Environmental

Refitting and new procurement of quiet freight cars 0 Environment and 100% green electricity To the Strong Rail strategy

DB Cargo freight cars equipped with V brake shoes
in operation in Germany
(as of Dec 31)

2020

2019

2018

 

New freight cars

10,097

9,681

8,470

Freight cars refitted with whisper brakes

50,083

47,963

41,939

Quiet freight cars

60,180

57,644

50,409

Since the end of 2020, DB Cargo’s entire active freight car fleet in Germany has been running with quiet brake shoes. New freight cars with quiet composite break shoes will continue to be procured exclusively in future.

In 2017, German legislators passed a law banning the operation of loud freight cars (Rail Noise Protection Act), which has prohibited the operation of noisy freight cars in Germany since the timetable change in December 2020. It also requires all other operators – in addition to DB Cargo – to use quiet freight cars.

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