BAVARIAN Railway Company (BEG), which is responsible for planning and financing regional and S-Bahn rail services in Bavaria, invites bids by October for a concession to operate the Nuremberg diesel rail network from June 2019 to June 2031. BEG will announce the winner in December.

THE status of National Express as preferred bidder for two contracts to operate the Nuremberg S-Bahn network appears to be in doubt after Southern Bavaria's procuremnt office (VBS) ruled on April 27 that the Bavarian Railway Authority (BEG) must exclude the company from the tendering process.

THE Bavarian Railway Authority (BEG) signed a 12-year contract with German Rail (DB) subsidiary DB Regio Allgäu-Schwaben in Kempten on March 17 for the operation of the Allgäu Diesel Network, which covers around 7.8 million train-km per year.

FOLLOWING an international tender, the Bavarian Railway Authority (BEG) has selected National Express Rail, the German subsidiary of British rail and long-distance bus operator National Express, as preferred bidder for two 12-year contracts to operate the Nuremberg S-Bahn network.

THE Bavarian Railway Authority (BEG) has signed a direct award contract with DB Regio subsidiary Südostbayernbahn for the operation of regional services on the so-called Mühldorf Star network, which encompasses non-electrified lines in southeastern Bavaria from December 2015.

THE Bavarian Railway Authority (BEG) has published a prior information notice in the Official Journal of the European Union for a contract to operate regional services on non-electrified lines around Ulm.

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BAVARIAN Railway Authority (BEG) has published a tender notice in the Official Journal of the European Union for a contract to operate the Nuremberg Diesel Network regional concession for 12 years from December 2018.

BAVARIAN Railway Authority (BEG) published a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union on December 30 for the contract to operate the Nuremberg S-Bahn network for 12 years from December 2017.