In order to achieve German and European climate protection goals, a sustainable shift to rail transport is needed. After all, electrified rail transport is one of the most climate-friendly forms of mass mobility. A journey on a regional train emits around 75% less greenhouse gas emissions than a journey in a car. What's more, trains are able to transport a much higher number of people than cars and have longer service lives.
DB looks for environmentally sustainable innovations when purchasing new regional trains. In the case of Siemens' Mireo trains, for example, the majority of the trains can be recycled at the end of their service life after a good 30 years. In addition, electric trains feed the energy generated from braking back into the traction current network and use energy-saving, modern power electronics. Older vehicles are also being made fit for climate-friendly use on the rails through the use of energy-saving LEDs and improved thermal insulation.
