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 · Dec 12, 2023
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 · Dec 12, 2023
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 · Dec 8, 2023
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 · Dec 6, 2023
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 · Dec 5, 2023
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 · Dec 4, 2023
Heavy snow paralyses parts of southern Germany In total, 760 flights were affected, a spokesperson told AFP. The Hindu · Dec 2, 2023
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 · Nov 16, 2023
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 Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023
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 Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2023
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 The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023
‘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 · Oct 14, 2023
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 Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2023
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 The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023
Radio France Internationale · Sep 8, 2023 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 · Jul 26, 2023 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 · Jul 7, 2023 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 · Jun 29, 2023 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
The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2023 German rail union threatens open-ended strikes over pay dispute A German rail workers’ union says it will ask its members to vote on all-out strike action after long-running salary talks with the main national railway operator broke down
The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2023 Firefighters rescue passengers from stricken train in latest Deutsche Bahn mishap German national rail service blames malfunctioning and delays on lack of investment and staff shortages
The Independent UK · May 13, 2023 German rail union cancels planned two-day strike after employers meet minimum wage demand A labor union representing more than 200,000 railway workers in Germany says it is cancelling plans for a two-day strike after employers met one of its key demands
Reuters · May 13, 2023 German railway union calls off planned 50-hour strike German railway union EVG called off a planned 50-hour strike due to take place from Sunday to Tuesday, state train operator Deutsche Bahn said on Saturday, after the operator took the matter to court.
Reuters · May 11, 2023 German rail union's planned strike likely to impact freight, rail traffic Germany's railway union EVG on Thursday announced a new 50-hour strike to take place from Sunday to Tuesday as wage talks with state train operator Deutsche Bahn and around 50 other rail companies dragged on without a resolution.
Reuters · Apr 21, 2023 Strikes cripple German rail network, four airports Rail workers went on strike across Germany on Friday, mostly bringing national operator Deutsche Bahn's services to a halt in the morning hours, as protests over pay in Europe's largest economy widened.
The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023 German unions to hit railway, airports with new strikes A German labor union is calling for railway workers to stage an eight-hour strike on Friday to back calls for an inflation-busting pay raise