Tag: railroad
Accident in Dillingen: Driver flies over the rails | Regional
Dillingen (Saarland) – And suddenly he flew over the tracks… Spectacular traffic accident on Sunday, around 1 p.m., in the Hüttenstadt: For reasons that are still unclear, the driver of…
Board examines cuts in freight transport
Freight station in Halle/Saale Of 144 train formation facilities, only ten could remain after 2024. (Photo: dpa) Hamm On the board of directors of Deutsche Bahn (DB), rail freight boss…
Board examines clearcutting in freight transport
Freight station in Halle/Saale Of 144 train formation facilities, only ten could remain after 2024. (Photo: dpa) Hamm On the board of directors of Deutsche Bahn (DB), rail freight boss…
Deutsche Bahn: works council fights against split plans
Hamm The employees of Deutsche Bahn (DB) are resisting new demands to separate the rail network from the state-owned company’s operations. “If the integrated group were to be split up,”…
Six reasons why Austria is so successful with its night trains
Arrival of the ÖBB Nightjet Currently, 38 ÖBB Nightjets connect many attractive cities in Central Europe overnight. In the center is the Vienna hub. (Photo: imago images / Rüdiger Wölk)…
EVG threatens further warning strikes in the wage conflict
Deutsche Bahn regional train The EVG had already twice called for warning strikes in the collective bargaining dispute. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Commuters and travelers will soon have to adjust to…
India complains about problems with German technology
Bangkok India’s railway network is a dangerous place: in 2021 alone, the emerging country’s authorities counted almost 18,000 train accidents – many of them fatal. For passengers, falling from the…
Night trains for business travellers: Wissing examines potential
Berlin The Federal Ministry of Transport wants to examine the potential of night trains in Germany with a report. The aim is “to make a holistic ecological and societal comparison…
Private railways are entering the market in Central Europe
Traffic junction in front of Prague Especially on the main routes, the Ceske Drahy has private competition. But the competition also improves the service of the Czech State Railways. (Photo:…
The federal government wants to realign the rail network
ICE The federal government wants to bring more traffic onto the rails. (Photo: IMAGO/Arnulf Hettrich) Berlin With an extensive package of measures, the federal government is planning to make the…
Economy is looking for a connection to the railways
Berlin Companies increasingly want to reconnect their production sites to the rail network. This emerges from a response from the federal government to a question from the rail policy spokesman…
Two billion euros more for electricity
Bahn boss Richard Lutz New challenges are coming to the top railroader: Energy prices are rising so much that the state-owned company will probably have to pay twice as much…
Two billion euros more for electricity
Bahn boss Richard Lutz New challenges are coming to the top railroader: Energy prices are rising so much that the state-owned company will probably have to pay twice as much…
DB boss Richard Lutz expects higher profits and more unpunctuality
Richard Lutz The head of Deutsche Bahn is preparing passengers and corporate customers for additional delays because major construction sites will hinder operations. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Bahn boss Richard Lutz…
Bahn subsidiary Schenker brings the group into the profit zone
freight train Only a billion profit from the logistics subsidiary Schenker brings Deutsche Bahn into the black. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt A billion-dollar profit by the rail logistics subsidiary Schenker has…
The Cylindrical Train With The World’s Steepest Railroad
Moving on the steepest railway in the world in Switzerland, the Stoosbahn train carries dozens of passengers every day. The train, which can move successfully even on a steep mountain,…
“Ignatz” causes chaos – long-distance traffic in North Rhine-Westphalia discontinued
Travelers at Cologne Central Station Because of the storm low, Deutsche Bahn temporarily suspended long-distance traffic in North Rhine-Westphalia. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The storm over Germany led to severe restrictions…
“Ignatz” causes chaos – long-distance traffic in North Rhine-Westphalia discontinued
Train cancellation Travelers have to be prepared for rail traffic restrictions on Thursday. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The storm over Germany led to severe restrictions in rail traffic on Thursday. In…
Trailer completely destroyed: truck hit by train | Regional
Neuburg am Inn – Horror accident in Neuburg am Inn, in which luckily nobody was injured. A truck was hit by a passenger train there. The car wanted to leave…
Netherlands: rail traffic in the whole country comes to a standstill – News abroad
Complete rail shutdown in the Netherlands! The train traffic with our neighbors has apparently come to a complete standstill. This is reported by the Dutch media site “NOS”. Accordingly, there…