Thread: Complete (almost) Shutdown of Berlin Train System - could it happen here...??
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Old December 29th 11, 08:43 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london,misc.transport.rail.europe
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Default Complete (almost) Shutdown of Berlin Train System - could it?happen here...??

Neil Williams schrieb:


Please name a single tender in Germany (of many dozen) with that
effect.

I don't know specifics -

Most of the results get published, 2/3 of the former subsidy is a common
result.


but in principle a profit layer is added,

??? The profit margin of DB in subsidized traffic is somewhere in the
15 - 20% range. The profit margin of competitors is considerably lower.
(As soon as the services get tendered, DB offers with a lower margin,
too.)

staff are cut or service is cut.

The lower subsidies have been used for a /considerable/ addition of
train kilometers in Germany.


Hans-Joachim



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