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41-517: Originally a product from the firm of ADtranz , the RS1 is now being built and sold by Stadler Rail AG , since Bombardier Transportation had to sell the site at Berlin -Wilhelmsruh in 2001 for antitrust reasons when they took over ADtranz. The RS1 is a 1,435 mm ( 4 ft  8 + 1 ⁄ 2  in ) standard gauge railbus built to UIC standards, which therefore can withstand longitudinal forces of 1,500 kN (340,000 lb f ); it

82-408: A contract to operate local trains for 10 years from 12 December 2010. On 1 January 2015 two regions, Southwest and Rhine-Neckar, were merged to form the new DB Regio Southwest region. Another restructuring took place on 1 January 2017, during which DB Regio Südwest and DB Regio Hessen were merged to form DB Regio Mitte. In the late summer of 2016, the company announced that it would take part in

123-525: A flat-rate ticket was introduced for the first time with the Schöne-Wochenende-Ticket. This is a permanent special offer and entitles up to five people to travel on all DB Regio local trains throughout Germany on Saturdays or Sundays. Travel in local public transport in almost all transport associations is also included. Package offers in the individual regions are referred to as country tickets. The country tickets allow journeys throughout

164-595: A mainly nationwide operational company is responsible for all regional transport activities ( rail and bus) of the DB Group in Germany . This includes traffic in neighboring countries. DB Regio serves 310 lines with 22,800 trains and 295,000 stops every day, serving about ten million customers. DB Regio AG emerged during the second stage of the rail reform on 1 January 1999, from the local transport division of Deutsche Bahn AG. Original plans were for them to be listed on

205-416: A merger of their rail industry-related activities into a single autonomous 50:50 joint venture; the combined group would be the largest rail-technology company in the world. In Germany the combined company, along with Siemens would have a duopoly or near-duopoly in the market areas of electric locomotives, mainline and regional electric and diesel multiple units, trams and metros, and catenary systems. In

246-508: A previous agreement made on the formation of the joint venture whereby DaimlerChrysler was required to purchase ABB's stake. Adtranz finally achieved profitability in 2000, as DaimlerChrysler prepared to sell off Adtranz. The Greenbrier Companies acquired the freight wagon manufacturing business in January 2000. The overhead electrification systems installations business was sold to Balfour Beatty in late 2000 for €153 million. No buyer

287-808: A set of new product brands for modular product platforms, with designs that can be adapted for the specific requirements of different customers: the Innovia guided transport vehicle, the Incentro low floor tram, the Itino diesel multiple unit, the Crusaris medium-high speed train (based on the GMB Class 71 flytoget trains), and the Octeon electric locomotive. A new diesel locomotive design with engine and electrical traction system provided by General Electric

328-510: A standard form of car body; after 18 months manufacturing costs had been reduced by 30%, revenues and orders also rose from 1996 to 1997. However the company continued to lose money, $ 111 million in 1997. Polish manufacturer Pafawag was acquired in 1997 and the facility modernised, controlling interests in MÁV Dunakeszi , Hungary and Schindler Waggon Switzerland were also acquired by the end of 1997. In March 1998 Adtranz presented

369-533: A traffic volume of 8.4 billion passenger kilometers, DB Regio Bus is one of the largest providers of German bus transport. Nationwide, around 13,400 buses are used. As of 2014, the market share in the regular bus market in Germany is about 9 percent. In addition to the standardized local transport tariffs of the respective transport authorities, who are responsible for ordering the individual transports, DB Regio also offers comprehensive flat-rate tickets. In 1995 such

410-606: Is available with centre buffer couplings or the usual European Buffers and chain couplers . 65% of the vehicle floor is low-level and designed for a platform height of 55 cm (22 in). On the Schönbuchbahn a special variant designed for 76 cm (30 in) platforms is in use. The railbus has a high-level floor over the two four-wheeled bogies at each end. Two independent diesel-mechanical drive units, e.g. from MAN , run either on diesel fuel or Biodiesel from rape seed oil , each drive both axles on one of

451-592: The Bundesländer or their Landkreise . Some states have awarded long-term contracts to DB Regio (usually 10 to 15 years). The headquarters of DB Regio in Frankfurt is responsible for the business development and focuses on the framework and service functions for the regional units in the conclusion of transport contracts and tenders. In addition, it supports the regions in the areas of price and revenue management , marketing and traffic planning . In addition,

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492-545: The S-Bahn Berlin , Hamburg , Munich , Rhein-Main and Stuttgart are coordinated and controlled by the headquarters. The rail division is divided into seven regions. In addition, there are five urban commuter trains ( S-Bahn ), which are run directly from the headquarters, as well as the independent regio networks ( RegioNetz ). The bus division includes 23 bus companies, which in turn own majority interests in other bus companies. With about 725 million passengers and

533-684: The SüdostBayernBahn and was deployed in 2008 on the Traun-Alz-Bahn between Traunstein and Traunreut . In 2011 České Dráhy classified new type of regional train as Class 840 (two magnetic track brakes for steep-grade service; gearing for 100 km/h) for routes in Liberecký kraj and little different Class 841 (one magnetic track brake; maximum speed 120 km/h) for routes in Kraj Vysočina . From 2011 to 2012

574-509: The Deutsche Bahn began to place Class 650 railbuses into service and currently runs 74 units (as at: June 2005). They are numbered 650 001–027, 650 100–122, 650 201–203 and 650 301–321. 650 100–119 and 650 201–203 were funded by Baden-Württemberg . 650 001–027 and 650 100–122 are identical, 650 201–203 and 650 301–321 are cyclist shuttles, but otherwise constructionally identical with

615-582: The EU, outside Germany, the merger would have meant no significant market share increase, including Scandinavia, where ABB had a dominant market share. The proposed merger was approved by government regulators on 18 October 1995, on the condition that both companies divest themselves of any shares in Kiepe , a traction components company. The merger came into force on 1 January 1996. The company's manufacturing facilities and product lines were rationalised, including

656-468: The Regio-Shuttle may be used for one-man operations on full gauge railways without any restrictions. Its relatively small capacity (maximum under 170 passengers) is balanced by the fact that the vehicle can be driven in multiples of up to seven units. A rake of five RS1's can thus handle a maximum of just under 850 passengers, albeit somewhat uneconomical compared with a locomotive-hauled train due to

697-637: The Regio-Shuttles. The vehicles are operated from Tübingen and Ulm by DB subsidiaries DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee (RAB). Since May 2000 all the vehicles have been in daily service. Since 2007, numbers 650 322–327, funded by DB Regio Bayern , have also been in operation. In addition, the WestFrankenBahn has taken over a railbus from the Kahlgrundbahn , number 650 997. This railbus has since been transferred to

738-402: The board was Klaus Daubertshäuser. The company's articles of association had already been adopted on 24 November 1998. In the years 2001 to 2002 a changed management structure was implemented in the company. The previously centrally controlled company was replaced by nine independent national companies, to which the regional train and bus companies were subordinated. The aim of the restructuring

779-579: The brand and slogan were deleted in 2008 and 2007 respectively. DB Regio DB Regio AG is a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn which operates regional and commuter train services in Germany . It is a 100% subsidiary of the Deutsche Bahn Group and therefore part of the DB Regio business segment, which also includes DB Regionnetz Verkehrs GmbH and other independent subsidiaries headquartered in Frankfurt am Main . The company as

820-445: The company was renamed Deutsche Bahn Erste Philippe Dressel mbH, the object of which was the "administration of its own assets and any activities that are conducive to the aforementioned purpose". The spin-off of DB Regio Aktiengesellschaft was completed when it was entered in the commercial register on 1 June 1999. The company's purpose was: "Providing, marketing and coordinating transport services for rail and road public transport and

861-467: The diagonal pillar concept allowed mass reduction, improved passenger views and flexibility of seating layout, whilst maintaining adequate body strength and stiffness. ABB applied for a patent on the design. The Bombardier Itino uses a similar angled window pillar design. A similar window pillar design had been used on the Schienenzeppelin railcar in 1929. From an operational point of view

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902-582: The end of 2010, the DB Stadtverkehr subsidiary founded for this purpose was responsible for operating bus and city traffic. In February 2010 it was announced that the two S-Bahn companies, S-Bahn Berlin GmbH and S-Bahn Hamburg GmbH, were to be subordinated to DB Regio in March of that year. On 1 January 2011 DB Stadtverkehr was dissolved and Regio Bus was created. ÖstgötaTrafiken has given DB Regio Sverige

943-506: The end of 2021. In December 2022, České Dráhy announced the purchase of 11 railcars from Swiss company Helvetic Rolling Stock GmbH, bringing the total number of railcars in their fleet to 67. Adtranz Adtranz was a multi-national rail transportation equipment manufacturer with facilities concentrated in Europe and the US. The company, legally known as ABB Daimler-Benz Transportation ,

984-439: The final sale price for Adtranz just $ 516 million. The brand Adtranz was created by Landor Associates as part of the corporate identity of A BB D aimler Ben z Tran sportation . It is an acronym derived from selected letters of the complete name of the first company using it: A BB D aimler-Benz Trans portation, with a z in place of an s at the end for the name to imply a complete product platform from A to Z. It

1025-553: The fuel consumption of its ten diesel motors. In 2006 a Regio-Shuttle was converted by Voith . Amongst other things it was to have stricter exhaust emission and the top speed was to be raised to 140 km/h (87 mph). A production series was to follow, however it looks as if the production of the Regio-Shuttle ceased in 2006. In 2007 and 2008 further orders followed from the ODEG , the HzL and Rhenus Veniro . Including machines on order,

1066-738: The large market share of Bombardier and Adtranz in the country. The deal would make Stadler a viable independent company providing competition to Bombardier. The takeover came into legal effect on 1 May 2001 with a final price of $ 725 million and ADtranz was folded into the Bombardier Transportation division. Within months of the sale, Bombardier said that it was misled about the financial situation of Adtranz. Bombardier sued DaimlerChrysler for providing misleading financial information. The companies settled in September 2004 with DaimlerChrysler agreeing to refund $ 209 million, making

1107-403: The largest rail equipment manufacturer in the world at the time, and was ultimately acquired by Alstom in 2021. Adtranz manufactured locomotives, high-speed, regional, metro and underground passenger trains, trams and people movers as well as freight wagons. Non rolling stock businesses included railway electrification and signalling infrastructure. On 8 May 1995, ABB and Daimler-Benz proposed

1148-541: The region at a flat rate. These tickets are available in single and multi-person versions. The first national ticket was introduced in Bavaria in 1997. Over ten million country tickets are sold every year. In 2009 the Quer-durchs-Land-Ticket was introduced. It closes the gap between the beautiful weekend ticket, valid nationwide, but only on weekends, and the country tickets, which are also valid during

1189-449: The related services; Operation, maintenance, procurement and manufacture of vehicles of all types, in particular locomotives, railcars, railroad cars and buses and coaches; Managing businesses of related companies for their account as well as providing consulting services for third parties. "The company's share capital initially amounted to DM 800 million, which was divided into 80 million shares from various shareholders. The first chairman of

1230-473: The stock exchange by 2003. An IPO has not yet been implemented. The articles of association for DB Regio GmbH were concluded on 12 February 1998, and the company was entered in the commercial register on 6 April 1998. Its sole purpose was the "preparation of the outsourcing of the local passenger transport division of Deutsche Bahn Aktiengesellschaft to a newly founded stock corporation in legal, economic and organizational terms". By resolution of 27 April 1999

1271-458: The tender, around 180 employees from DB Regio NRW should switch to the subsidiary that is not bound by the collective agreement of the group and receive around a fifth less wages there, according to a press report. After protests, the company was merged again with DB Regio NRW in 2011. A sector collective agreement agreed in February 2011 is to apply to future DB Regio subsidiaries. From 2004 to

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1312-471: The total number of manufactured Regio-Shuttles comes to 365 units. At the end of June 2008 the Deutsche Bahn AG agreed a contract with Stadler for the delivery of up to 60 Regio-Shuttles. These were to be called off if DB Regio were successful in winning tenders and needed Regio-Shuttles for the services envisaged. The following railway companies have Regio-Shuttle RS1's in their fleet: In 1999

1353-513: The two bogies. The RS1's appearance is striking because its window design looks like a timber-framed bridge support (or Warren truss ), the angled bodyshell pillars being visible at the windows. This construction was originally proposed to ABB (later ADtranz ) by Design Triangle during a research study into weight reduction for high speed trains . The study, reported in a paper to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 1996, showed that

1394-756: The upcoming award procedures with smaller, more flexible units. Then the regional traffic Start Germany was founded, which participates with its regional subsidiaries in the respective tenders. The DB Regio subsidiary had its first successes in the Lower Elbe network in 2017. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, capacity utilization fell to around 70 percent of the previous level in 2020, according to Berthold Huber, Deutsche Bahn board member responsible for passenger transport. Unlike its long-distance counterpart DB Fernverkehr , DB Regio does not operate trains on its own account. Services are ordered and paid for by

1435-472: Was 92 percent, in the remaining public transport it was seven. In 2007, DB Regio achieved 70% of its turnover from payments made by the federal states for the provision of local public transport, 29% from ticket sales and 1% from other income. More recent figures are not published. In 2008, the company founded DB Regio Rheinland GmbH for the first time for the Rhein-Sieg-Express. After winning

1476-422: Was capitalised by the companies with a capital D as ADtranz , following the standard English text formatting and capitalisation rules it is spelled with a small d as Adtranz . Above the text ADtranz , the company logo included a green dot, symbolising a signal set on green, as well as the environmental friendliness of railways. The company also registered the slogan ADtranz – we speak railways . Rights on

1517-403: Was created in 1996 as a joint venture between ABB and Daimler-Benz to combine their rail equipment manufacturing operations. In 1999, DaimlerChrysler (successor to Daimler-Benz) bought ABB's shares and changed the company's official name to DaimlerChrysler Rail Systems . The company was acquired by Bombardier in 2001, which merged it into its Bombardier Transportation division, which became

1558-463: Was delivered 16 units of 840 (840 001-016) to Liberecký kraj. In 2011, 841 001 was delivered to Kraj Vysočina, and a further 16 units (841 002-017) were delivered from 2012 to 2013. In December 2020 České Dráhy purchased an additional 22 units from SWEG Hohenzollerische Landesbahn, increasing the total number of Stadlers' diesel railcars from 33 to 55. As of June 2021, 17 out of 22 units were delivered. The remaining 5 railcars were to have been delivered by

1599-692: Was found for the railway signalling division. The remaining assets of Adtranz were sold to Bombardier , in a $ 711 million deal announced in August 2000, a price considered to be low by industry analysts. The sale was cleared by the European Union in April 2001 on the condition that Bombardier would license or sell the Adtranz regional train and tram products to Stadler Rail in the German market, due to

1640-551: Was introduced, named " Blue Tiger ". Adtranz intended to consolidate its product range around these families once on-going deliveries are finished. Adtranz continued to make an operating loss in 1998, attributed to earlier contracts with underestimated costs, as well as technical problems with products. The same year brought an order for 400 locomotives for Deutsche Bahn , as well as the acquisition of Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works . ABB sold its 50% stake in Adtranz to DaimlerChrysler in January 1999 for $ 472 million, taking up

1681-485: Was to improve profitability. 400 of the 700 jobs in the DB regional headquarters and around 2500 jobs in the entire company were saved. The regional rail and road traffic was transferred from January 2002 to nine regional lines (North, Northeast, Lower Saxony / Bremen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Southwest, Southeast, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg). The market share of DB Regio in local rail passenger transport (SPNV) in Germany

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