Etiket: rail
UK train traffic is down: rail workers strike to preserve purchasing power
Due to a strike on the British railways, there are almost no trains in the United Kingdom on Saturday. More than fifty thousand employees of fourteen rail companies and of…
NRW local transport companies want money back from the rail cartel
shares in this article DÜSSELDORF (dpa-AFX) – In the dispute over compensation for a rail cartel, the former cartel members have a difficult time. The competent chamber of the Düsseldorf…
British rail network awaits new national strikes
British railway workers at two train unions are planning another round of nationwide strikes on 15 and 26 September over pay, job security and working conditions. The strikes are part…
Rail unions: no strike in Formula 1 GP weekend | Abroad
The unions had not planned any further actions after the regional strikes. However, uncertainty had arisen earlier this week because union spokesmen indicated that they were unable to say much…
Germany gives priority to transport of coal and oil by rail | Abroad
“To ensure supplies, energy transport will temporarily be given priority over rail,” it said after a cabinet meeting. “This is not an easy decision because it means that, in case…
Rail runners cause danger on museum railway STAR
The old STAR locomotives run on the railway on the border of Drenthe and Groningen between Veendam and Musselkanaal and stop in Nieuw-Buinen, among others. Foundation board member Anne de…
Resident of Uffelte is no longer allowed to come to the rail bicycle track due to annoying behavior
An eighty-something from Uffelte is no longer allowed by the judge near the rail bicycle track, near his home. The man is angry at that attraction and is constantly raising…
German rail company gives employees bonus of at least 100 euros for energy savings
The German rail company Deutsche Bahn wants to motivate employees to save energy in the workplace by offering a one-time bonus of at least 100 euros. “We want to activate…
Kaliningrad again receives sanctions goods by rail from Russia
KALININGRAD (dpa-AFX) – After the easing of transit restrictions by the EU, the first train with previously sanctioned goods has arrived in the Russian Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad. “The…
‘It’s now or never for the Lely line.’ Rail could become the backbone of a new economy in the North | On the trail of the Lely Line
Reporter Ton van der Laan is following in the footsteps of the Lelylijn this summer. He cycles from Lelystad to Groningen in four stages. What will the Lely line mean…