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February 20, 2020 | Fleet

Grand Central leases fleet for Blackpool - London service

BRITISH open-access operator Grand Central has announced it is investing more than £21m to lease 24 coaches and five locomotives to operate services between Blackpool North and London Euston, which are due to launch later this year.

December 4, 2019 | Financial

DB to pursue Arriva sale in 2020

GERMAN Rail (DB) CEO Dr Richard Lutz has stated that he intends to pursue plans to sell the British-based Arriva international passenger transport subsidiary in 2020.

August 7, 2019 | Financial

DB selects Amsterdam for possible Arriva IPO

GERMAN Rail (DB) has reportedly selected the Euronext stock exchange in Amsterdam as a prospective listing venue for its Arriva public transport operations business if the planned sale of the unit, which is due to start this week, does not meet expectations.

June 19, 2019 | Europe

DB ‘Strong Rail’ strategy sets ambitious targets for growth

GERMAN Rail’s (DB) executive board presented a 10-point strategy to double passenger numbers, decarbonise operations and concentrate on its core business to the company’s supervisory board in Potsdam on June 18.

January 14, 2019 | Europe

DB’s troubles continue despite market growth

THE German rail market continued to grow in 2018. Figures for the first half of the year issued by the Federal Statistical Office Destatis showed expansion in the long-distance segment of 3.8% to 71 million passengers and 0.9% in regional and urban rail to 1.3 billion passengers.

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