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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

The Guardian - UK

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.

International Business Times

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

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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

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

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

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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

Evening Standard

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 Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

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.

WEKU

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

The Guardian - UK

Heavy snow paralyses parts of southern Germany

In total, 760 flights were affected, a spokesperson told AFP.

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The Independent UK

German railway runs much-reduced schedule as drivers' union stages a 20-hour strike

Germany’s national railway operator is running a drastically reduced schedule after a union called a 20-hour strike aimed at increasing the pressure in a bitter dispute over pay and working hours

The Independent UK

German union calls on train drivers to strike this week in a rancorous pay dispute

A union representing German train drivers says it is calling its members out on a 20-hour strike later this week as a rancorous round of pay negotiations with the country’s main rail operator gets under way

The Guardian - UK

London bus operator Arriva bought by US private equity firm

Deutsche Bahn offloads company to I Squared in deal worth £1.4bn, three years after putting it up for sale

The Independent UK

Germany's Deutsche Bahn sells European subsidiary Arriva to infrastructure investor I Squared

Germany’s state-owned railway operator, Deutsche Bahn, says it has agreed to sell its European public transport subsidiary, Arriva, to U.S.-based infrastructure investor I Squared Capital

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‘It’s the same daily misery’: Germany’s terrible trains are no joke for a nation built on efficiency

Deutsche Bahn’s once-admired service has descended into chaos. Whether decades of poor investment or the company’s unusual structure is to blame, it’s a huge headache for a coalition trying to meet climate goals

The Guardian - UK

Night train extended to link Brussels and Amsterdam to Prague

European Sleeper to run its Berlin service to Czech capital amid EU revival in long-distance trains

The Independent UK

Rail infrastructure in Hamburg is damaged by fires. Police suspect a political motive

A series of fires has hit railway infrastructure in the German city of Hamburg, causing widespread disruption to train service

Radio France Internationale

Night train linking Paris and Berlin to restart in December

As part Europe’s night train revival, the overnight connection between Paris and Berlin will go back into service in December. This is ahead of a high-speed TGV service that is due to link the two capitals at the end of 2024.

The Independent UK

Mediators put forward a proposal to end a lengthy German railway pay dispute

Mediators have presented their proposal to end a long-running pay dispute between Germany’s main national railway operator and a major union, a two-year settlement that would head off damaging all-out strikes

Birmingham Post

Transport giant Arriva Group wins £80m deal to run trains in the Czech Republic

The new train services are due to start operating in December 2024

The Independent UK

German rail union says it's ready to take long-running pay dispute to arbitration

A German rail workers’ union says it’s prepared to take a long-running pay dispute with the main national railway operator to arbitration, which should head off strikes during the summer vacation period

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