LOK Report – Bavaria: LOKLIVE 2024 enjoyed by more than 600 visitors – a great success

LOK Report – Bavaria: LOKLIVE 2024 enjoyed by more than 600 visitors – a great success

Pictures of the Augsburg Railway Park. The second edition of the LOKLIVE career information and training fair, which took place on Sunday in the Augsburg railway park, was a great success. More than 600 visitors found their way to the rail park to find out about job opportunities and career paths in the rail transport … Read more

LOK Report – ACRI: Czech companies signed contracts worth more than CZK 1 billion (EUR 40 million) at InnoTrans 2024

LOK Report – ACRI: Czech companies signed contracts worth more than CZK 1 billion (EUR 40 million) at InnoTrans 2024

ACRI Photos. This year’s InnoTrans trade fair, which took place a few days ago in Berlin, ended with an outstanding success for the Czech railway industry. More than 30 members of the Czech Railway Industry Association (Asociace podniků českého železničního průmyslu, ACRI) exhibited their products and cutting-edge technologies. In addition to new business deals, Czech … Read more

LOK Report – VDV: 3rd Education Conference “MoNet Education” presented

LOK Report – VDV: 3rd Education Conference “MoNet Education” presented

Photo VDV. After a three-year development phase, the new mobility network education (“MoNet Education”) – the platform for exchange, networking, further training and knowledge in public transport – was presented at the 3rd VDV Education Conference. “The platform comes at the right time. Because not only the world of work is changing rapidly, but also … Read more

Evidence of faster brain aging in adolescents due to Corona lockdowns

Evidence of faster brain aging in adolescents due to Corona lockdowns

The lockdowns during the Corona pandemic were undoubtedly an extremely difficult time, especially for children and young people. Numerous Studies have already shown that the time missed at school has not only left large gaps in education. Many children also have psychological problems during the period of isolation, some with symptoms of depression. A new … Read more

LOK Report – Baden-Württemberg: Maulbronner Kräuter at the weekend

LOK Report – Baden-Württemberg: Maulbronner Kräuter at the weekend

VCD Photo. Next weekend, the well-known herb and harvest market will once again take place in the monastery courtyard in Maulbronn. After the improvement of the bus timetables and additional special trains ordered by the state of Baden-Württemberg, market visitors can reach the monastery courtyard every 30 minutes by public transport. This is pointed out … Read more

LOK Report – Australia: Welcome aboard

LOK Report – Australia: Welcome aboard

August 19, 2024 was a historic day in NSW’s transport history: a 15.5 km section of the Sydney subway was opened to the public. The route runs from Chatswood in the northwest of the city, under the harbor, through the central business district to the suburb of Sydenham. This new section of line is part … Read more

LOK Report – Switzerland: Changing trains on late trains from Germany

Photo DB – German Railway. Over 40 direct trains connect destinations in Germany and Switzerland every day. Most connections run without a scheduled change in Basel. If trains are delayed, a change in Basel SBB may be necessary at short notice. In addition to connections with planned transfers in Basel, a change in Basel SBB … Read more

Federal Financial Aid for Railway Lines in Lower Saxony and Bremen Reaches 470 Million Euros Since 1994 – Electrification Plans and Future Expansion Revealed

Since 1994, federal financial aid amounting to 339 million euros has flowed to Lower Saxony and 131 million euros to Bremen for the reactivation, new construction and expansion of railway lines in accordance with the GVFG federal program (Municipal Transport Financing Act). This is evident from the Federal Government’s response (20/10554) to a small question … Read more

Definitive Closure of the Valencia-Cuenca-Madrid Railway Line

Definitive Closure of the Valencia-Cuenca-Madrid Railway Line

The veteran railway line Valencia-Cuenca-Madrid It is now three years since the storm Filomena (which turned the Iberian Peninsula white from January 6 to 11, 2020) silenced his journey from Utiel to Cuenca. He The last Utiel-Cuenca train circulated on January 8, 2021. Was the first blow to this battered railway that suffered the second … Read more

LOK Report – Deutsche Bahn: Emergency plan has started – DB Cargo fears massive effects of the strike

LOK Report – Deutsche Bahn: Emergency plan has started – DB Cargo fears massive effects of the strike

The emergency timetable for DB passenger transport has started. The GDL strike is causing massive disruption to all long-distance and regional transport. We advise our passengers to postpone their journey until after the strike if possible. The DB has drawn up an emergency timetable for long-distance and regional transport with a greatly reduced number of … Read more