Deutsche Bahn may have to compete for Hamburg local transport (Zweifel an Bahn-Planen in Hamburg).

(From Financial Times Deutschland)

It is believed by experts that the municipality of Hamburg, Germany, might have to offer its local transport operator Hamburger Hochbahn (HHA) and port terminal operator HHLA for tenders, rather than offering them directly to national rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB). Connex, which belongs to the French group Veolia Environnement, has indicated interest in HHA.

The local government of Hamburg and Deutsche Bahn indicated on Friday that they were holding negotiations regarding an investment by the rail operator in the two local transport companies, which would be accompanied by the transfer of the DB headquarters from …