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January 31, 2022 | News

DB to operate new electric service in Baden-Württemberg

DB’s contract begins in December and it will use refurbished Coradia Continental EMUs on the route from March 2023.

April 2, 2020 | Locomotives

Do hydrogen and battery trains mean the end for diesel traction?

European passenger operators are steadily embracing alternative traction based on batteries or hydrogen as a means of eliminating the use of diesel engines. But are the days of diesel numbered? Or is the technology set to evolve? Kevin Smith investigates.

March 17, 2020 | Fleet

Baden-Württemberg purchases 20 battery-electric trains

STATE-owned leasing company Baden-Württemberg State Rail Vehicle Authority (SFBW) has ordered 20 Mireo Plus B battery-electric multiple units from Siemens, including 30 years maintenance.

January 27, 2020 | Fleet

Bombardier’s delivery schedule for Abellio’s delayed EMUs “unrealistic”

BOMBARDIER has promised to provide the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Transport and Abellio Rail Baden-Württemberg (ABRB) a binding, feasible delivery schedule by the end of January for the 21 delayed Talent 2 EMUs on order, after ABRB said it was not confident the vehicles would be delivered within Bombardier’s previous delivery timetable.

December 7, 2019 | Fleet

Baden-Württemberg plans large EMU order

BADEN-Württemberg has announced a market consultation for the possible purchase of more than 200 electric trains for regional passenger services in the near future.

September 10, 2019 | Infrastructure

Mannheim - Karlsruhe upgrade expanded

PLANS to upgrade the Molzau - Graben-Neudorf - Karlsruhe line in Baden-Württemberg have been extended, with German Rail (DB) now investigating other potential enhancements to the Mannheim - Karlsruhe corridor as part of the project.

August 28, 2019 | Fleet

German EMU fleets authorised for passenger operation

ALSTOM confirmed on August 28 that Germany’s Federal Railway Authority (EBA) has granted authorisations for the commercial operation of two new EMU fleets, which are due to enter service with German regional operators in December.

August 5, 2019 | Fleet

Baden-Württemberg plans to order battery-electric fleet

THE German state of Baden-Württemberg has announced plans to award Siemens a contract for 20 battery-electric commuter trains to operate on Ortenau Network 8

August 1, 2019 | Main line

SBB to continue operating German regional services

SBB Deutschland, the German subsidiary of Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), is set to continue operating regional services in Baden-Württemberg until December 2027 under a new agreement with the state’s Ministry of Transport.

June 3, 2019 | Main line

Baden-Württemberg orders Alstom DMUs for Tübingen - Aulendorf line

FOLLOWING an international tender, Baden-Württemberg’s state-owned rolling stock leasing company SFBW has awarded Alstom a contract to supply 18 DMUs for the Zollernalb Line from Tübingen to Aulendorf.

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