DB Regio
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DB Regio AG is as subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG that operates passenger trains on short and medium distances in Germany. Unlike its long-distance counterpart DB Fernverkehr, it does not operate trains on its own account. Traffic is ordered and paid for by the Bundesländer or their Landkreise. Competition for those state-sponsored services is somewhat more fierce than for long-distance services. Consequently, DB Regio has lost a considerable number of routes to its competitors. Some states have awarded long-term contracts to DB Regio (usually 10 to 15 years), which has sparked harsh criticism from anti-trust groups.
In January 2008, it was announced that, subject to regulatory approval, DB Regio would be taking over Laing Rail in the United Kingdom[1]. This would mean that DB Regio would own Chiltern Railways and be joint operators of London Overground (with MTR Corporation) and Wrexham & Shropshire (with Renaissance Trains).
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[edit] Fleet
Rounded numbers, taken from [1]
- 1,300 locomotives
- 5,300 passenger cars
- 3,100 multiple units
[edit] See also
- Berlin S-Bahn
- Dresden S-Bahn
- Hamburg S-Bahn
- Hanover S-Bahn
- Leipzig-Halle S-Bahn
- Magdeburg S-Bahn
- Munich S-Bahn
- Nuremberg S-Bahn
- Rhine-Main S-Bahn (Frankfurt/Mainz/Wiesbaden)
- RheinNeckar S-Bahn (Ludwigshafen / Mannheim / Heidelberg / Karlsruhe)
- Rhein-Ruhr S-Bahn (Ruhr Area / Cologne)
- Rostock S-Bahn
- Stuttgart S-Bahn
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Deutsche Bahn announces acquisition of Laing Rail. Chiltern Railways (2008-01-21). Retrieved on 2008-01-22.