https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Check here for a quick overview of all the latest information on the train accident in Bad Aibling, Bavaria on Tuesday morning. https://www.thelocal.de/20160209/bavaria-train-crash-what-we-know-so-far Tue, 09 Feb 2016 14:56:41 +0100 bavaria-train-crash-what-we-know-so-far The string of walkouts by German train drivers in the autumn cost national rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) more than €150 million, DB's boss said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150122/train-strikes-cost-rail-operator-150m-so-far Thu, 22 Jan 2015 09:00:00 +0100 train-strikes-cost-rail-operator-150m-so-far Germany is in for a weekend of wild weather as wind gusts and temperatures as warm as 15 Celsius blanket the country, the country's weather service (DWD) said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150108/hurricane-force-winds-expected-in-wild-weekend-weather Thu, 08 Jan 2015 11:19:00 +0100 hurricane-force-winds-expected-in-wild-weekend-weather More than 500 train passengers were stuck on the rails for hours on Monday afternoon in Saxony-Anhalt, causing knock-on delays across the region. https://www.thelocal.de/20141230/faulty-brakes-strands-ice-train-for-hours Tue, 30 Dec 2014 09:00:00 +0100 faulty-brakes-strands-ice-train-for-hours Deutsche Bahn (DB) plans to equip all its ICE trains with free wifi by 2016, the head of the national rail operator said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141203/free-wifi-on-trains-on-track-for-2016 Wed, 03 Dec 2014 12:20:00 +0100 free-wifi-on-trains-on-track-for-2016 National rail operator Deutsche Bahn said Sunday it was taking legal action against Lufthansa and other airlines over claims of fixing air cargo prices. https://www.thelocal.de/20141201/deutsche-bahn-sues-over-cargo-prices Mon, 01 Dec 2014 09:12:00 +0100 deutsche-bahn-sues-over-cargo-prices Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the train drivers union (GDL) are bellying up to the bargaining table again on Friday, though the head of the GDL won't rule out more strikes. https://www.thelocal.de/20141128/negotiations-restart-between-gdl-and-bahn Fri, 28 Nov 2014 11:18:00 +0100 negotiations-restart-between-gdl-and-bahn The union representing train service staff (EVG) is threatening to break its long silence over the strikes by train drivers' union GDL against rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB). https://www.thelocal.de/20141117/second-train-union-threatens-strike-action-evg-deutsche-bahn-gdl-bahnstreik Mon, 17 Nov 2014 11:45:00 +0100 second-train-union-threatens-strike-action-evg-deutsche-bahn-gdl-bahnstreik Travellers in southeast Berlin can expect disruption on the S-Bahn until Sunday morning after an arson attack damaged a cable duct on Thursday morning, affecting services on six lines. https://www.thelocal.de/20140828/arson-attack-disrupts-traffic-on-berlin-s-bahn Thu, 28 Aug 2014 17:28:00 +0200 arson-attack-disrupts-traffic-on-berlin-s-bahn Passenger numbers have hit record highs, yet Deutsche Bahn's profits slumped by over 50 percent in 2013. Germany's state-owned rail giant is blaming floods, soaring costs and the economic crisis for its losses. https://www.thelocal.de/20140327/bahn-profits-slump-passengers-floods Thu, 27 Mar 2014 16:55:00 +0100 bahn-profits-slump-passengers-floods German police are warning parents of a deadly new trend among young people – taking photos on rail tracks. There is, it was reported on Monday, a growing number of teens risking their lives for a good shot. https://www.thelocal.de/20130730/51117 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 11:51:00 +0200 51117 Deutsche Bahn has become too Anglicized, managers have decided, and issued staff with a booklet of more than 2,000 German terms and phrases which they want to become the norm. https://www.thelocal.de/20130624/50473 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 10:05:00 +0200 50473 Deutsche Bahn has fired more than 30 managers who were involved in bribery - and is withdrawing from a slew of countries where corruption is rife. https://www.thelocal.de/20130618/50369 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:29:00 +0200 50369 The writing is clearly on the wall for illegal graffiti artists, as Deutsche Bahn (DB) plans to deploy unmanned mini-helicopter drones to film, track and hunt them down, it emerged on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130526/49929 Sun, 26 May 2013 13:48:00 +0200 49929 Train passengers across Germany are battling with outdated train ticket machines refusing to recognise the new €5 note issued last week. https://www.thelocal.de/20130508/49605 Wed, 08 May 2013 16:07:00 +0200 49605 Metal thieves targeting Germany's railway Deutsche Bahn delayed 17,000 trains last year by stealing among other things copper cable worth around €17 million. https://www.thelocal.de/20130409/49021 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:15:00 +0200 49021 A 100-kilo World War II bomb found near Berlin's main train station was successfully defused on Wednesday, but rail passengers still faced delays for the rest of the day. https://www.thelocal.de/20130403/48903 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:16:00 +0200 48903 A drunken reveler managed to hitch a ride on an ICE train over the weekend when a train driver took pity on the man after spotting him staggering down the train tracks. https://www.thelocal.de/20130324/48725 Sun, 24 Mar 2013 10:00:00 +0100 48725 German rail operator Deutsche Bahn said Thursday that profits rose sharply last year as passenger numbers hit record levels amid soaring petrol prices. https://www.thelocal.de/20130321/48681 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:15:00 +0100 48681 An intoxicated man has escaped relatively unscathed after tumbling onto the tracks at the Leuchtenbergring S-Bahn train station in Munich, police said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130317/48585 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 15:02:00 +0100 48585