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 The Berlin Transport Authority (BVG) wants to be included in a list which includes the Taj Mahal in India and Machu Picchu in the Peruvian Andes mountains: UNESCO World Heritage Sites. https://www.thelocal.de/20191210/berlin-transportation-authority-applies-for-unesco-world-heritage-status Tue, 10 Dec 2019 17:19:52 +0100 berlin-transportation-authority-applies-for-unesco-world-heritage-status Germany is looking into how to improve biking infrastructure, both to reduce accidents and cut carbon emissions. Here is what's in the works to make cycling a core part of the oft-dubbed 'car nation.' https://www.thelocal.de/20191115/is-biking-in-germany-safe Fri, 15 Nov 2019 11:46:41 +0100 is-biking-in-germany-safe Transportation Minister Andreas Scheuer is meeting with Deutsche Bahn CEO Richard Lutz and politicians from various fractions in Berlin Wednesday to map financial improvements to the state-run train service. https://www.thelocal.de/20190130/meeting-to-tackle-deutsche-bahn-financing-in-berlin-wednesday Wed, 30 Jan 2019 12:34:40 +0100 meeting-to-tackle-deutsche-bahn-financing-in-berlin-wednesday Since the new express line between Germany’s two most prominent cities opened on Sunday, it has been hit with delays, breakdowns and cancellations. Here are some reasons why. https://www.thelocal.de/20171213/heres-why-the-new-berlin-munich-high-speed-rail-line-has-been-off-to-a-bumpy-start Wed, 13 Dec 2017 13:16:38 +0100 heres-why-the-new-berlin-munich-high-speed-rail-line-has-been-off-to-a-bumpy-start Deutsche Bahn is implementing the largest timetable change it has had in decades, meaning that from Sunday onward, many long-distance trains will run on a different schedule and travel times will be reduced. https://www.thelocal.de/20171208/this-is-how-much-quicker-german-trains-will-be-starting-sunday Fri, 08 Dec 2017 15:56:31 +0100 this-is-how-much-quicker-german-trains-will-be-starting-sunday German investigators on Wednesday were working to determine what caused the collision between a passenger train and a stationary freight train near the city of Düsseldorf that left 41 people injured. https://www.thelocal.de/20171206/nearly-50-injured-train-crash-duesseldorf Wed, 06 Dec 2017 09:30:34 +0100 nearly-50-injured-train-crash-duesseldorf The operator of the long-distance coach unintentionally turned his vehicle into a convertible on Monday evening after attempting to drive under a bridge which was too low. https://www.thelocal.de/20171205/bridge-too-low-no-injuries-after-roof-of-flixbus-is-torn-off-in-berlin Tue, 05 Dec 2017 11:15:31 +0100 bridge-too-low-no-injuries-after-roof-of-flixbus-is-torn-off-in-berlin It’s been over two weeks since the last ever Air Berlin flight landed on October 27th - and anyone who has bought domestic tickets since then has almost certainly noticed the difference. https://www.thelocal.de/20171114/domestic-flights-up-to-300-percent-more-expensive-after-air-berlin-bankruptcy Tue, 14 Nov 2017 17:43:06 +0100 domestic-flights-up-to-300-percent-more-expensive-after-air-berlin-bankruptcy Police are searching for a man who brutally beat a ticket controller on a train through Magdeburg after he was caught without a ticket. https://www.thelocal.de/20170515/man-caught-without-ticket-accused-of-beating-controller-to-a-pulp Mon, 15 May 2017 18:26:18 +0200 man-caught-without-ticket-accused-of-beating-controller-to-a-pulp Berlin rail startup Locomore has been placed into administration just months after it launched a challenge to state-owned monolith Deutsche Bahn, which dominates long-distance train travel in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20170512/berlin-train-startups-challenge-to-deutsche-bahn-hits-brakes-after-5-months Fri, 12 May 2017 15:48:56 +0200 berlin-train-startups-challenge-to-deutsche-bahn-hits-brakes-after-5-months At least five people died in motorcycle accidents on Saturday in different parts of the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20170508/five-die-in-motorcycle-accidents-at-weekend Mon, 08 May 2017 12:55:02 +0200 five-die-in-motorcycle-accidents-at-weekend A man's painful attempt to catch an S-Bahn train in Berlin is perhaps a cautionary tale for frequent public transit chasers. https://www.thelocal.de/20170503/man-dragged-by-s-bahn-for-50-metres-with-hand-stuck-in-door Wed, 03 May 2017 11:02:14 +0200 man-dragged-by-s-bahn-for-50-metres-with-hand-stuck-in-door For years German cities have suffered under the effects of polluted air, mainly caused by diesel cars. But now that it's nearly the Christian season of abstaining before Easter, experts have a novel solution. https://www.thelocal.de/20170228/climate-experts-urge-germans-to-abstain-from-cars-for-lent Tue, 28 Feb 2017 15:17:01 +0100 climate-experts-urge-germans-to-abstain-from-cars-for-lent One ticket to rule them all? The German Transport Minister wants to create an electronic ticket to connect public bus and train services across all cities, bringing Germany into the digital age. https://www.thelocal.de/20170106/germany-plans-nationwide-e-ticket-for-all-cities Fri, 06 Jan 2017 11:38:47 +0100 germany-plans-nationwide-e-ticket-for-all-cities A cool-headed bus driver saved 60 school children from disaster on Wednesday when she evacuated them from their bus just before it collided with an oncoming train. https://www.thelocal.de/20150916/bus-driver-saves-children-from-train-crash-disaster Wed, 16 Sep 2015 14:17:15 +0200 bus-driver-saves-children-from-train-crash-disaster Berlin's troubled international airport project, already five years behind schedule, has been fraught by mismanagement, fraud and corruption, and a vicious streak of bad luck. https://www.thelocal.de/20150910/berlins-blighted-new-airport-becomes-tourist-magnet Thu, 10 Sep 2015 13:04:09 +0200 berlins-blighted-new-airport-becomes-tourist-magnet German scientists have challenged conventional wisdom on the crash site of the MH370, the Malaysia Airlines plane missing since March 2014, suggesting the search is being conducted in the wrong place. https://www.thelocal.de/20150901/kiel-scientists-mh370-search-in-wrong-place Tue, 01 Sep 2015 19:38:55 +0200 kiel-scientists-mh370-search-in-wrong-place All trains from Munich's central station were cancelled on Monday morning after fire services had to put out a fire on a locomotive. https://www.thelocal.de/20150727/fire-on-munich-train-leads-to-cancellations Mon, 27 Jul 2015 12:44:00 +0200 fire-on-munich-train-leads-to-cancellations Germany's bicycle association is introducing a new service for its members. If they have a puncture, all they need to do is put in a call and a repair man will be on his way to fix it. https://www.thelocal.de/20150629/new-puncture-emergency-service-for-cyclists Mon, 29 Jun 2015 15:45:17 +0200 new-puncture-emergency-service-for-cyclists On the busy streets of central Munich, where the distinction between foot zone and tram line is often rather fluid, tram drivers sound a bell reminding pedestrians it would be in their best interest to move out of the way. But a high-tech new system has set alarm bells ringing among public transport purists. https://www.thelocal.de/20150302/munichs-new-tram-alarm-upsets-traditionalists Mon, 02 Mar 2015 18:58:57 +0100 munichs-new-tram-alarm-upsets-traditionalists