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An interview with traffic expert, Jonas Eliasson is presented. When asked about public transportation and traffic jams with development of cities, he refers to narrowing of roads and increase in railroad traffic. He expresses his views on traffic planning and high traffic volume. He comments on sustainable transport solutions.

The annual conference is the most important event of the German Mechanical Engineering Society (DMG) in the course of a year. The theme of this yearly conference was "Mobility and Logistics 2030 - How do we make use of the system advantages of rail". In the lecture event, various experts from the rail transport sector dealt with the conference topic from the point of view of transport policy, science, industry and the railways DB and SBB. A subsequent panel discussion deepened the topic. In addition, the Beuth Innovation Prize was awarded to the young traffic engineer Fabian Wirth for his work with the topic "The future of rail freight transport in Germany". On the occasion of the official reception the first evening, Dipl.-Ing. Peter Lankes was awarded the Beuth Medal of Honour far his great achievements of the further development of high-speed rail transport in Germany. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers transportation news briefs. Denmark is banning railroad transport affecting flow of road traffic and ferry in Scandinavia. Ferry companies and port companies in northern Germany are expecting rising demand in shipping of goods. Rail authority TBST of Denmark decide whether the baggage car ban will be extended.

The article offers information on the traffic management of Hamburg, Germany including railroad travel and new design of railcars.

The article informs about a reactivation program planned by two traffic associations including Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen (VDV) and Allianz pro Schiene with the German government for reactivation of two railway lines n Berlin, Germany.

The article presents views of Julia Eßer, head of railway association Eisenbahnerin im Betriebsdienst (Eib), on promoting shunting locomotives. Topics discussed include goods traffic management in Germany, number of women working in technical sector, recruitment of women in operational staff, and ratio of working men and women.