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Railroad to climate-neutrality: Next generation rail freight transport

4 August 2021 | By Ben Möbius

Dr. Ben Möbius, Managing Director of the German Railway Industry Association (VDB), writes how three goals – digitisation and automation; accelerated electrification; and ensuring social acceptance – are key if the rail industry is to realise the significant changes needed to truly decarbonise the logistics sector.

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Deutsche Bahn begins rapid hydrogen refuelling system tests

14 July 2021 | By Global Railway Review

Deutsche Bahn's mobile filling station will enable the rapid refuelling of hydrogen trains within 15 minutes, paving the way for climate neutrality.

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118 SFBW Stuttgart regional trains to benefit from ETCS and ATO retrofit

12 July 2021 | By Global Railway Review

Valued at approximately €130 million, the contract will see 118 regional trains retrofitted with ETCS Level 2 and 3, as well as ATO GoA2.

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Siemens Mobility and Paribus sign agreement for Vectron Dual Mode locomotives

30 June 2021 | By Global Railway Review

The framework purchase agreement will see Siemens Mobility supply and provide a full-service contract for up to 30 Vectron Dual Mode locomotives.

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Deutsche Bahn’s MegaHub Lehrte freight station begins operation

29 June 2021 | By Global Railway Review

The MegaHub Lehrte freight station will facilitate the removal of approximately 250,000 truck journeys and 120,000 tonnes of carbon emissions per year.

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DB Regio contracts Alstom to equip 215 S-Bahn trains with ETCS and ATO

29 June 2021 | By Global Railway Review

As part of the landmark rail project Stuttgart 21, Alstom will retrofit DB Regio's BR 423 and BR 430 trains with ETCS Level 2 and 3, as well as ATO GoA2.

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Deutsche Bahn and Deutsche Telekom to improve mobile connectivity

28 June 2021 | By Global Railway Review

By 2026, at the latest, Deutsche Telekom will supply the entire Deutsche Bahn rail network with its mobile network without any interruptions.

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Deutsche Bahn develops resilience strategy for future weather extremes

22 June 2021 | By Global Railway Review

Based on a new study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Deutsche Bahn has developed a resilience strategy to protect its network from the impacts of extreme weather and climate change.

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Deutsche Bahn accelerates climate neutral target

17 June 2021 | By Global Railway Review

DB has committed to becoming climate-neutral 10 years earlier through green electricity, lower carbon emissions through younger fleets and the use of alternative fuels.

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Deutsche Bahn to introduce new waste reduction measures

2 June 2021 | By Global Railway Review

From June 2021, Deutsche Bahn will implement two new measures to improve its system of waste separation and treatment and to ensure resource protection.

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DB Cargo increases efforts to deliver noise emission reductions

29 April 2021 | By Global Railway Review

In order to reduce the impact of rail noise on German residents, DB Cargo has implemented a range of measures, including noise protection walls, to achieve its reduction target.

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Quo vadis mobility?

9 April 2021 | By Ben Möbius

Dr. Ben Möbius, Managing Director of the German Railway Industry Association (VDB), explores four guiding principles which could help to pave the way for a mobility revolution, supported by the German railway industry.

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Deutsche Bahn expands its utilisation of wind power to supply electricity

7 April 2021 | By Global Railway Review

Approximately 190 gigawatt hours of wind power from the Amrumbank-West offshore wind farm in Germany will supply DB's trains in the future.

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New TransFER connection between Italy and Germany launched by ÖBB RCG

26 March 2021 | By Global Railway Review

The ÖBB Rail Cargo Group's new TransFER service will provide a non-stop intermodal rail connection between the rail freight transport centre in Verona, Italy and the rail terminal at Hannover, Germany.

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Germany’s Finnentrop interlocking to be digitalised by Siemens Mobility

11 March 2021 | By Global Railway Review

As part of the country-wide programme to accelerate the implementation of Germany’s digital interlocking projects by 2021, Siemens Mobility will fully digitalise the Finnentrop interlocking in the state of North-Rhine Westphalia.

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