BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG transport authority (NVBW), together with transport authorities in southern Rhineland-Palatinate, Bergstrasse, and Saarland have selected DB Regio for a contract to operate Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn Lot 1 for 17 years from December 2016.
KB Holding, which has a 29.99% holding in Vossloh, plans to offer between €48 and €49 per share for the remaining 70% of the company.
Czech infrastructure manager, SŽDC, has awarded Kapsch CarrierCom a contract worth €14.7m to install GSM-R on the 185km line linking the West-Bohemian cities of Beroun, Plzeň and Cheb.
RHEINBAHN, the operator of Düsseldorf's light rail network, has awarded Siemens a contract to resignal the 11km Stadbahn tunnel beneath Düsseldorf city centre.
RHINE-Main Transport Authority (RMV) has issued a tender notice for a contract to operate the Südhessen-Untermain network for 15 years from December 2018.
GERMAN logistics company Rhenus Group has concluded an agreement to acquire a 50.1% stake in Swiss open-access railfreight operator Crossrail for an undisclosed sum.
VTG announced on January 6 that it has completed the acquisition of Swiss wagon leasing company Ahaus Alstätter Eisenbahn Holding (AAE) following approval of the transaction by competition authorities in Germany, Austria, Poland, and Russia.
SWISS train equipment automation specialist Selectron Systems has been acquired by Knorr-Bremse for an undisclosed sum, subject to approval by competition authorities.
Low-price long-distance buses are proving stern competition to rail operations across Germany to the extent that Veolia's InterConnex service was withdrawn in December. Christian Schreyer, Veolia Verkehr's CEO, outlined his views on the situation to Kevin Smith.
GERMAN Rail's (DB) next-generation long-distance train the ICx made its first appearance on the German mainline network at the end of December, when the first ICx set was hauled from Bombardier's Henningsdorf plant near Berlin to Siemens' Wildenrath test centre in North Rhine Westphalia.