Search Results: 'Deutsche Bahn'

Blasting above the Brandleite
01 July, 2002
When completed in spring 2003 the Rennsteig tunnel, at 7.9km, will be the longest highway tunnel in Germany. The twin tube tunnel is the most expensive element of the new A71/A73 highway, connecting Erfurt with Schweinfurt and included crossing the 112 year old Brandleite railway tunnel with only 6m of cover. G. Denzer of DEGES and R. Maidl, Ingenieurbüro Prof. Dr.-Ing. B. Maidl - Dipl.-Ing. R. Maidl, describe the project

German tunnelling - analysis and outlook
01 July, 2002
For nearly 25 years, STUVA, the German research organisation, has compiled statistics on tunnelling activities in Germany(1). The research programme was triggered by a suggestion from the International Tunnelling Association (ITA). Prof. Dr-Ing. Alfred Haack examines the latest statistics and reviews the outlook for the German tunnelling industry

Better safe than sorry
11 January, 2002
Bavarian passengers wanting a high speed connection north must wait a little longer than expected for the new InterCity Express line from Munich to Nuremberg reports Adrian Greeman.