Great job on the island German Railway fishing big fish

The German railway building with a large order from their business in the UK. The subsidiary DB Arriva has won a tender for passenger transport in northern England in the volume of over ten billion euros, said the state-owned company. The "Northern Rail 'contract had a term of nine years with the option of a one-year extension.

To climb, the market share of DB Arriva in the UK market from 14 to 22 percent of what the DB subsidiary doing there one of the largest providers. The largest cities in the region are Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool. Currently, about 90 million a year by train there are counted. The approximately 5,200 employees of the current operator wants to take over DB Arriva.

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In the Northern Rail passenger number is expected to rise sharply. For this purpose in the next few years new diesel and electric trains are purchased, expanded the service at stations and on trains and implemented faster journey times. "We will take over around 5200 employees from the current operators. They will play a key role in the desired improvements in quality play," said Manfred Rudhart, designated head of DB Arriva.

The losing bidders have until 19 December Time to appeal against the decision of the British Ministry of Transport opposition.