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DB's Class 249 will start regular operation
DB's Class 249 will start regular operation

On 15 March 2024, at marshalling yard in Halle (Saale) a new generation of locomotives has been unveiled that will make DB Cargo's fleet more efficient and powerful in the future: the Vectron Dual Mode light.

DB Cargo TRAXXes with GUARDIA ETCS OBU
DB Cargo TRAXXes with GUARDIA ETCS OBU

Recently, for the first time, the on-board ETCS was retrofitted to the TRAXX locomotives already in service without the involvement of the manufacturer of these locomotives.

DB Cargo equips 100 wagons with automatic load weight monitoring from PJM
DB Cargo equips 100 wagons with automatic load weight monitoring from PJM

DB Cargo optimises the loading process of bulk cargo and equips 100 Class Eaos wagons with PJM's automatic load weight monitoring system.

CZ LOKO
EffiShunter 1000s for DB Cargo Italia
EffiShunter 1000s for DB Cargo Italia

On 29 May 2023, CZ LOKO announced that the next company to choose EffiShunter 1000 locomotives was DB Cargo Italia.

Class 249 Vectron At Velim
Class 249 Vectron At Velim

On 17 April 2023, a Vectron DM light arrived at the VUZ Velim test centre.

InnoTrans 2022 (37)
InnoTrans 2022 (37)

The m2 project was officially presented in September 2020 and has been moving forward since then, so wouldn’t there be a covid break, it would probably have already had more public presentations.

First HDB 800 Locomotives Under Assembly
First HDB 800 Locomotives Under Assembly

Recently, Deutsche Bahn has awarded further contracts in connection with the trend towards multi-source locomotives.

More Vectrons In The CARGOUNIT Fleet
More Vectrons In The CARGOUNIT Fleet

During December 2022 CARGOUNIT took over two more Vectrons.

Transkontinentale Bahnverbindung 2.0 On The Silk Road
Transkontinentale Bahnverbindung 2.0 On The Silk Road

The train, forwarded by CR Express, departed from Xi'an on 26 October 2022, and was bound for Duisburg.

InnoTrans 2022 (8)
InnoTrans 2022 (8)

The (almost) entire world of transport technology and mobility met at InnoTrans between 20 and 23 September 2022.

DM 20 Locomotives For DB Cargo
DM 20 Locomotives For DB Cargo

On 18 January 2022 it was also announced that DB Cargo and Vossloh Locomotives signed at the end of 2021 an order for 50 Type DM 20-BDD hybrid locomotives.

More Vectron DM Locomotives For DB Cargo
More Vectron DM Locomotives For DB Cargo

On 18 January 2022, DB Cargo and DB Bahnbaugruppe ordered a total of 50 Vectron Dual Mode locomotives from Siemens Mobility.

Test Vectron For DB Systemtechnik
Test Vectron For DB Systemtechnik

On 4 August 2021, Siemens Mobility has delivered a Vectron AC locomotive, 193 969, from its München-Allach works to DB Systemtechnik.

DE12 And DE18 Locomotives With DB Cargo
  • updated 12th Feb 2021 13:27
  • Freight
DE12 And DE18 Locomotives With DB Cargo

Since December 2020, DB Cargo has rented six Type DE 12 and seven type Type DE 18 diesel-electric locomotives.

Test Of Digital Automatic Couplings
Test Of Digital Automatic Couplings

Since July 2020, a consortium headed by Deutsche Bahn is preparing and testing the use of digital automatic coupling (DAC) on various wagons.