The government, German Rail (DB), and the Railway and Transport Union (EVG) have formed a ‘railway alliance’ to agree a financial rescue package for DB in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The objective is to cope with the economic and social consequences of the crisis for DB, so that DB’s Strong Rail strategy and associated expansion and modernisation programme, as well as recruitment and training, can continue.
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