60,000 customers now benefit daily from more space, greater comfort and more security cameras – new 483/484 series ensures reliable service With immediate effect, DB is completely converting the S8 line to its newest generation of trains. The modern trains with their distinctive flat front are already reliably operating on three of Berlin’s S-Bahn lines. […]
By 2030, half a million freight wagons across Europe will be equipped with digital automatic coupling • Wagons can be retrofitted during ongoing operations • 150 pop-up workshops planned in Europe • First test in practice a success Digital automatic coupling (DAC) is set to simplify rail freight transport in Europe and make it faster. […]
Cooperation with Australian energy group FFI • New technology to replace conventional diesel engines • Further cooperation planned for transport and logistics of green fuels In order to promote climate-neutral mobility, Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the Australian energy company Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) have agreed on a comprehensive cooperation. In a first project, both partners […]
Memorandum of understanding pledging support and cooperation in international freight transport • DB CEO Richard Lutz: “We stand firmly in support of our colleagues and will partner with them on their pathway to a bright future” Deutsche Bahn has pledged long-term assistance and support to Ukrzaliznytsia (UZ), Ukraine’s state-owned rail company. The CEOs of the […]
SBB plans to expand its international services to Germany, probably from 2026. This requires trains that can run on the high-speed Deutsche Bahn (DB) network. Consequently, SBB is purchasing seven additional Giruno trains from Stadler. DB and SBB are further expanding the range of international passenger services between Switzerland and Germany. Prior to the coronavirus […]
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and Siemens Mobility are continuing to drive the climate-friendly transportation transition in rail. The two partners premiered elements of their innovative complete system at the Siemens plant in Krefeld: The newly developed Mireo Plus H, the next-generation hydrogen-powered train, and a newly designed mobile hydrogen storage trailer. The train and its new […]
Test campaign witnessed by Deutsche Bahn and the German Federal Railway Authority passed successfully Hitachi Rail’s technology can now be used help Deutsche Bahn digitise and improve the German rail network Collaborative project was carried out at Hitachi’s laboratory in Munich Deutsche Bahn and the German Federal Railway Authority has witnessed a series of functional […]
Order goes to Siemens The new ICE: The ICE 3neo train presented in Berlin for first time Enhanced comfort for passengers New trains enter service at the end of 2022 Deutsche Bahn (DB) is buying 43 additional trains of the new ICE 3neo type from Siemens for around €1.5 billion euros. DB CEO Richard Lutz […]
Alstom and Deutsche Bahn (DB) in cooperation with Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria will open a new chapter in climate-friendly rail operations on Monday when they put Alstom’s first fully approved battery train to the test with passengers onboard. Starting on 24 January, the Battery Electric Multiple Unit (BEMU) will begin revenue service with passengers in Baden-Württemberg […]
