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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

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

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

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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

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

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

Heavy snow paralyses parts of southern Germany

In total, 760 flights were affected, a spokesperson told AFP.

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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

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

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

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

‘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

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

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

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Radio France Internationale

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

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

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

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

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The Independent UK

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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