Deutsche Bahn

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  Germany's DB Schenker To Order 1,500 Electric Trucks From Sweden's Volta

  DB Schenker will use prototype electric trucks in the spring and summer of 2022 in distribution operations, findings from which will be used in the production of 1,470 electric trucks.

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  Germany Unveils First Automated, Driverless Train

  German rail operator Deutsche Bahn and industrial group Siemens on Monday unveiled the world's first automated, driverless train in the city of Hamburg, billing it as more punctual and energy efficient than traditional trains.

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  Germany Steams Ahead With New Hydrogen-Powered Train

  Germany will trial a new hydrogen-powered train, its state-owned rail company Deutsche Bahn said, signalling a transition away from gas-guzzling diesel engines as it aims for a carbon-neutral future.

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  Greta Thunberg Defends "Overcrowded Train" Tweet In Spat With German Rail

  Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg was forced to defend herself in a Twitter spat with German railway service Deutsche Bahn on Sunday.

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  German Rail Giant Steps Up 'Silk Road' Freight Line To China

  German state rail operator Deutsche Bahn said Thursday it planned to significantly ramp up cargo transport to China following a record year, using the world's longest train line in a modern-day revival of the Silk Road route.

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  Deutsche Bahn Chief Fears Brexit To Cause Delays, Hurt Business

  The chief executive of state-owned German rail operator Deutsche Bahn said a British exit from the European Union would hit business as demand in Britain would fall and there could be delays for train services.

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  Train Drivers in Germany End Week-Long Strike

  German train drivers today ended a week-long walkout, the longest in the history of rail operator Deutsche Bahn, with a promise to give strike-weary passengers "a break" for a while.

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  Last Call For Sleeper Trains Linking Berlin, Paris

  German railway company Deutsche Bahn is ending the sleeper service between Paris and Berlin this week, citing unsustainable losses.

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  German Train Drivers' Union Calls Four-Day Strike

  A union representing German train drivers on Tuesday called its members out on a four-day strike, escalating a bitter contract dispute with the national railway operator just as the government considers how to rein in the power of small unions.

• German Train Strike Leaves Millions Stranded

  Millions of passengers were left stranded across Germany on Saturday after train drivers began a 50-hour strike that halted two thirds of long-distance trains in a dispute over pay and negotiation rights.

• German Train Drivers Call Weekend Walkout

  Rail travellers in Germany face an entire weekend of disruptions, cancellations and delays after the train drivers' union on Friday called for a new nationwide strike.

• Lufthansa cancels 1700 flights due to Monday's union strike

  Germany's largest airline Lufthansa said it was cancelling almost 1700 flights on Monday, mostly on domestic and short-haul European routes, as a result of planned strike action by thousands of workers calling for higher pay.

• World War II bomb found near Berlin's main train station

  An unexploded World War II bomb has been unearthed near Berlin's main train station, risking possible disruptions to rail and road traffic, authorities said on Wednesday.