Tag: Rail vehicles
Deutsche Bahn is pinning all hopes on a new train
ICE 3neo in the long-distance train station at Frankfurt Airport “If the train doesn’t come on time, it’s not because of this train,” promises DB long-distance transport director Michael Peterson.…
India complains about problems with German technology
Bangkok India’s railway network is a dangerous place: in 2021 alone, the emerging country’s authorities counted almost 18,000 train accidents – many of them fatal. For passengers, falling from the…
Siemens receives billion-euro order from India
Siemens locomotive for India The state railway company has ordered 1,200 locomotives from the technology group. (Photo: Siemens) Munich Siemens has received the largest single order for locomotives in the…
He can – and Deutsche Bahn is working on it
ICE 3 neo The new ICE 3 neo express train is a prestige project for Deutsche Bahn and an important building block in the federal government’s plan to double the…
Deutsche Bahn stops long-distance traffic in northern Germany after a defect
Berlin According to Deutsche Bahn, a technical fault in northern Germany is currently leading to a complete standstill in train traffic. All ICE, IC and EC trains in northern Germany…
Deutsche Bahn stops long-distance traffic in northern Germany after a defect
Berlin According to Deutsche Bahn, a technical fault in northern Germany is currently leading to a complete standstill in long-distance traffic. All ICE, IC and EC trains in northern Germany…
Railway unions: “The nine-euro ticket makes you sick”
Full platform in Norddeich The nine-euro ticket pushes the rail system to its limits on some routes. More and more trains are broken. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The two trade unions…
Railway union – 400 overcrowded trains over Whit weekend
Public transport in Munich Nationwide, about 400 trains were overcrowded. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The railway union and the staff representatives of Deutsche Bahn drew a mixed balance after the Pentecost…
Railway union – 400 overcrowded trains over Whit weekend
Public transport in Munich Nationwide, about 400 trains were overcrowded. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The railway union and the staff representatives of Deutsche Bahn drew a mixed balance after the Pentecost…
Railway union – 400 overcrowded trains over Whit weekend
Public transport in Munich Nationwide, about 400 trains were overcrowded. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The railway union and the staff representatives of Deutsche Bahn drew a mixed balance after the Pentecost…
Siemens receives what it says is the largest order in the company’s history
ICE maintenance workshop According to Siemens, this is the largest order in the company’s 175-year history. (Photo: IMAGO/Bonnfilm) Munich The industrial group Siemens has received another billion-euro order from Egypt…
Siemens receives what it says is the largest order in the company’s history
Siemens Siemens has an order value of 8.1 billion euros. (Photo: dpa) Munich The industrial group Siemens has received another billion-euro order from Egypt for high-speed trains, among other things.…
Deutsche Bahn promises bandwidths like at home
The ICE as an office The bandwidth in the long-distance trains of Deutsche Bahn is to be expanded. To do this, the state-owned company wants to modify the windows of…
DB orders more ICE 3 neo from Siemens
“I am particularly pleased that Deutsche Bahn has given us a follow-up order,” said Roland Busch, CEO of Siemens AG. The train was developed in record time. “By the end…
Flixmobility and Stadler: The rail market is booming
Berlin The railway market is booming. Not only the news that Flixmobility wants to invest around one billion euros in new trains caused a stir in the industry this week.…
You can’t do it without your own device
Train from Flixtrain in Berlin Deutsche Bahn’s rival wants to invest a billion euros in new trains. (Photo: imago images/Sabine Gudath) Flixmobility is breaking with its basic business model: the…
How the industry wants to make the railways fit
Berlin, Frankfurt The warning from Ben Möbius is unmistakable: “If we continue at this slow pace, we will miss the climate targets by a huge amount. Faster – that is…