Germany extends use of long trucks: what are the risks for rail?
The German Ministry of Transport presented a draft regulation to extend the possibility of using Type 1 long trucks, (up to 17.88 metres in total…
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The multiple fights that German rail has to fight
Traffic 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…
Road or rail investments? German rail associations think this debate has gone too far
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…
German wagon keepers: rail modernisation needs to speed up
Modernisation of rail in Germany needs to go faster. That includes the modernisation of infrastructure, investments in the European Train Control System (ETCS) and the…