Tag: railway traffic
Wissing relies on new truck drives instead of trains
coal train Because less oil and coal will be driven through Germany in the future, fewer heavy freight trains will be on the road, the Ministry of Transport expects. (Photo:…
250,000 Germany tickets sold in three days
Deutsche Bahn The sale of the 49-euro ticket, which will be valid from May, began last Monday. (Photo: imago images / STPP) Berlin In the first few days after the…
Traffic light politicians are calling for Huawei to be excluded from the railways
ICE of the Deutsche Bahn in Frankfurt am Main Politicians are now asking the Deutsche Bahn board of directors to take on the Huawei issue. (Photo: AP) Berlin Politicians in…
Bahn boss expects operational loss of billions in 2023 and wants to “change course”
Richard Lutz The head of Deutsche Bahn wants to “take a completely different approach to the renovation and modernization of the infrastructure”. (Photo: dpa) Deutsche Bahn boss Richard Lutz expects…
In 2023, Bahn will be back deep in the red – 40 billion euros in debt
Deutsche Bahn The state-owned company has billions in debt. (Photo: IMAGO/Arnulf Hettrich) Berlin After a brief recovery in 2022, Deutsche Bahn expects to be back in the red again this…
Public transport almost completely paralyzed on Monday
Empty central station in Leipzig Only a few local transport trains from private operators are scheduled to run this Monday. (Photo: IMAGO/Christian Grube) Berlin Traffic with trains, buses and planes…
Nationwide transport strike – trains, buses and airports paralyzed
Berlin Traffic with trains, buses and planes in Germany largely came to a standstill on Monday morning. A major warning strike by the EVG railway union and Verdi has been…
Unions want to paralyze traffic in Germany
Berlin A major strike by the Verdi and EVG unions on the train, bus and airports started on Monday night. With a 24-hour industrial dispute, they want to largely paralyze…
No flights from Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich, no rail traffic – how the major strike affects
strike on Monday Numerous trains and flights will be canceled on Monday. (Photo: IMAGO/Michael Gstettenbauer) Berlin The Verdi and EVG unions are calling on workers to go on massive warning…
Digitization security concerns – unrest in the railway supervisory board because of Huawei
Huawei logo Many politicians in the West are uneasy about the Chinese network supplier. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The supervisory board of the state-owned Deutsche Bahn AG (DB) has reservations about…
Private railways are on strike by DB
Private regional train ODEG in Wismar The railway company is indirectly affected by the strike. (Photo: IMAGO/Stefan Zeitz) Dusseldorf The strike in long-distance rail transport announced for next Monday brings…
Germany is threatened with a traffic heart attack on Monday
Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Berlin Traffic in Germany is likely to come to a standstill in large parts next Monday. The reason for this is the call for strikes by several trade…
Germany is threatened with a traffic heart attack on Monday
Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Berlin Traffic in Germany is likely to come to a standstill in large parts next Monday. The reason for this is the call for strikes by several trade…
Germany is threatened with a traffic heart attack on Monday
Municipal employees on warning strike in Bremen The unions are demanding 10.5 percent more money, but at least 500 euros a month. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt, Berlin Traffic in Germany threatens…
Auditors advise breaking up Deutsche Bahn AG
Volker Wissing The Federal Transport Minister at the presentation of new ICE trains. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin With drastic words, the President of the Federal Court of Auditors, Kay Scheller, calls…
Bahn submits first offer – negotiations adjourned to Wednesday
Berlin In the collective bargaining at Deutsche Bahn, the group presented a first offer on Tuesday evening. The railway and transport union (EVG) now wants to examine this and submit…
Bahn submits first offer – negotiations adjourned to Wednesday
Berlin In the collective bargaining at Deutsche Bahn, the group presented a first offer on Tuesday evening. The railway and transport union (EVG) now wants to examine this and submit…
How investors invest in railway technology
Canadian National Railway locomotive Freight transport can be lucrative. (Photo: mauritius images / Bruce Leighty / Alamy / Alamy Stock Photos) Cologne Avoided during the pandemic, now in demand again:…
Airlines and rail: Massive increase in complaints
Board at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport Thousands of connections had to be canceled last year. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Complaints from consumers about airlines and Deutsche Bahn have increased massively in 2022. This…
Deutsche Bahn boss Lutz invites you to slack off
DB CEO Richard Lutz Economic operation only plays a “subordinate role” for the railway boss. (Photo: dpa) As head of group controlling, today’s head of rail, Richard Lutz, made a…