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Since July 2020, a consortium headed by Deutsche Bahn is preparing and testing the use of digital automatic coupling (DAC) on various wagons.
DB subsidiaries recognised as assessment bodies DB Systemtechnik GmbH and Railway Approvals Germany to support approvals for rail vehicles and rail infrastructure.
24 September 2020 became a historic day for the Belgian rail network, when a DB Cargo Belgium Vectron hauled the first commercials train in Belgium.
One of the vehicle types being at present tested at the VUZ test centre Velim are the two TWINDEXX Vario double-deck cars for DB.
On 8 September 2020, DB Cargo signed the framework agreement worth of well over 1 billion EUR with Siemens Mobility for up to 400 Class 248 Vectron Dual Mode locomotives.
Repairs are already being completed on the first four GTW 2/6 DMUs bought by ARRIVA vlaky, which were moved in April 2020 from Germany to the Czech Republic.
On 15 July 2020 DB and Siemens Mobility signed a contract worth around 1 billion EUR for 30 new ICE 3 Velaros based on the operator’s Class 407.
Between 14 and 16 June, international passenger services from the Czech Republic in the directions to Austria and Germany were restored, this including the operation of railjet Praha - Wien - Graz services and “Berliner” Praha - Berlin - Hamburg (- Kiel) services. At the same time, this enabled start of one new direct Graz - Wien - Praha - Berlin railjet service.
On 9 June 2020 Siemens announced that its Class 463 Mireo EMU has received authorisation from the EBA.
Following the start of regular PSO services in February 2020 on the Olomouc hl. n. - Senice na Hané - Drahanovice line, the former DB Regio’s GTW 2/6 DMUs are being tested by ČD on other lines in Olomoucký kraj (the Olomouc district).
In late April 2020 PESA announced that it was awarded an EBA authorisation for its Class 633 LINK DMU for DB produced for the Allgäu region.
On 8 April 2020 at 15.35 h an accident occurred between Allach and Olching (north-west of München) during a test run with the Pendolino ED250-001 and the Class 152 locomotives.
On 13 March 2020 the last Class 714 locomotive for rescue trains of DB Netz Notfalltechnik was delivered.