Deutsche Bahn

Deutsche Bahn is a private company with revenues of over €25 billion and 229,000 employees. Specialising in transport & logistics, its group encompasses freight logistics, passenger transport, and infrastructure services. Widely respected for its reliability and safety, Deutsche Bahn AG is Europe’s largest passenger operator carrying some 5.1 million passengers daily (2006) and has a well deserved reputation for providing high quality, integrated transport services.

MTR

MTR operates a world class, high volume commuter railway which achieves punctuality of over 99% using a modern EMU fleet technically similar and of similar age profile to those in the UK. It runs over 3,000 services a day, carrying 2.4 million passengers. It has an award-winning integrated and systematic approach to safety, quality and project management – attributes it is intent on bringing to the UK rail industry.