RUMOURS that DB Cargo is planning to entirely withdraw from providing locomotives for charter trains have been denied by the company.
The company has said that in future it plans to focus on its regular contractual operations, such as the Belmond British Pullman operation, and in doing so will steer away from‘ad hoc’ operations undertaken for other tour promoters, which often involve complex itineraries.
DB added it is committed to provide motive power for around six‘ad hoc’tours for 2024 which have already been agreed and contracted. DB said that such tours require a lot more resource than regular operations.