Order book on the decline
Revenues that are directly connected with transport contracts or concessions are either independent of (secured revenues, primarily concession fees) or dependent on the number of passengers (unsecured revenues, primarily revenues from fares).
Order book in passenger transport | Jun 30, | Dec 31, 2018 | Change | ||
absolute | % | ||||
DB Regional | 70.9 | 70.9 | – | – | |
secured | 53.5 | 52.7 | +0.8 | +1.5 | |
unsecured | 17.4 | 18.2 | –0.8 | –4.4 | |
DB Arriva | 19.6 | 20.1 | –0.5 | –2.5 | |
secured | 9.4 | 9.5 | –0.1 | –1.1 | |
unsecured | 10.2 | 10.6 | –0.4 | –3.8 | |
Total | 90.5 | 91.0 | –0.5 | –0.5 | |
secured | 62.9 | 62.2 | +0.7 | +1.1 | |
unsecured | 27.6 | 28.8 | –1.2 | –4.2 | |
Overall, the order book declined slightly during the first half of 2019. The additions from won transport contracts of about € 5.9 billion were offset by disposals of about € 6.4 billion, mainly as a result of services rendered.