By David Briginshaw, International Railway Journal; May 26, 2020
THE German federal government, German Rail (DB), and a rail union have formed a ‘railway alliance’ to agree a financial rescue package for DB in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
The agreement was announced on May 26 by federal transport minister, Mr Andreas Scheuer, the CEO of DB, Dr Richard Lutz, the provisional chairman of the Railway and Transport Union (EVG), Mr Klaus-Dieter Hommel, and DB Group Works Council member Mr Jens Schwarz.