British rail industry makes offer in drivers dispute
The Rail Delivery Group, which speaks for the rail industry employers at large, has tabled an offer to the drivers union Aslef, aimed at ending the long-running dispute on Britain’s railways. If accepted, the revised...Read more
Renfe driver training oversubscribed
Spanish passenger rail firm Renfe has been inundated with applications for its latest train driver training course, receiving more than three times the number of requests as available places.Read more
Pilot with cross-company train driver deployment to ease strain on rail freight in Germany
Deploying train drivers more flexibly across the many rail freight companies in Germany could make better use of rail capacity, which is currently straining in many places in the country. A project with the Pro-Rail...Read more
Adif expands rollout of ASFA driving assistance system
ASFA Digital (Automatic Braking and Announcement of Signals) is now in use on three more commuter lines, Adif announced on Sunday. With the rollout, the Spanish infrastructure manager is targeting improvements in punctuality.Read more
Court orders JR west to pay 40 cents of docked wage to train driver who caused one-minute delay
A Japanese court ordered West Japan Railway to posthumously return 56 yen (0.40 euros) to one of its train drivers on Tuesday. This amount had been deducted from the pay over a one-minute delay in...Read more
28,000 candidates for first 30 female train driver positions in Saudi Arabia
Nearly 30 thousand Saudi women have signed up for the 30 positions of train drivers, a profession previously not open to women in the Kingdom. The female train drivers will work on the Haramain high-speed...Read more
Spanish rail strikes cost Renfe at least 1.5 million
Spanish railway workers, mostly train drivers, have striked on 5 days from September 30th. Union SEMAF called the strike, partly joined by union Sindicato Ferroviario, but Renfe and SEMAF reached an agreement to call off...Read more
Deutsche Bahn settles conflict with union GDL
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the Union of German Locomotive Drivers (GDL) have agreed on a collective agreement. After multiple strikes, this settles the collective bargaining conflict with the union. DB will give employees two corona...Read more
Deutsche Bahn extends offer to train drivers’ union GDL
In an attempt to avoid new strikes, Deutsche Bahn (DB) has offered the drivers’ union GDL a new, improved proposal. According to head of human resources Martin Seiler, a workable offer is on the table.Read more
DB goes to Labor Court unsuccessfully against strikes
Deutsche Bahn took legal action against the strike of the German Locomotive Drivers Union (GDL), but without succes. The current strike is the third and longest one in a month, and is planned by GDL...Read more
German train drivers’ union calls week-long strike
At DB Cargo in Germany, train drivers affiliated to the union GDL will strike again from Wednesday evening. The drivers of Deutsche Bahn passenger trains will follow one day later. The action will continue until...Read more
DB expects busiest weekend of the year after strike
Passenger trains in Germany continue as usual after the strike of the GDL union ended at 2.am on Friday. When the strike for passenger traffic began on Wednesday, only 25 percent of long-distance trains could...Read more
German strikes hit: 75 percent of long-distance trains cancelled
The strike of the union of German train drivers (GDL) has started and is having a major impact on German train traffic. In long-distance traffic, around 25 percent of trains run nationwide. There are strong...Read more