Hans-Joachim Zierke wrote:

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.

This is valid for the first tendering of a specific line or network, but
unfortunately cannot be redone additionally at the second/third/ ...
tender.

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.

What increased passengers figures significantly within the last 15
years.


Oliver Schnell