“News” that Régiolis cross border trains cannot operate in Germany is actually nothing new
The latest setback in the entry into service of the new Régiolis fleet for France-Germany cross border services: now there is a problem with the emergency brakes, Le Republicain Lorrain reported yesterday. While the trains are OK to operate in France, but they do not respect the standards on the German side of the border. N-TV and SR then jumped on this in German.
The problem is not actually with the brakes. It is with the reporting. This is not news!
The issue has been known at least since 17th October 2024. Yes, more than a year ago.
In this PDF from the Baden-Württemberg Transport Ministry (that I was pointed towards this on Bluesky), replying to a parliamentary question, the problem is already outlined:
Es wurde jedoch eine Nichtkonformität des Bremssystems für das deutsche Eisenbahnnetz festgestellt, die eine Zulassung des Zuges nicht zuließ. Angesichts der erforderlichen Untersuchungsfristen, die zu einer vollständigen Zulassung des Zuges erst 2025 führen würden, wurde der Zulassungsantrag in zwei Teile aufgeteilt. Für Frankreich erhielt der Zug im Oktober 2024 seine Zulassung. Für Deutschland steht die Zulassung noch aus und wird bis zum Sommer 2025 angestrebt.
My translation:
However, a non-conformity of the braking system for the German railway network was identified, which prevented the train from being approved. In view of the necessary investigation periods, which would not lead to full approval of the train until 2025, the application for approval was split into two parts. The train received its approval for France in October 2024. Approval for Germany is still pending and is expected by summer 2025.
So the issue is not that there is a problem. The issue is why it has not been fixed, given it has been known for at least 13 months. And summer 2025 is now behind us.
This is the latest stage in this sorry story of the Régiolis trains for cross border services, one I dug into a lot last year. Here is my initial investigation, and the follow up. Even if we could work out how serious this brake problem is, how strong is the incentive to really fix it? We still do not know how these trains are to be operated, cross border, because the tender for the operation of the services has still not been awarded, and will not start until December 2027. A technical reason – those pesky German brake standards – to mask what is a very political problem suits everyone rather well.
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