I don’t have live access to current feeds right now. Here’s what I can share based on recent history up to 2023–2024:
- National Express has previously operated rail services in Germany, notably on the Rhine-Ruhr Express and Rhine Munster Express routes, as part of its expansion into Europe’s largest rail market.[2][3][6]
- The involvement has included bids and contract awards in the mid-2010s, with further developments and bids continuing in subsequent years.[4][5][7]
- Over time, National Express’s German operations have been presented as part of a broader strategy to leverage its UK rail franchise experience (notably c2c) in continental markets.[1][3]
If you’d like, I can search for the latest updates and pull specific articles from current sources. I can also summarize a timeline of key milestones if that helps.
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National Express lifted by German rail contracts -
railuk.comUK-based intercity coach operator National Express has started running two services on the Rhine Munster Express (RME) in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
www.railway-technology.comNational Express has for the first time begun operating services in Germany on lines RE7 and RB48 of the Rhine Munster Express (RME).
www.globalrailwayreview.comNational Express has started rail operations in Germany for the first time as the company begins running services on the Rhine Munster Express (RME). National Express became the first British company to competitively enter the German rail market when it ...
masstransit.networkNational Express to operate two German train lines
www.foxnews.comThe first rail services to be operated in another European country by National Express have been launched in Germany. Yesterday's Europe-wide timetable change saw the transfer of operations on two German routes from DB Regio to National Express, which had won the contracts to run the lines in the Köln (Cologne) area in February 2013. The services are RE7 (regional express, Krefeld-Köln-Wuppertal-Hagen-Hamm-Münster-Rheine) and RB48 (stopping service,...
ciltuk.org.ukCORRECTED-UK's National Express considers German rail ruling challenge Financial News
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