The government is reportedly walking back promises to fund major projects for national train operator Deutsche Bahn. DB is beset by chronic punctuality problems, decrepit infrastructure and a lack of investment.
On the one hand I can understand that they want to invest more in maintaining/replacing the highway infrastructure since it’s old and thousands of bridges are (past) due for replacement. On the other hand it seems completely idiotic to shift money away from railroad investments, it’s so so clear that the German rail network needs a lot of money to be fixed.
It’ll take decades to sort. In Britain, Ernest Marples was transport minister 1959-64, and drove a massive transfer of resources from rail to motorway infrastructure. Of course, his family business was road construction. Rail in Britain still hasn’t recovered.
On the one hand I can understand that they want to invest more in maintaining/replacing the highway infrastructure since it’s old and thousands of bridges are (past) due for replacement. On the other hand it seems completely idiotic to shift money away from railroad investments, it’s so so clear that the German rail network needs a lot of money to be fixed.
It’ll take decades to sort. In Britain, Ernest Marples was transport minister 1959-64, and drove a massive transfer of resources from rail to motorway infrastructure. Of course, his family business was road construction. Rail in Britain still hasn’t recovered.