Fleet development
In the first half of 2024, we continued to implement comprehensive measures to improve our vehicle fleet:
- These included the redesign of the interior, the installation of passenger information and video recording systems, WiFi and new paintwork. A total of 119 vehicles were converted and modernized, mainly in the S-Bahn (metro) Berlin, Elbe-Spree and S-Bahn (metro) Cologne electric networks and in the diesel networks NeiTech Thuringia, Network 18 Baden-Württemberg and Northeast Bavaria express service.
- We are further focusing on the procurement of new vehicles for awarded transport contracts. A total of 17 new vehicles were delivered in the first half of 2024. Thereof, 16 were deployed through a leasing model. Sixteen vehicles for the Franconia-South Thuringia regional transport network and for the Danube-Isar network are the main focus of the new vehicle deliveries. Furthermore, 24 new multiple-unit trains were ordered in the first half of 2024.