Two S-Bahn tenders lower the bar for DB Regio’s rivals

The design of the new Munich S-Bahn trains. BEG will provide 90 of them to whichever operator wins the 2034–2041 contract, DB Regio or not. Photo: Siemens Mobility.

Bavaria and the Stuttgart region are tendering two S-Bahn networks that DB Regio runs today, and neither asks the winning operator to own its trains. That takes fleet ownership out of a challenger’s bid.