Tag: railway traffic
Deutsche Bahn is pinning all hopes on a new train
ICE 3neo in the long-distance train station at Frankfurt Airport “If the train doesn’t come on time, it’s not because of this train,” promises DB long-distance transport director Michael Peterson.…
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,”…
Lindner saves on the railway network
Berlin Deutsche Bahn AG will receive far less money than planned from the federal government to modernize the rail network. As the Handelsblatt learned from government circles, the federal company…
Monopolies Commission calls for the group to be broken up
ICE The Monopolies Commission had previously recommended dividing the railways into an infrastructure and a transport division. (Photo: IMAGO/Michael Gstettenbauer) Berlin The Monopolies Commission, a body that advises the federal…
The woman who is supposed to turn the train inside out
Berlin. She is pursuing a “mission impossible,” say some. Others speak of a “wind of change” that Susanne Henckel brings to the complicated relationship between Deutsche Bahn AG and the…
GDL presents demands for collective bargaining
GDL boss Claus Weselsky The trade unionist is known for not shying away from any conflict with the management of Deutsche Bahn. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The collective bargaining dispute between…
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)…
More than 260 dead in India train crash
Train crash in India It is one of the worst train accidents in India in recent decades. (Photo: dpa) New Delhi After one of the worst train accidents in India,…
At least 230 dead in India train crash
Train crash in India It is one of the worst train accidents in India in recent decades. (Photo: dpa) New Delhi At least 238 people died in one of the…
DB and EVG want to negotiate a solution
Deutsche Bahn The EVG announced a few days ago that it would not call for walkouts next weekend. (Photo: dpa) Berlin After the impending warning strike on the railways, the…
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…
New warning strikes are threatening the railways
Deutsche Bahn regional train Berlin In the collective bargaining dispute at Deutsche Bahn, the group reacted with incomprehension to the rejection of its latest offer by the railway and transport…
Government sees total demand for rail at almost 90 billion euros
Deutsche Bahn trains and rails In order to make the rail network in Germany fit again and thus make the railways more attractive and reliable, the Federal Government believes that…
Volkswagen manager Nicole Mommsen is changing at the head of DB communications
Nicole Mommsen The expert in corporate communications studied regional studies, political science, law and journalism. (Photo: Volkswagen AG) Dusseldorf A high-profile automobile manager is taking over the communications of Deutsche…
Bahn promises more modern stations and wants to create thousands of new jobs
Deutsche Bahn Deutsche Bahn wants to modernize numerous stations. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Deutsche Bahn wants to face the group’s serious crisis with an increase in staff, more money for the…
Deutsche Bahn is planning thousands of new jobs and more modern stations
Deutsche Bahn Deutsche Bahn wants to modernize numerous stations. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Deutsche Bahn wants to face the group’s serious crisis with an increase in staff, more money for the…
The federal government and the railways are expecting disaster from Brussels
Freight wagons from DB Cargo Deutsche Bahn rejects accusations from Brussels that it received subsidies that distorted competition. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin The federal government fears trouble from Brussels. According to…
Rail freight companies rebel against Transport Minister Wissing
Freight train near Stuttgart Transport Minister Wissing expects more freight trains, but calculates without new routes, criticizing the railway companies. (Photo: IMAGO/Arnulf Hettrich) Berlin. The rail freight companies in Germany…