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🇩🇰 Politiken
National & Local

Employees Get Days Off from DSB as Compensation After Criticism

DSB has decided to grant days off to train conductors and staff as compensation for breaches of the employment contract due to criticism of a new IT system and workplace conditions.

Feb 24 • 16:40 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

Crime: More Security on Trains

A German politician proposes access restrictions at train stations to enhance safety following rising incidents of aggression against railway staff.

Feb 16 • 15:03 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

Railway Workers’ Representative Ralf Damde: A Bodycam for Every Train Conductor – Thanks to This Man

Ralf Damde, a prominent railway workers’ representative in Germany, advocates for bodycams for train conductors to enhance their safety amid rising incidents of violence against staff.

Feb 12 • 15:36 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Safety in the Railway: More Train Staff Could Be Expensive

The German railway union is calling for increased staffing in trains to enhance safety, especially following a violent incident involving a train attendant.

Feb 12 • 15:16 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The Adamuz Investigation Commission asks for reinforcements due to the accumulation of incidents under analysis

The Adamuz Investigation Commission is requesting additional staff to handle the increasing number of train accident investigations.

Feb 12 • 04:30 UTC
🇬🇷 To Vima
National & Local

The Odontotos was immobilized with 77 passengers in Kalavryta

The Odontotos train was immobilized due to a malfunction near Niamata, carrying 77 passengers and 8 staff members, prompting a rescue operation.

Feb 11 • 13:57 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

DB Long-Distance Transport: "For me personally, it's a slap in the face"

A new directive from DB Fernverkehr intended to enhance customer experience has instead sparked controversy and dissatisfaction among train staff.

Feb 11 • 12:44 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Attacks on Train Conductors: A Breakdown of Civil Society Not Just in Local Transport

Germany's Rhein-Main Transport Association is considering using bodycams for train conductors following the fatal attack on one of their staff, highlighting a disturbing trend of increasing violence in public transport.

Feb 9 • 12:38 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Safety of Controllers: RMV Supports Use of Bodycams

The RMV in Germany aims to enhance safety for public transport staff following a deadly attack on a train attendant.

Feb 9 • 07:38 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
Crime & Justice

Violence Against Railway Employees: Bahn CEO Palla Announces Major Security Summit

The German public is outraged by an incident where a passenger fatally assaulted a train attendant during a routine ticket check, prompting calls for better protection of railway staff.

Feb 5 • 15:38 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
Crime & Justice

"Begins at Home and Ends with the Police"

After the violent death of a train attendant during a ticket inspection in Rhineland-Palatinate, unions have called for consequences, with police union spokesperson Manuel Ostermann advocating for the use of video and audio recordings as an effective measure.

Feb 5 • 10:49 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
Crime & Justice

Man with intellectual disabilities hit and killed by train; facility reprimanded for staff negligence

A man in his 40s with intellectual disabilities died after being struck by a train due to staff negligence at a facility in Kunitachi, Tokyo, which led to a one-year suspension of new admissions by the authorities.

Feb 4 • 10:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

From little staff to lack of responsibility: all the complaints of Adif and Renfe workers that led them to demand the resignation of Óscar Puente

Workers from Adif and Renfe have staged protests demanding the resignation of Transport Minister Óscar Puente due to numerous complaints regarding staffing and accountability issues, amplified by recent train accidents.

Feb 4 • 00:22 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
Crime & Justice

Train attendant seriously injured during ticket inspection

A train attendant was seriously injured during a ticket inspection on a regional express train bound for Homburg at the Landstuhl station by a fare evader, prompting the rail company's CEO to announce safety measures for staff.

Feb 3 • 18:29 UTC
🇮🇹 La Repubblica
Crime & Justice

Train conductor hit with shards of glass while trying to quell a fight between passengers

A train conductor was injured while attempting to resolve a fight between passengers armed with glass shards on the Intercity 1537 from Ventimiglia to Milan, highlighting the rising incidents of violence against train staff and prompting a strike in Emilia Romagna.

Jan 7 • 10:20 UTC

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