Updates Semi-trailers will be key to driving modal shift Specialist articlesSemi-trailers will be key to driving modal shiftSeptember 2, 2024 – 2:42 pm Share Contact DB Engineering & ConsultingTeam Marketing & CommunicationsDB Engineering & Consulting EUREF-Campus 14 10829 Berlin GermanyE-Mail With semi-trailers accounting for a majority of Europe’s road freight transport, policymakers must provide the right incentives to ensure that they can be used for intermodal applications if long-standing modal shift targets are to be achieved. Read more in Railway Gazette International More newsBack to overview page Riedbahn renewal to kick off the general overhaul of Germany’s rail network02-02-2024The upcoming general overhaul of the Deutsche Bahn (DB) rail network is the largest infrastructure program since the German Rail Reform in 1994. The goals are clear: greater capacity, better punctuality, and high-quality technology that’s ready for the future. All of these aspects are intended to help to advance the decarbonization of transport and climate-friendly mobility in Germany in the decades to come.Germany’s rail infrastructure receives extensive general overhaul01-17-2024Deutsche Bahn has presented ambitious plans to modernize the rail network in Germany in order to significantly improve the quality and punctuality of passenger and freight transport. The focus is on the general overhaul of high-performance corridors, which play a decisive role in promoting environmentally friendly rail transport due to their central location and high usage.Upgrading the Hagen–Siegen–Hanau line for rail freight transport07-28-2021In a competitive tendering process, DB Engineering & Consulting was awarded the contract for a section of the Ruhr–Sieg line in west-central Germany that covers approximately 75 kilometers from Rönkhausen to Haiger.Back to overview page
