Transdev Regio East

Transdev Regio East

Basic information
Company headquarters	Leipzig
Web presence	www.transdev.de
Reference year	2014
owner	100% Transdev GmbH
Managing directors	Henning Weize
Transport network	MDV , VMS , VVO
Employee	300
Lines
Gauge	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
railroad	7th
number of vehicles
Locomotives	4 Siemens ER20
Railcar	5 Regio-Shuttle RS1 5 Bombardier Talent 2 LINT 41 15 Desiro (leased from Alpha Trains )
Length of line network
Railway lines	147 kmdep1
Operating facilities
Depots	Leipzig

The Transdev Regio Ost , or TDRO for short , is a railway company based in Leipzig . It is an indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of Transdev GmbH . Until the change of name in November 2008 it was called Connex Sachsen , then until March 15, 2015 Veolia Verkehr Regio Ost .

Railway operations are carried out under the Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn ( MRB ) brand . This brand is used jointly with Bayerische Oberlandbahn GmbH , a sister company within the Transdev Group .

Transdev GmbH is a member of the tariff association of federal and non-federal railways in Germany (TBNE).

history

Lausitzbahn / Connex Saxony

Line network of Connex Sachsen "Lausitzbahn" (2008)

Logo of the LausitzBahn

In 2001, the parent company , which was then still operating under the name Connex , founded the Lausitzbahn subsidiary , which won the tender for subsidized regional transport on the Zittau – Görlitz – Cottbus and part of the Zittau – Görlitz – Dresden – Leipzig line with the start of operations on December 15, 2002. In July 2005 Connex changed the name of the operating company to Connex Sachsen GmbH based in Görlitz.

From December 2004 to December 2008 Connex Sachsen operated the self-employed Lausitz-Express between Leipzig Hbf and Görlitz .

In the renewed award procedure Connex lost both routes to the East German Railway in December 2008 . The Lausitzbahn brand disappeared completely due to the lost tender.

Veolia Verkehr Regio Ost

Route network of Veolia Verkehr Regio Ost "Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn" (2011)

Logo of Veolia Verkehr Regio Ost

In the course of the new tender for the regional transport network in the Leipzig area, the former Veolia Verkehr was awarded the contract for a number of local transport routes that were previously operated by DB Regio Südost . Initially, when the timetable changed in December 2008, the route from Halle (Saale) to Eilenburg went to Veolia Verkehr, followed by six more routes in December 2009. The order for the routes was awarded for two years. With the opening of the City Tunnel in Leipzig, another tender was issued. In contrast to Deutsche Bahn, Veolia Verkehr guaranteed that a customer service representative would be available on every train.

With the takeover of operations on the Halle – Eilenburg line, the then transport group Veolia Verkehr rearranged its brands in local rail transport in central Germany. The Leipzig – Geithain line, which was previously operated under the HarzElbeExpress (HEX) brand, was integrated into the newly founded Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn . The Connex Sachsen GmbH , then called Veolia Transport Regio Ost GmbH .

Criticism of Veolia Verkehr Regio Ost was caused by the fact that no electric vehicles were used in S-Bahn plans until 2013, although the route network used around Leipzig has been almost completely electrified for decades. The responsible customer ( ZVNL ) did not consider this to be relevant to the tender. Until December 2013, Desiro railcars and Regio-Shuttle RS1 were used on the routes Leipzig – Wurzen, Leipzig – Borna, Halle – Eilenburg and Leipzig – Geithain .

Transdev Regio East

Since March 16, 2015, the parent company has been called Transdev GmbH .

In 2015, Transdev Regio Ost GmbH was awarded the contract for the line from Chemnitz to Leipzig for eight to a maximum of ten years, as the ZVMS announced together with the ZVNL . Diesel locomotives of the type ER20 with block-braked Halberstadt express train wagons, which were previously on the way on the Nord-Ostsee-Bahn, are used on the route.

On February 1, 2016 it was announced that Transdev Regio Ost had won the tender for the RB 110 Leipzig - Döbeln line, which will be served by three-part diesel railcars of the Bombardier TALENT type.

In July 2018, the Central Saxony transport association announced that up to three pairs of trains on the RB45 line from Elsterwerda to Berlin will be extended from 2019. This connection-free train connection from Chemnitz to the capital is to operate as an express line from Elsterwerda. With a journey time of around three hours, it will be just as fast as connections via Leipzig.

On September 16, 2019, the association assembly of the Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe decided that Transdev Regio Ost GmbH had been awarded the contract for the VVO diesel network as part of an emergency award until the end of 2021, after the Saxony urban railway had to cease operations due to bankruptcy . The VVO diesel network includes the lines RB 33, RB 34, RB 71, RB 72 and RE 19. The takeover of the operational railway operations including the rented vehicles and the staff was completed on October 1, 2019. On June 3, 2020, the association assembly of the Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe decided that the services of the VVO diesel network should be provided by DB Regio from December 2021.

Line network

Current lines

As of October 1, 2019, Transdev Regio Ost operates the following lines:

line	KBS	Line length	Train run	Contract term
RE 6	525	81 km	Leipzig Hbf - Bad Lausick - Chemnitz Hbf	Dec. 2015 - Dec. 2023
RE 19	246	49 km	Dresden Hbf - Heidenau - Altenberg (Erzgeb) health resort	October 1, 2019 - Sep. 2021
RB 33	226	27 km	Dresden Hbf - Koenigsbrück	October 1, 2019 - Sep. 2021
RB 34	227	49 km	Dresden central station - Kamenz (Sachs)	October 1, 2019 - Sep. 2021
RB 71	248	42 km	Pirna - Neustadt (Sachs) - Sebnitz (Sachs)	October 1, 2019 - Sep. 2021
RB 72	246	38 km	Heidenau - health resort Altenberg (Erzgeb)	October 1, 2019 - Sep. 2021
RB 110	506	66 km	Leipzig Hbf - Grimma - Döbeln Hbf	Jun. 2016 - Dec. 2025

↑ If the line is not electrified in 2023, the contract will be extended to 2025.

Former lines

line	KBS	Train run	Contract term
RB 65	220	Cottbus - Görlitz - Zittau	Dec 2002 - Dec 2008
RB 118	219	Halle (Saale) - Delitzsch - Eilenburg	Dec 2008 - Dec 2015
RB 118	525	Leipzig - Bad Lausick - Geithain	Dec 2008 - Jun 2016
RE 5	504	Leipzig - Leipzig / Halle Airport	Dec 2009 - Apr 2011
RE 70	527	Leipzig - Borna (near Leipzig) - Geithain	Dec. 2009 - Jun. 2011
S 11	501.11	Leipzig - Wurzen (- Oschatz )	Dec 2009 - Dec 2013
RB 54	251	Leipzig - Delitzsch (- Bitterfeld)	Dec 2009 - Dec 2013
RB 115	215	Leipzig - Eilenburg - Torgau	Dec 2009 - Dec 2013
S 2	527	Leipzig - Borna (b Leipzig)	June 2011 - December 2013

vehicles

On the RE 6 line, Transdev Regio Ost GmbH uses block-braked UIC-Z compartment cars and, as control cars, Halberstadt center-entry cars of the former Deutsche Reichsbahn , which are hauled by Siemens ER20 locomotives. Diesel railcars of the types Bombardier Talent , Regio-Shuttle RS1 and LINT 41 operate on the other lines . Depending on requirements, the railcars are also used in double or triple traction.

Since the rolling stock on the RE 6 was subject to constant criticism, it should be replaced from the first quarter of 2019. Each of the future five sets should consist of two used double-decker coaches and two single-decker passenger coaches and some of them have air conditioning and completely quieter disc brakes. Barrier-free boarding was also provided in the double-decker control cars.

Siemens ER20 223 144 with passenger coaches, which were previously used on the Nord-Ostsee-Bahn , in Leipzig Hbf as RE6 to Chemnitz (January 2016)
RE 6 Leipzig – Chemnitz at the building-related turning stop in Belgershain (April 2016)
Hp Engelsdorf, railcar 643 623, Leipzig – Döbeln
Hp Leipzig-Paunsdorf, Desiro as S-Bahn train Leipzig – Wurzen, October 2013
Regio-Shuttle at Delitzsch (2009)
Regio-Shuttle with advertising for the holiday market at Leipzig Hbf
LINT 41 as MRB113 to Geithain the station Leipzig Hauptbahnhof (Jan 2016)