railways

Federal Financial Aid for Railway Lines in Lower Saxony and Bremen Reaches 470 Million Euros Since 1994 – Electrification Plans and Future Expansion Revealed

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Since 1994, federal financial aid amounting to 339 million euros has flowed to Lower Saxony and 131 million euros to Bremen for the reactivation, new construction and expansion of railway lines in accordance with the GVFG federal program (Municipal Transport Financing Act). This is evident from the Federal Government’s response (20/10554) to a small question … Read more

Definitive Closure of the Valencia-Cuenca-Madrid Railway Line

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Definitive Closure of the Valencia-Cuenca-Madrid Railway Line

The veteran railway line Valencia-Cuenca-Madrid It is now three years since the storm Filomena (which turned the Iberian Peninsula white from January 6 to 11, 2020) silenced his journey from Utiel to Cuenca. He The last Utiel-Cuenca train circulated on January 8, 2021. Was the first blow to this battered railway that suffered the second … Read more

LOK Report – Deutsche Bahn: Emergency plan has started – DB Cargo fears massive effects of the strike

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LOK Report – Deutsche Bahn: Emergency plan has started – DB Cargo fears massive effects of the strike

The emergency timetable for DB passenger transport has started. The GDL strike is causing massive disruption to all long-distance and regional transport. We advise our passengers to postpone their journey until after the strike if possible. The DB has drawn up an emergency timetable for long-distance and regional transport with a greatly reduced number of … Read more

Future of CleverShuttle’s Transport Operations Secured Through Agreement with New Operators

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After several months of discussions and negotiations, the insolvency administrator Sebastian Laboga and his team from PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH managed to achieve a future solution for the transport operations operated under the CleverShuttle brand. Several subsidiaries of the insolvent GHT Mobility GmbH recently offered over 20 on-demand services in more than 45 municipalities in Germany; … Read more

The Climate and Transformation Fund Falls Short in Funding Rail Infrastructure

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As announced today by the BMDV, the Climate and Transformation Fund (KTF) is intended to help close the still open billions of holes in the rail infrastructure. That alone is dishonest compared to genuine funding from the federal budget. In addition, however, the KTF does not even cover all of the funding needs and raises … Read more

Deutsche Bahn Introduces Shuttle Service to Improve Accessibility at Stuttgart Central Station

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Photo Deutsche Bahn. Comfortably and quickly from the station forecourt to the platforms: Together with the city of Stuttgart, Deutsche Bahn (DB) is enabling more accessibility at Stuttgart Central Station and is using a free shuttle service for this purpose. The shuttle vehicle commutes daily between platform 16 and the station forecourt between 6 a.m. … Read more

Restrictions on Train Timetable and Construction Updates for Rot am See Signal Box

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Restrictions on Train Timetable and Construction Updates for Rot am See Signal Box

Photo Georg Hess. For the construction of the new electronic signal box in Rot am See, Westfrankenbahn is dismantling the existing mechanical signal boxes in Rot am See and Blaufelden. Originally, the dismantling should have already taken place. Due to delays in the planning process and a lack of skilled workers at the executing construction … Read more

Ensuring Effective Communication during Critical Events: Insights from Everbridge

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Ensuring Effective Communication during Critical Events: Insights from Everbridge

Foto Everbridge. Critical events can affect any company. Fast and efficient communication is then crucial. Everbridge, specialist in critical event management, shows how this can be done.​ Severe storms, a fire on company premises, successful cyber attacks: there is a high probability that companies will sooner or later be confronted with a critical event. In … Read more

“Giza Governorate Shares Update on Abu Nomros Sliders Bridge Construction for Safer Traffic in Egypt-Assiut”

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I wrote – Maram Muhammad Thursday, May 25, 2023 07:44 PM Giza Governorate posted on its official YouTube page a video of the bridge construction work Abu Nomros sliders The new cars are at the top of the railway lines through Egypt-Assiut. The governorate confirmed that the bridge is one of the urgent demands of … Read more

LOK Report – Frankfurt am Main Higher Regional Court: Damages due to late culpable provision of train paths

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If a rail transport company is unable to meet its punctuality obligation under the transport contract with its client due to culpably late provision of train paths and its remuneration is therefore reduced, it can demand compensation from the rail network operator. If the rail network operator assigns the cause of the delayed provision to … Read more