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

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

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

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

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

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”

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

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

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

Finnish railway announced the termination of contracts with Russia

Finnish railway announced the termination of contracts with Russia

Photo: VR Group VR Group closes all its business in Russia – – By the end of this summer, traffic will be reduced by about a third of the initial level, noted in the VR Group. Finland’s state-owned railway company VR Group is terminating contracts with Russia for freight transportation. It is reported on her … Read more

Alstom transfers V300 Zefiro activities to Hitachi Rail

Alstom transfers V300 Zefiro activities to Hitachi Rail

– gives Short railway of 01 December 2021 Alstom press release Alstom announced today that it has agreed to transfer Bombardier Transportation’s activities relating to the V300 ZEFIRO ultra-high-speed train to Hitachi Rail. The transaction is part of the commitments made by Alstom with the European Commission in the context of the acquisition of Bombardier … Read more

LOK Report – Berlin: Farewell to the A3L71 series

LOK Report – Berlin: Farewell to the A3L71 series

Photos BVG / Chriistopher Land. A long chapter in vehicle history will soon come to an end at the Berlin subway. When the last cars have reached the prescribed mileage of 960,000 kilometers again, the A3L71 series will retire from active service after around 50 years. The “hardest working” cars will then have completed a … Read more