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Efficient, reliable – and fragrant: German rail firm announces plans for the future

Deutsche Bahn’s vision includes hi-tech cabins and more efficient engineering work amid growing dissatisfaction with the railway

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Strike-hit German Rail Operator Agrees To 35-hour Week

German rail operator Deutsche Bahn said on Tuesday it had agreed with the GDL union to shorten train drivers' working week, ending a months-long row that caused strikes across the country.

International Business Times

Germany's Railway Operator And Union Reach Deal After Strikes

Germany's main railway operator and GDL union reach a deal after strikes over working hours and pay, with details to be disclosed soon.

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Deutsche Bahn And Train Drivers Reach Deal In Wage Dispute

Germany's Deutsche Bahn rail operator and the GDL train drivers' union have reached a deal in a wage dispute that has caused months of crippling strikes in the country, the union said on Monday.

International Business Times

Deutsche Bahn Projects 2 Billion EUR Loss In 2023

Deutsche Bahn anticipates a 2 billion euro loss in 2023 due to COVID-19 and operational issues. Industry analysts closely monitor its financial health for ...

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Deutsche Bahn files legal action over German rail strike

GDL union has announced its sixth strike in a dispute over wages and hours

The Guardian - UK

Germany Braces For Fresh Rail, Air Travel Strikes

Germany braced for more travel misery after unions on Monday called for renewed walkouts at Lufthansa and rail operator Deutsche Bahn, amid escalating rows over inflation-busting pay rises.

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German Government Sells Deutsche Post Shares to Fund Rail Upgrades

Germany's state-owned development bank has sold shares in Deutsche Post for .3 billion, reducing government stake and financing rail network improvements.

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German Train Drivers Union Ends Strike, Resumes Talks with Railway Operator

Germany's train drivers' union is ending their six-day strike early and returning to negotiations with the national railway operator, Deutsche Bahn. The st...

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Fears Over Economy Grow As German Rail Begins Longest Strike

German train drivers began on Wednesday their longest-ever strike, piling on travel misery for thousands of passengers in an escalating industrial dispute that economic experts warn could cost the economy up to a billion euros ($1.1 billion).

International Business Times

Woman dies after car hits French farmers’ blockade; Germany faces massive rail strike – as it happened

Car went into roadblock, hitting three people; industrial action by train drivers’ union will begin on Wednesday and last until Monday

The Guardian - UK

German Train Drivers To Stage Longest-ever Strike

German train drivers will stage their longest-ever walkout with a six-day strike this week, their union said Monday, escalating a dispute with rail operator Deutsche Bahn over pay and working hours.

International Business Times

A Black Forest fairytale: riding Germany’s ‘hell valley’ railway in winter

The Höllentalbahn is a spectacular line through south-west Germany’s forests and magical towns. Enchanting stop-offs en route include gothic Freiburg and pretty Titisee lake

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Train Strikes, Farmer Blockades Snarl German Transport

Nationwide strikes brought German transport to a standstill Wednesday, with railway workers on a three-day stoppage while farmers on tractors blocked autobahns in a bitter protest over subsidy cuts.

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Polish president says he will work to free conservative politicians as former minister launches hunger strike – as it happened

Andrzej Duda says he will not rest until Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik are freed from prison after their convictions for abuse of power for actions taken in 2007

The Independent UK

3-day union strike brings train traffic to a near standstill across Germany

A union representing many of Germany’s train drivers has started a nearly three-day strike in a rancorous dispute with the country’s state-owned main railway operator over working hours and pay

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Why is Germany’s economy struggling – and can the government fix it?

As railway staff, lorry drivers, farmers and others threaten to strike, we examine the challenges the country faces

The Independent UK

Members of a union representing German train drivers vote for open-ended strikes in bitter dispute

Members of a union representing German train drivers have voted overwhelmingly to stage open-ended strikes in a bitter dispute with the main national railway operator over working hours and pay

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German railway operator Deutsche Bahn launches effort to sell logistics unit Schenker

Germany’s main national railway operator Deutsche Bahn has launched an effort to sell logistics unit DB Schenker as the company seeks to concentrate on its core business at home

Evening Standard

Night train linking Berlin and Paris relaunched after nearly a decade

The Deutsche Bahn and SNCF service will be three times a week to start with

The Guardian - UK

Berlin to Paris night train runs for first time in almost a decade

‘Berlin link’ journey hailed as milestone moment in rise of cleaner alternatives to air travel in Europe

The Independent UK

German rail workers begin 24-hour strike as pay talks stall

A union representing Germany’s train drivers began a 24-hour strike Thursday night, causing widespread rail cancellations and travel disruptions across the country

The Independent UK

Union representing German train drivers calls strike that will hit passenger services

A union representing German train drivers is calling its members to strike for 24 hours this week, following the breakdown of talks with the main national operator in what is shaping up to be an unusually difficult dispute over pay and working hours

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Freezing rain forces Munich Airport to suspend all flights on Tuesday morning

Tuesday's cancellations at Munich Airport came after all flights at Germany's second-biggest airport were grounded this past weekend following heavy snowfall in the city.

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German travel chaos blamed on lack of investment in railways

Travellers advised to cancel journeys as heavy snow brings much of country’s rail network to a halt

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