Master plan for goods transport: Railway associations criticise 'readjustment'
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Published on 02 November 2010
Railway industry sustained its position during the crisis and hopes for the upturn / Railway engineering investments from Germany are missing
The German railway industry has achieved a new peak value owing to an increase in turnover of 12.2 per cent to 5.5 billion Euros in the first half of 2010 whereas the orders ... more
Published on 02 November 2010
„No Alternative to Investment in ERTMS for the European Rail Network“
VDB, the Association of German Rail Industry, forcefully reject the assertion by the Netzbeirat, an advisory board for infrastructure of DB Netz AG, that investment in signalling ... more
Published on 25 October 2010
ERTMS Investments needed to make rail freight competitive
UNIFE, the European Rail Industry, released today the first edition of its “ERTMS Freight Corridors Tracker”, highlighting the progress made to build a fully-interoperable and ... more
Published on 15 September 2010
Strengthening of the international rail traffic: Railway industry welcomes recent commitment of Federal Government
The Federal Ministry of Transport, led by the Minister of Transport Peter Ramsauer, signed a letter of intent together with representatives of the EU and Switzerland for the ... more
Published on 18 June 2010
Railways are increasing their environmental advantage
During the presentation of their recently updated environmental database, the three large associations of the railway sector have pointed out that the railways have maintained and ... more
Published on 21 April 2010
Railway industry reports record turnover of EUR 10 billion in 2009, but sharp decline in orders received
With a turnover of EUR 10.4 billion in 2009, Germany’s railway industry exceeded the ten billion euro mark for the first time, representing a 5.1 percent increase on the previous ... more
Published on 13 April 2010
Railway industry: VDB introduces unified compliance standard
The German Railway Industry Association (VDB) is the first industrial association that has developed a comprehensive guideline for the topic of 'Compliance'. The term 'Compliance' ... more
Published on 15 March 2010
Railway industry rejects Ramsauer's accusations
The German Railway Industry Association (VDB) points out that the interaction between technology and maintenance is a decisive factor for a functioning railway engineering. By ... more
Published on 11 February 2010
Tax equity for the transport sector – even without any costs
The German Railway Industry Association (VDB) is dumbfounded by the behaviour of leading politicians from CDU and FDP who refuse categorically to reduce the value-added tax for ... more
Published on 18 January 2010