VDV: Prices for the use of German railway lines threaten to become unaffordable from 2025
The German Federal Constitutional Court (BVG) has banned the federal government from using so-called special funds that had previously served other purposes to cover planned government spending. The resulting funding gap is forcing the government and budget politicians to fundamentally reassess planned expenditure.
Freight traffic again under pressure: the Karlsruhe-Freiburg rail corridor is closed
The rail freight traffic does not come to a rest – until April 24th the administrator of the German public railway infrastructure DB Netz blocks the most important freight transport route in the north-south direction near Mannheim, Karlsruhe and Freiburg.
“Undersupplied power grid”: DB Netz AG stops large-scale German freight traffic
An unprecedented decision was apparently made on March 23, 2022 by DB Netz AG, the manager of the German public railway network. It interrupted rail freight traffic in large parts of Germany for several hours.
FRET SNCF: progress in the fight for survival
On February 24, 2022, the 2021 annual financial statements for the cargo company of the French state railway Fret SNCF are to be presented. The template states: progress is being made, albeit slowly.
German government: new railway commissioner wants to expand infrastructure
The parliamentary state secretary in the German Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport, Michael Theurer, made his first public appearance at an online conference organised by the “Pro-Rail Alliance” with “train influencers”. Theurer came out as a “frequent rail traveller”.
NEE: With “coalition bingo” to more rail freight traffic
In recent months, the network of European railways NEE has sent angry letters of complaint to politicians in order to achieve improvements in rail freight transport. Now there is a new strategy: play!