At the beginning of September, DB Bahn Sales welcomed the new Director of International Sales & Marketing UK and Ireland. Oliver was previously working for Deutsche Bahn AG in Frankfurt as a project manager within the Railteam Highspeed Alliance. Prior to this position, he led the Pricing and Distribution operations for the setup of the DB-SNCF high-speed service. In the past he has also worked in the e-commerce department for Europe’s largest travel website www.bahn.de

The 10-year anniversary of the recognised high-speed route between Hannover and Berlin was celebrated yesterday with additional ICE services running between the two destinations. “This connection is a track-record for us. The number of passengers on this route has gone up by 40% in the past ten years” states Ingte Leuschel, the commissioner of the corporate group of Deutsche Bahn for Berlin. Between 1997 and 2007, the number of passengers on this new route rose from approximately 19,000 to over 27,000 in a day. According to calculations produced by the Deutsche Bahn environmental centre, the toxic emissions on the Hannover-Berlin route have since then been hugely reduced. This includes around 600,000 tones of CO2 and approximately 2,000 tonnes of nitrogen oxide. Deutsche Bahn is also continuing to develop and implement the latest technology to provide high-speed services across Germany.

Since 1st August 2008, the process of booking and reserving a space on long-distance trains for bicycles has been simplified. Customers can simply book and pay for both their seat and bicycle ticket along with their reservations together online. The price for a bicycle ticket on long-distance journeys is only £4.90 with a BahnCard, and £7.40 without one. The price includes the reservation space for the bicycle.
Deutsche Bahn is currently offering free tickets for the transportation of bicycles on the intercity trains for the following routes:

Nürnberg-Karlsruhe
Düsseldorf-Ostseebad Binz.

This offer is available until 15th November 2008 and also applies to connecting trains on local transport. Most IC trains on these routes have up to 16 bicycle spaces available that can be reserved with a valid ticket in all DB tourist centres and with DB agents. Cyclists can also use the 400 Intercity-, Eurocity-,and City Night Line trains as well as the local transport. For more information, please call our UK Booking Centre.

DB Vertrieb GmbH
Passenger Services
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The Sanctuary
23 Oakhill Grove
Surbiton
Surrey
KT6 6DU

Contact:
Aisha Saharan
Tel: 020/8339-4720
Fax: 020/8339-4770
E-mail: aisha.saharan@bahn.co.uk

Prices and information are correct at time of issue.