railways

union

German railway reaches pay deal with main union

German railway operator Deutsche Bahn and its main union said Saturday they had reached a pay deal after strikes disrupted services earlier this week.

storm

German rail services returning to normal after deadly storm

Train services in northern and eastern Germany will gradually return from Saturday, after a fierce storm swept through the region killing seven people, the rail operator Deutsche Bahn said on Friday.

weather

Deep freeze disrupts trains

Long-distance rail-links were disrupted across Germany on Thursday, as ice on overhead contact wires affected Inter-city services between Amsterdam and Berlin and between Hamburg and Cologne.

Italy

Deutsche Bahn reportedly eyeing Italian railway project

Germany’s national railway operator Deutsche Bahn is reportedly planning to enter the Italian passenger train service market.