{"id":120398,"date":"2024-09-04T16:30:24","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T06:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=55810"},"modified":"2024-09-04T16:30:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T06:30:24","slug":"four-german-rail-associations-call-for-removal-of-infrastructure-from-dbs-portfolio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=120398","title":{"rendered":"Four German rail associations call for removal of infrastructure from DB\u2019s portfolio"},"content":{"rendered":"

The German rail associations Die G\u00fcterbahnen, Mofair, VPI and Pro Bahn want to remove infrastructure management from the DB Group’s tasks. The parties are not satisfied with DB InfraGO\u2019s performance and say that the launch of the infrastructure manager eight months ago has not brought any positive results.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>The parties say that \u201cDB InfraGO’s performance has continued to decline due to poorly planned construction sites, underfunding and growing frustration among the unenviable staff.\u201d The four associations call for a \u201cmajor railway reform that, among other things, removes the natural monopoly of infrastructure from the profit-oriented and at the same time faltering DB Group.\u201d<\/p>\n

Matthias Stoffregen, managing director of Mofair, commented: “The traffic light [government] parties started out like a tiger in the coalition agreement but then allowed themselves to be intimidated by the communicative barrage of the integrated DB Group. In the end, they ended up as doormats.\u201d<\/p>\n