With German Rail’s (DB) disastrous performance in 2015 now behind it and a strong increase in Ebit during the first half of 2016, CEO Dr Rüdiger Grube says he is confident DB will meet its financial targets for the full year. As David Briginshaw reports, DB’s focus is now on improving quality, preparing for partial privatisation of its Arriva and Schenker subsidiaries, and digitisation.