed the future of the ailing...Read more
‘Articulated wagons offer more benefits to operators’
Russian rolling stock manufacturer United Wagon Company (UWC) is developing a new series of wagons. The company has already certified two types of articulated open wagons and tank wagons for LPG transportation. Three other types...Read moreGerman minister sends warning to DB’s chief
The German traffic minister, Andreas Scheuer, has given a strong warning to the chief executive of Deutsche Bahn. A sound plan must be presented within three week’s time, explaining how to put things right at...Read moreDB Cargo could face massive job cuts
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is considering cutting off the DB Cargo freight division. A new saving round at the loss-making division could lead to the loss of 3000 jobs until 2030, reports Reuters news agency. The management...Read more
Deutsche Bahn signs contract for renewable energy supply
Deutsche Bahn has signed a contract with energy companies Innogy and RWE Supply & Trading for the purchase of electricity from the offshore wind farm Nordsee Ost. This is 25 megawatt power, which corresponds to 4...Read moreDB Cargo suffers losses for 5 years
DB Cargo has suffered a loss of 1.18 billion euros in the last five years. This is apparent from an analysis of the books of the rail company carried out by sister publication Nieuwsblad Transport,...Read more
DB Schenker will not be sold
Deutsche Bahn wants to focus on its core business in the coming years. This means, among other things, that the market share of DB Cargo must increase considerably. CEO Richard Lutz also announced that DB...Read more
GEFCO develops rail automotive logistics in Morocco
French logistics company GEFCO, a subsidiary of Russian Railways, is developing a new rail automotive logistics service in Morocco. The freight forwarder will organise a supply chain to transport cars by rail from a new...Read more
Deutsche Bahn to increase job offers for train drivers in Spain
Spanish rail freight company Transfesa is set to increase its job offers for train drivers in Spain after receiving over 6 thousand candidates to cover 30 positions in Germany. The recruitment drive was launched by Deutsche...Read more‘Deutsche Bahn must let go of DB Schenker’
Deutsche Bahn must let go of its logistics subsidiary DB Schenker and strictly separate managing the German railway network from its own rail operations, such as freight transport. This is what the Bundesrechnungshof, the ‘General Court...Read moreRailway services Germany disrupted due to strikes
German railway workers staged a four-hour strike this morning from 5-9 am. Local, regional and long-distance train traffic has been affected, for passengers and freight transport. At 9 am trains started moving again, but long-distance...Read more
Deutsche Bahn and China Railways strengthen railway cooperation
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and China Railways (CR) will strengthen their cooperation in several areas. The companies will extend their exchange of knowledge to new, innovative technologies for railways. The CEO of DB Richard Lutz and the...Read more