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Deutsche Bahn is preparing to cut 30,000 jobs over the next five years, with 1,500 posts set to disappear this year, the firm said on Thursday. The losses amount to 9% of Deutsche Bahn's total staff base, although it is primarily administrative roles that will be affected. Extreme weather, strikes, and investments to repair an ageing rail network hit the rail operator's profitability this year. Just before announcing job cuts, Deutsche Bahn shared that its net loss for the first half of the year had reached €1.2 billion. This is compared to a loss of €71 million recorded during the same period...
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For decades, Europe has mooted a more competitive rail sector that could seamlessly cross national borders and carry more passengers and freight. There have been huge strides forward with shared climate targets and more interoperability of train journeys across borders. But to boost rail as the go-to form of travel over more carbon-intensive alternatives such as short-haul flights, more work needs to be done on improving the experience for individual passengers. While ambitious plans to triple high-speed rail across the region by 2050 exist, with trains accounting for just 6% of inland passeng...
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Platform 1 at Paddington Station is not usually a place I find myself at 11pm on a Monday night, but I’m here with good reason. I am about to catch Great Western Railway’s Night Riviera Sleeper from London to Penzance in Cornwall at the very tip of the UK’s southwest peninsula. I’ve been visiting Cornwall since before I could walk. I’ve taken the ordinary train, the coach and braved the summer getaway traffic jam chaos by car more times than I can count. But I’d never even considered taking a sleeper train as an option until now. Turns out this was a major mistake. A scenic sunrise and superb ...
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When you're on the train trip of a lifetime around Europe, the thrill of riding the rails can run out rather rapidly. We spent a month Interrailing around the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and France, so my family of five felt like we'd experienced everything that train travel had to offer. But then we headed to Wuppertal, just east of Dusseldorf in Germany, where there's a train treat that will restore the enthusiasm of even the most seasoned rail riders. Schwebebahn: Wuppertal’s unique suspension railwayIt's here you'll find the Schwebebahn, a unique suspension railway ...
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A passenger train has collided head-on with a freight train in the Czech Republic. At least four people were killed and 23 others injured, officials said early Thursday. The crash took place late Wednesday night in the city of Pardubice, some 100 kilometers east of Prague, according to Interior Minister Vít Rakušan. Transport Minister Martin Kupka said the main track between Prague and the eastern part of the country had to be closed while authorities investigate the collision. “We can't and won't speculate about the cause of the accident," Kupka said. The private RegioJet company owns the tra...
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Italy’s northwestern Piedmont region is a land of vineyard-draped hills, truffle-filled woods and Michelin-starred restaurants. New rail routes, one of which is already in operation, are making it easier to explore this area by train. This summer, you can ride the rails between the sparkling wine-producing town of Asti and the white truffle capital Alba. Next year, more services will let you explore the region’s historic villages. Take the train to Asti for wine and festivalsAt the end of last year, several regional rail routes were revived in Piedmont after a 12-year hiatus. Six return train ...
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Want to explore the Occitanie region by train for €10 per day? Local authorities have created a new rail pass that will allow travellers and tourists unlimited travel on local trains across the region. The Occitanie Rail Tour Pass is valid on local TER services - 19 rail lines which run to all stations in the Occitanie region. It can’t, however, be used on high-speed TGV trains, Intercité or night train routes. Where train lines don’t reach, liO buses in the region can take passengers to their final destination for an extra €2 per trip. The pass allows unlimited travel for between two to six d...
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