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Deutsche Bahn confirms restructuring plans

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September 11, 2024
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Deutsche Bahn (DB) confirms that there is an internal restructuring plan. The plan is supposed to lay the groundwork for the company’s profitability by 2027.…

‘Deutsche Bahn has a restructuring plan for profitability by 2027’

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September 10, 2024
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Deutsche Bahn (DB) reportedly has an internal restructuring plan to become profitable by 2027. The document, which is to be discussed at a railway supervisory…

DB expands AI use for wagon checks in nationwide test

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September 2, 2024
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Deutsche Bahn (DB) is expanding its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to help in checking its rolling stock. The new technology is supposed to significantly…

Final offers for DB Schenker are in, new owner to be chosen soon

Marco Raimondi
August 26, 2024
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Danish shipping giant DSV and a consortium led by private equity fund CVC Capital Partners submitted their final offers to purchase DB Schenker, the logistics…

‘EU to ban Deutsche Bahn’s financial support for DB Cargo’

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August 22, 2024
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The European Commission is set to ban Deutsche Bahn’s (DB) subsidies for its freight subsidiary DB Cargo. The freight operator’s losses are sky-high, and the…

Germany awaits even more TAC increases – to rail’s dismay

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August 21, 2024
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After an already planned rise in track access charges (TAC), much verbal protesting from the sector and a lawsuit against the pricing system, it seems…

DB Cargo to have a new structure from 2025

Marco Raimondi
July 25, 2024
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Deutsche Bahn’s (DB) rail freight arm DB Cargo will have a new look as of 1 January 2025. One business unit will oversee the steel,…

Saudi shipping company Bahri withdraws from DB Schenker race

Marco Raimondi
July 24, 2024
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The Saudi state-owned shipping company Bahri pulled out of the race for Deutsche Bahn’s (DB) logistics arm DB Schenker. The two remaining possible buyers are…

German Hydrogen production plant paves the way for Carbon-neutral trains

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June 20, 2024
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The plant is located in Deutsche Bahn’s Tübingen Innovation Hub.

German network overhaul at full steam; here are the latest updates

Nikos Papatolios
June 18, 2024
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Amidst a wave of railway infrastructure renovations expected to occur in Germany in the coming weeks and months, more information surfaces regarding the closure and substitution of routes. As the German Federal Government underlined during a parliamentary discussion, the Hamburg-Berlin route is set to experience a nine-month closure in two sections between August 2025 and…