The BVWP 2030 programme, launched nine years ago by the German government has overwhelmingly underdelivered, according to sector association Die Güterbahnen. “So far, a mere…
On Monday 22 September, German transport minister Patrick Schnieder presented a long-awaited strategy for the country’s troubled rail sector. The strategy touched upon many issues,…
The German rail infrastructure manager DB InfraGO will not keep promises made earlier regarding construction work on mainline tracks. The IM would not conduct any…
The new German government has approved its first budget. For rail freight, the key question on the table were subsidies for track access charges (TAC).…
Richard Lutz, the head of Germany’s national rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB), will soon leave his post. The German transport ministry on 14 August announced…
The renovation of the Berlin-Hamburg main line started at the beginning of August and will keep the section closed for the next nine months, significantly…
Germany is working on a major overhaul of its rail network, the so-called “Generalsanierung”. Its third modernisation project is due to start tomorrow, 1 August,…
The German government decided to reform the pricing system for track access charges (TAC), which are a problem for many rail freight operators. Instead of…
Oana Gherghinescu, the new executive director of the European Union Agency for Railways, has expressed her support for a freeze of TSIs for longer periods…