Participating in the talks at the government building were the state secretary for the economy at the Croatian Economy Ministry, Vladimir Vrankovic, Croatian Railways CEO Tomislav Mlinaric, and German Railways CEO Hartmund Mehdorn.
Germany has plenty of experience in the restructuring, organisation and privatisation of railways, a process for which Croatia has to choose a model that is compatible to European standards, Vrankovic told reporters after the talks.
He said German Railways expressed willingness to cooperate, but added the German model was not the only one.
The talks also addressed technical aspects of cooperation, including the use of tilting trains.
Asked about a recently cracked axle of a German Railways tilting train, Mlinaric said it was probably the result of dynamics problems which might occur due to wear and tear. He recalled the train in question had crossed nearly 500,000 km.
Croatian Railways representatives said German Railways CEO Mehdorn pledged to send a written report after axles on all 192 German Railways trains of the VT 162 series, the same as the tilting trains used in Croatia, were examined.
Mlinaric added the ultrasound inspection of Croatian Railways tilting trains' axles would start on Friday.