A year after 2021 summer floods: DB still carries out reconstruction works
Deutsche Bahn still cannot run 15 per cent of its routes in the areas damaged by the massive July 2021 floods. It will take another two years to reopen all the affected routes in their...Read more
The lessons Infrabel learned from the flood: ‘We had never expected the rail embankments to become so unstable’
“The flooding of last year was the worst disaster we ever experienced on the Belgian railways”, said Bart Kamoen, civil engineer at Infrabel. How did Infrabel deal with the aftermath, and what is needed to...Read more
Flood damages in German network persist through 2022
The damaging floods that took place last summer in northern Europe still strongly affect railway networks. In Germany, for instance, parts of the damaged network will become functional again during 2022 or even later.Read more
Floods in Navarre, Spain – rail freight lines closed
Heavy rainfall and floods in the Spanish region of Navarre have caused disruptions to the rail freight network. The rail freight line between Madrid and Irun has been closed since Thursday. It is the second...Read moreDeutsche Bahn raises 4.65 million euros for victims of floods
A fundraising campaign by Deutsche Bahn for those affected by the floods in the summer raised a total of 4.65 million euros. This sum benefits DB employees, who can use it to absorb their personal...Read more