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Deutsche Bahn (DB), Germany's state-run rail operator, has come up with a flexible working offer for train drivers amid a wage dispute with their GDL union, DB human resources head Martin Seiler said on Friday. "We intend to negotiate on additional models of choice for shift work," Seiler told the Süddeutsche Zeitung daily. "They will then be able to work only 35 hours instead of 38, or 40 hours. Everyone will get to choose." Those opting for a shorter working week would have to accept deduction

Workers who only go into the office a few days a week to socialise after hours are being offered cheaper train tickets by one of the UK’s major rail operators.

A network outage resulted in problems with the rail operator's app and self-service ticket machines.

A British rail operator pleaded guilty Thursday to safety failures that led to a train derailment that killed three people and injured six others three years ago in Scotland. Network Rail admitted in High Court in Aberdeen, Scotland, that it failed to ensure the safety of passengers and rail workers before extreme rainfall unleashed a slide that buried the tracks in rocks and gravel and caused the train to derail and topple down a hill. Train driver Brett McCullough, 45, conductor Donald Dinnie, 58, and passenger Christopher Stuchbury, 62, were killed in the Aug. 12, 2020 crash near the coas...

Rail companies offer travellers compensation on their train tickets if their journeys are affected by delays to trains or cancellations.