Stormy times at Deutsche Bahn: The deputy head gives up and even the CEO is under enormous pressure. Stuttgart 21 is just one of many construction sites in the state-owned company.
Deutsche Bahn CEO Rüdiger Grube has to fight in the coming months about his contract extension after the announced withdrawal of his deputy Volker Kefer. Although Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) reaffirmed the “full support” of the federal government as web owners for the initiative announced by pit strategy with additional investments and an expansion of the ICE network.
But he also mentioned the challenges punctuality, free Wi-Fi in the 2nd class of the ICE and the competition with the long-distance buses. A net loss as in 2015 should be also not be repeated.
Grube contract runs until December 2017. The 64-year-old would like to stay beyond the executive chair. This question will be answered if they imagine, and this is “the end of this year and not the middle of this year,” Dobrindt said. “That’s why there is this currently no considerations, neither the one nor the other way.”
Supervisory Board Klaus-Dieter Hommel said via management contracts will one year decided before the end. “This decision represents Mr. Grube not to.” Aspirations to the post and the former chancellery minister and now a DB executive Ronald Pofalla said to have.
For the second time in eight days occurred on Wednesday, the Supervisory Board of the web together, which focused on the loss-making rail freight and the problems in construction project Stuttgart 21. ‘/ p>
Kefers retreat ensures caused a considerable stir
had for uneasiness at the top of the group that also the controversial project Stuttgart 21 competent Board Volker Kefer announced surprisingly on Tuesday night, not wanting to extend his current contract until the end of 2017. He was responding to allegations from the Supervisory Board, he had the guards informed too late about rising costs for the project, which includes the construction of a low station in Stuttgart with a connected tunnel section.
“We want no more surprises in the cost and the schedule will experience “Hommel said after the meeting of the supervisory body. Clarity to give an opinion until September that the Supervisory Board had given in March in order. It should also clarify whether the existing financial framework of 6.5 billion euros is sufficient. The financial buffer of EUR 500 million is almost depleted. Kefer made clear two weeks ago that could delay 2021 scheduled opening of the station.
The Supervisory Board confirmed in principle the restructuring plan of the Management Board for the rail freight company DB Cargo. It envisages to close about 200 of the 1 500 freight stations. “Since what are who have seen no more freight cars for years,” said Central Works chief Jörg Hensel. The headquarters of DB Cargo in Mainz subsists in the number of jobs it will but there does not remain the same
The Board had agreed with employee representatives on this compromise. A number of the job cuts will not be called. Previously, the plans of the management had provided an elimination of 2,100 jobs in the division. “About the details of negotiations will continue,” Hommel announced.
The margins for Stuttgart 21
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How was the risk assessed so far?
the Stuttgart 21 competent DB executive Volker Kefer had admitted in summer 2013, with 80 per cent probability will the project in 2022 finished, with 40 percent until 2023. Against this background, it seems unrealistic, that putting is to keep 2022nd Officially the train stops at the completion date for the Stuttgart rail node 2021. firmly, even at the pressure must be maintained on Companies involved. Teams like Baden-Württemberg Transport Minister Winfried Hermann (Green) hold 2025 feasible.
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What is the possible delay?
the progress is always braked by new editions about the fire or species protection. Another reason is sluggish building permits – it is unclear whether the Federal Railway Authority is responsible with possibly incomplete documentation as supervisor with insufficient personnel or the web. Delays hit so far to book, as the railway company is required to maintain longer than expected. And the proceeds from the operation of the station moving ever further into the distance.
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How exactly does financial planning, is seen as?
the buffer in 2013 adopted by the railway supervisory budgetary envelope of 6.526 billion euros is almost exhausted, according to a new forecast of the company. If all risks newly identified one councils, only 15 million euros remained for further uncertainties in the coming years. This results in a so-called countermeasures demand of 524 million euros, which can be found in internal documents for the next Supervisory Board meeting this Wednesday (June 15) in Berlin. There, the DB executive will need to be in for strong criticism reportedly. Vice-chief warden Alexander Kirchner told the German Press Agency, he would demand clarification from management.
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How could recoup this sum again the web
There are initial considerations – such as the shift operation at construction sites expand, to build a new road bridge at the station, to facilitate the construction, and to optimize the construction process further.
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which new risks calculates the path a?
There are three major items. Additional costs of EUR 144 million could result from a change in tunnel construction to prevent damage caused by the swelling mineral anhydrite. 147 million euros are due to risks that occur more than 50 percent probability, for example, the species and noise protection. The largest block is 290 million euros, which are probably caused by a slower progress due to sluggish or newly applied for building permits. So delays came about because the track laid in the underground station, the emergency stairs at the ends of the platforms and will have to interpret the fire for much stronger fire.
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is the green-black coalition in Stuttgart 21 agree?
In the coalition negotiations the issue was highly controversial. The CDU wanted the railway concession signal; the Greens wanted definitely the previous strict refusal to participate in additional costs not soften. According to the coalition agreement, the country will consist of possible new financing talks on “that over and above the contract cost shares amounting to 930.6 million euros out of the country pages no payments are due.” At the meeting of the steering committee on June 30, the web has to explain the situation to the project partners of the country, national airport, city and region Stuttgart. . This vehemently demanding more transparency a
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the works are as far advanced ?
The S-21 tunnel system of almost 60 kilometers in length is created to a quarter. The foundation stone of the bottom plate of the deep station is targeted for September at the latest 2016th From web-view event is the biggest milestone before commissioning the new station – when ever may be this
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Is an exit yet possible action against Stuttgart 21 said: yes. A modernized railhead is traffic-technically and financially far more favorable than the previous passage solution appraise the critics at the expense of 9.8 billion euros. And what to do with the pit? The can serve as a station for long-distance buses to view the S-21 opponents.
The coalition parties of Union and SPD insisting meanwhile on an involvement of the Bundestag before decisions on the controversial partial privatization of foreign subsidiaries of the web. Against a decision of the Supervisory Board, should the budgetary and Transport Committee “to deal comprehensively with the plans of the DB Management Board,” it says in a letter to the competent Group Vice Arnold Vaatz (CDU), Sören Bartol (SPD), Ralph Brinkhaus (CDU) and Carsten Schneider (SPD). The letter is the German press agency before.
Bahn CEO Grube wants minority interests of logistics subsidiary global Schenker and daughter Arriva sell the bundles to carry persons abroad , For the state-owned company wants to autumn to present a precise concept as a basis for decisions.
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