Deutsche Bahn Fault Greets Germany's Transport Minister Bilger

Federal Transport Minister Steffen Bilger (CDU) experienced the problems of train travel firsthand at the start of his summer tour on Monday: He had to change carriages on the ICE train from Berlin Central Station to Hamburg on Monday morning. - AFP

Federal Transport Minister Steffen Bilger (CDU) got to know the problems of rail travel at first hand at the start of his summer tour on Monday: on the ICE from Berlin Central Station to Hamburg, Bilger had to change carriages on Monday morning, as the "Rheinische Post" reported. The air conditioning in the train's second-class carriage had failed; the carriage was cleared and then closed off.

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Two Days in Schleswig-Holstein

On the two-day trip, Bilger intends to inform himself about safety on trains and cleanliness at stations in Pinneberg in Schleswig-Holstein and in Kiel.

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Deutsche Bahn Management Under Review

At the weekend, he had announced that he would align the bonus payments of Deutsche Bahn (DB) managers with targets set by the federal government, such as punctuality. What has currently been agreed with the railway is punctuality of 70 percent of trains in long-distance services by 2029, Bilger told "Bild am Sonntag". There will "not be 100 percent in the foreseeable future".

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