eisenach
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I couldn't find anything on here about this. Reported on the BBC:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39579538
The link includes a video report.
And from Wikipedia (in German):
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locomore
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siemens_ES64U2
An interesting development in several respects: re-use of upgraded older stock; eco credentials through sourcing renewable electricity; crowd-funding start-up; non ICE stock on high-speed lines, not to mention competition for DB.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39579538
Germany's new train firm on track
12 April 2017 Last updated at 12:15 BST
Germany's state-owned railway group Deutsche Bahn dominates services in the country, but it has a new rival.
Launched in December of last year, Locomore runs services between Berlin and Stuttgart.
Locomore was set up thanks to a 1m euro ($1m; £850,000) crowdfunding campaign.
The link includes a video report.
And from Wikipedia (in German):
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locomore
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siemens_ES64U2
An interesting development in several respects: re-use of upgraded older stock; eco credentials through sourcing renewable electricity; crowd-funding start-up; non ICE stock on high-speed lines, not to mention competition for DB.