DB in the crisis: tender chaos endangers local transport!

DB in the crisis: tender chaos endangers local transport!

The persistent difficulties in the area of ​​local public transport (public transport) have recently come into focus. A central problem is the unclear situation around the future number of long-distance transport travel centers at DB Fernverkehr AG. This has been waiting for a clear answer for over a year. In the meantime, Deutsche Bahn has lost several significant tenders in local transport, including in the Rhineland and Baden-Württemberg area. In both cases, Transdev Vertrieb GmbH was awarded the contract. It should be noted that this was done without operational participation and collective agreement, which affects both the quality of the jobs and the advisory services for passengers.

The award competition is strongly shaped by price pressure. As a result, increasingly external sales outlets that are operated as agencies move into the spotlight. As EVG , the ZFGE has contacted all SPNV tasks nationwide together with mobifair and the policy department of the EVG, to note these developments and to advocate fairer tender conditions.

tenders and their effects

In the past nine months, there have been nine judgments in Germany in Germany. These judgments affect the regulations of Regulation 1370/2017 (PSO-VO) and the BVERGG 2018, which depend on the type of public transport services. In the street area, the provisions of the BVERGG 2018 apply primarily to service orders, while the PSO-VO is relevant for service concessions. In the rail area, on the other hand, the provisions of the PSO-VO are primarily.

The awarding of the surcharge and the type of award can have significant consequences for the quality of the services offered. In the tenders, the costs are often used as the main criterion, which means that the quality of the working conditions suffers and the advisory services for passengers decrease. This is also confirmed by the decreasing availability of DB machines in the area, which is increasingly considered a problem, especially in regions in which own DB machines have been lost.

internal problems and positive approaches

Within the companies, there are also numerous problems that urgently need to be addressed. For example, works councils in Leipzig carried out a questionnaire for psychological stress at the workplace. This shows that the well -being of employees in the industry cannot be neglected in the current situation.

A positive aspect is the advance of EVG and KBR to extend the availability of driving benefits on ticket machines. This could be a welcome relief for passengers and make a contribution to improving the range of uses.