Deutsche Bahn: “We have to expect a decade of renovations” – tons of of sign containers can’t be digitized | EUROtoday

Despite the billions from the particular infrastructure fund, the poor situation of the rail community will solely enhance slowly, based on DB InfraGo boss Philipp Nagl. “We have to expect a decade of renovations,” he informed the editorial community Germany (RND). However, with a view to the roughly 40 additional common renovations of significantly careworn routes, the next additionally applies: “It gets better with every completed project.” The course of will speed up. The federal authorities’s enhance in funding have to be continued and made extra dynamic.

The railway supervisor is sticking to the much-criticized renovation idea, which envisages complete closures on the tracks which were underfunded for many years. “The compressed renovation of entire corridors is the best instrument for handling the huge construction needs on heavily used routes,” he emphasised. The proven fact that digital components should not being put in in the meanwhile is because of the truth that previous sign containers first have to get replaced. Half of the greater than 4,000 sign containers should not able to digitalization. “They date back to the pre-computer era and still work with cable pulls or electromechanical rollers.”

In addition to the hall renovations, DB InfraGo is planning 28,000 smaller development websites this 12 months, and extra shall be added within the quick time period. Regional and freight transport, in addition to passengers, undergo from the truth that they’re typically knowledgeable far too late. “We have to and want to get better in communication,” admitted Nagl. We have reorganized ourselves for this objective. However, the development websites are indispensable: “This is the only way to get out of the downward trend.”