Invisible milestones under the Baltic Sea

Under the Fehmarn Belt, one of the most important elements in the entire Fehmarn project is almost complete. The tunnel trench – the actual “hole” the tunnel will be sunk into – is basically finished. The mere fact that the excavated material makes Lolland three square kilometers larger is a good indicator of the scale … Read more

On slab tracks under the Fehmarn Belt

The ballast layer of gravel and stone under the railway sleepers will not be seen in the railway pipes in the Fehmarn Tunnel. Femern A/S has ordered 25 kilometers of slab tracks in the tender for the TTC contract for rail through the tunnel. The technique is more precise and requires far less maintenance than … Read more

It could end up with a bill of up to 80 billion Euros (596 billion kroner) to upgrade 9,000 kilometers of German railways. But the money is the least challenge for Deutsche Bahn.

It could end up with a bill of up to 80 billion Euros (596 billion kroner) to upgrade 9,000 kilometers of German railways. But the money is the least challenge for Deutsche Bahn. Archive photo: Deutsche Bahn.

Analysis: Many unknowns in Deutsche Bahn’s billion-euro equation

9,000 kilometers of German railway must be upgraded in seven years. It will be expensive, but the money is the least of the problems. Employees, materials and machines, on the other hand, become a challenge. Bureaucracy and law risk derailing the project.

Mistakes make the Fehmarn project better

“A burnt child smells bad”, reads a cheeky paraphrase of an old Danish proverb. If you have burned yourself once, you are less likely to stick your fingers in the flame in the future. However, if the first person to burn himself can tell his comrades what went wrong and what the consequences were, then … Read more