Volker Wissing Praises Carnival Float Depicting His Work on Railways

The former German Transport Minister expressed admiration for a Mainz Rosenmontag float that highlighted his passion for modernizing the national railway system.

• A Rosenmontag carnival float in Mainz featured a Styrofoam figure of Volker Wissing in a railway uniform, symbolizing his efforts to modernize Germany's railways.
• Wissing described the float, titled 'Unternehmen Zukunft,' as a creative and accurate representation of his work as Transport Minister.
• The float depicted Wissing repainting a rusty locomotive with an ICE logo, referencing his railway renovation and modernization initiatives.
• Wissing emphasized his passion for improving the railway system and acknowledged the collaborative efforts of Deutsche Bahn employees during his tenure.
• He criticized his former party, the FDP, for not leveraging public transport initiatives like the Deutschlandticket, which he believes resonate with millions of Germans.

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