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Germany’s tram, light rail and metro rolling stock market: orders, options and tenders in 2026 by Rolf Hafke & Axel Reuther

The current overview as of 15 April 2026

As usual, the two authors present this compilation in the first half of the year. It dates back…


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KVB Cologne: ‘Don’t turn the train into a telephone booth’ by Christian Marquordt

Cologne’s public transport operator, KVB, is launching an interesting campaign to encourage passengers to refrain from talking…


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KVB Cologne expands bus fleet with 78 Irizar e-buses by Editorial | UTM

With the largest procurement to date, almost two-thirds of KVB’s buses will run electrically

KVB has ordered 78 e-buses from manufacturer…


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KVB orders 132 high-floor light rail vehicles from Stadler by Editorial | UTM

Innovation for Cologne’s local transport: Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe (KVB) is set to significantly modernise its light rail…


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Kölner Verkehrsbetriebe (KVB) nominated for NRW Mobility Award 2024 by Christian Marquordt

On 15 March 2024, Kölner Verkehrsbetriebe (KVB) opened the first construction phase of its new Porz electric bus depot on Kaiserstrasse…


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Cologne’s KVB opens electric bus depot in Porz by Christian Marquordt

On 15 March 2024, the first construction phase of the new electric bus depot of Cologne’s public transport operator KVB was officially…


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Bus replacement service: Seven months closure of the Mülheimer Brücke in Cologne by Christian Marquordt

Today’s Mülheimer Brücke (bridge) in Cologne was opened in 1951. It is the successor to the first Mülheimer Brücke, opened on…


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KVB Cologne: Farewell to the last B-Wagen of the first series by Christian Marquordt

At the beginning of the 1970s, the state government of North Rhine-Westphalia had grand plans for local public transport by rail in …


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50 Years of Düwag B-Wagen in Bonn by Christian Marquordt

On 29 June 2023 it was fifty years since the first Düwag light rail vehicle of the new “B 100 S” model arrived at the Stadtwerke…


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Staff shortages lead to timetable reductions – Cologne as an example by Christian Marquordt

We all know it and see it every day: our public transport companies are suffering from massive staff shortages. This does not only affect…


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