the Two companies have won, two lost. The real winner is the passenger. There will be more and longer trains, as well as several new lines. On Friday, the VBB introduced the new network “Elbe-Spree”. From 2022 to 2034, Deutsche Bahn and Odeg share the job, both have won two tickets. The result was already two weeks ago, leaked.
The award in the Europe’s largest tender for a transport network is now legally binding – the two unsuccessful applicants have not complained. The VBB had determined that a company is only allowed a maximum of two Lots to win and that the two main Lots 1 (RE1) and 2 (RE2, RB10, RB14 airport Express) go to two different companies.
For the railway jobs are more important than the reputation of the RE1
The Deutsche Bahn is happy to have Lots 2 and 3 won, said DB-Regio-chief Joachim Trettin. If the train would have won the RE1, would have been 150 jobs lost, said Trettin. “The jobs are more important to us than the reputation of the RE1,” said Trettin. And the award for the Deutsche Bahn: you can be both Lots with existing trains to be coated.
According to data from VBB Boss Susanne Henckel, the offer increases from 2022 to 30 per cent to 28 million train kilometres. The States of Berlin and Brandenburg have to pay several million euros in addition. New technology like battery – or hydrogen-trains will not be regretted, Brandenburg’s infrastructure Minister, Kathrin Schneider (SPD).
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to order, No companies have offered alternative drives – although this was requested in the invitation to tender. On the non-electrified routes, so Diesel will be chugging trains. Completely new is the integration of the airport is designed to BER by a plurality of lines. With the commissioning of the Dresdner Bahn in the year 2025 (or so the Plan) is changed, the line power again.
free Wi-Fi in all trains
In all trains it is in the future, W-Lan. The passengers will benefit before, because the cars to be retrofitted by 2022. New locomotives will only be on the line RE1. Odeg will order for 21 six-car trains of the model “Desiro” from Siemens. Since the trains are no new developments, there should be no problems with the admission, said Odeg-chief Arnulf Schuchmann.
At the Start of the Odeg in the transport network in the year 2012, it had the car been a lot of Trouble, because the new “Kiss”-trains had received no approval, and first of all, age – old cars from other countries temporarily drove with outhouse and Skiabteil instead of a Bike. Now the challenge is, rather, the staff said Schuchmann. Odeg must set 100 new driver, “we need to train, train and more training”.
The RE1 will be in the future, driving in 20-minute intervals, between Frankfurt and Brandenburg (Havel), the Berlin city railway. So far, there is only a half hour. The Desiro trains have 637 places, the invitation to tender had required 600. The number of seats offered increases by 55 percent.
extend the platforms?
And even more is possible: In the next few months, the decision is to be made, whether 30 platforms at 14 stations be extended on RE1. This will cost millions, the idea is part of the infrastructure project, “i2030”. In this case, the Odeg wants to use eight-car trains (two of the four dividers in double traction, with 800 seats). So far, increases to fit a lot of track only a maximum of five cars plus the locomotive, this is the limiting factor. Possible also to buy some eight-car trains, then as an amplifier only at the most important stations for longer trains fit.
These are the Berlin train stations, Erkner, Fürstenwalde, Potsdam and Werder, for example. On the RE1, it was given as the distance to Nauen, the loudest protests of passengers on overcrowded trains. The Desiros will receive a lateral load display on the car, so that the driving recognize guests on the platform, which is the car is full. Inside there will be a Catering and more space for bicycles (excluding folding seats behind it). The VBB has specified new trains on the RE1. The four medium, two-storied, the driven car at the top only have a Deck.
A four-part “Desiro HC” for Baden-Württemberg. The double car floors, the cars at the top of only one storey.Promo: Siemens
Cottbus – Nauen every 15 minutes
Between Cottbus and Nauen of the Deutsche Bahn wants to use the car as a winner of Lots 2 and 3, the 75 double-Decker, which went so far, on the RE1. In addition, the train gets 70 cars from other regions in which it has lost tenders. All WagDigons be modernized in Wittenberge in the DB work, this is a lot of jobs there as well. Between Nauen and Berlin, four lines per hour, every hour, then there are 2000 seats.
To Cottbus is not rolling in the next few years only one train per hour, because more is on the partly single-track line. A half-hour can only take place between Berlin and Lübbenau. With the opening of the Dresden railway in 2025, the connection of the BER changes, especially completely, of the airport Express FEX is then much faster because the route is shorter than via Ostkreuz, Gesundbrunnen. Then the FEX runs every 15 minutes to Südkreuz.
RE7 is only partially reinforced
The line RE7 is compressed between Bad Belzig and Wannsee, all-day to two trains per hour. Between Dessau and Senftenberg, it remains in the hour. The use of modernized Talent 2-cars in the peak hours per trip 420 seats engine. The Wannsee at the end and the beginning of the trains have a short connection via S-Bahn in the direction of Berlin, it is called the VBB. But the railway has to be dough changed. Together with the new line, RB37, the replaced between Beelitz and Berlin today, RB33, between Michendorf and Berlin-Wannsee throughout the day a range of three trains in the hour. New line RB33, Jüterbog and Potsdam connects via Beelitz.
On the route from Berlin to Zossen and Elsterwerda the line RE8 drives in the future, Elsterwerda and Finsterwalde (instead of the RE5). On the RE8, the “KISS”trains of Odeg, the drive is currently on lines RE2 and RE4. Also you will be completely modernized.
The two losing bidders were, according to the daily mirror, Abellio and Transdev. Abellio are a disgrace Anhalt in Saxony, many trips, because drivers are missing.
Odeg departs from 2022 on the line between Magdeburg and Cottbus.Photo: imago/Jürgen Heinrich
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