Tag: railways
FT: Russia is trying to sabotage European railways – according to the Czech minister, several thousand attacks | Foreign countries
In the Czech Republic, attacks have succeeded in bringing down the state railway ticketing system. Russia has carried out thousands of attacks on European railway networks since the beginning of…
Fatal accidents on the railways, disruption to train traffic around Utrecht
A victim died at a level crossing in the rural area of Woudenberg. The accident at Laagerfseweg, near the tunnel under the A12, happened just after 7:30 am. The Central…
Railways, 24-hour strike proclaimed: repercussions on traffic
(Finance) – The acronyms CAT, Cub Trasporti, SGB and USB Private Work they proclaimed one 24-hour national strike of the staff of FS Italiane Group from 9pm on November 30,…
Strike called for German state railways
Share the article Save the article full screen In the spring, staff from the German trade union EVG went on strike. Now the union GDL has also announced a strike.…
Strike called for German state railways
The origin of the planned strike is a disagreement in the wage negotiations, which began last week. GDL demands salary increases of the equivalent of SEK 6,000 a month, a…
Professional drivers involved in a quarter of accidents on the railways, ProRail starts campaign
The figures clearly show that commercial transport is increasingly involved in collisions at level crossings. For example, the number of collisions involving this group is not decreasing, while the total…
Railways in poor condition – derailments and canceled trains
In a letter to the government, the forest company SCA points out the problems that Norrland’s railways and especially the cross tracks between Forsmo and Hoting and Hällnäs and Storuman…
“No one can be satisfied with Sweden’s railways”
The Swedish Transport Administration has taken a step along the way. But the situation for train traffic is still unacceptable, says Infrastructure Minister Andreas Carlson (KD) after a crisis meeting…
Railway staff raises the alarm about violence in trains: ‘Fatalities matter of time’
According to Eilert, it would already make a difference if the government ensures that so-called safelanders, people who have no chance of asylum, stay at their azc location as much…
EU approves German aid plan for electric railways worth over 1 billion euro
(Finance) – The European Commission has approved the Germany’s 1.1 billion euro plan to compensate rail transport operators using electric traction in the context of the recent increase in electricity…