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Euro 2024 diary: the Hardest Geezer and Kevin Grosskreutz’s schnitzel bar

Our reporter samples the sights and sounds of Germany including England’s emotional semi-final win in Dortmund

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2024

The German railway system has become a ‘national embarrassment’ amid Euro 2024—and there seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel

German punctuality is well-known—but its railway service managed by Deutsche Bahn has struggled to follow it, hampering the fan experience at Euros 2024.

Fortune · Jul 3, 2024

Delayed, reprimanded, fleeced: FourFourTwo fall victim to the travel and organisational chaos threatening to derail Euro 2024

Delayed trains, exorbitant prices and confusion around grounds have caused serious headaches in the opening week of Euro 2024

FourFourTwo · Jun 21, 2024

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Experience: I live on trains

I pick my night train and wait for it to swing me across Germany as I sleep

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024

“On The Right Track”: Teenager Lives As 24/7 Train Passenger For Just $10k A Year

"I love the freedom of not having to stick to a strict plan." The post “On The Right Track”: Teenager Lives As 24/7 Train Passenger For Just $10k A Year first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda · May 8, 2024

German Trains Will Get Frosted 'Smooch Cabins' and 'Digital Towels' To Reserve Seats Soon

Deutsche Bahn's idea for frosted glass doors in its new compartments will allow passengers to take calls in private and not worry about people hearing them.

International Business Times UK · Apr 25, 2024

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

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2024

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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 · Mar 26, 2024

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.

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 · Mar 25, 2024

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 ...

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 · Mar 11, 2024

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.

International Business Times · Mar 4, 2024

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.

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...

International Business Times · Jan 24, 2024

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).

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2024

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

International Business Times · Jan 22, 2024

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.

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The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2024

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

International Business Times · Jan 10, 2024

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.

The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2024

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 · Jan 10, 2024

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 Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2024

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 · Dec 19, 2023

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 · Dec 19, 2023

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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