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Deutsche Bahn suffers nationwide outage due to GSM-R failure
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On the night to Wednesday the nationwide rail service failed due to a GSM-R radio system outage. Tens of thousands of passengers were stranded. DB InfraGO announced an investigation.
A radio fault in the digital train radio GSM-R halted all train services across Germany late Tuesday evening. The issue was resolved overnight, but delays persist.
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Six weeks behind schedule, the rail line between Hamburg and Berlin has reopened. The first long-distance train departed from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof on Sunday morning.
An expert report by consulting firm Oliver Wyman deems DB Cargo's restructuring plan insufficient. The efforts to make the Deutsche Bahn's freight division profitable are seen as overly optimistic and lacking concrete measures. The union is calling for the dismissal of Cargo CEO Sigrid Nikutta.
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Deutsche Bahn's new CEO Evelyn Palla has promised a complete overhaul of the company. She plans cuts in the headquarters, greater cleanliness in trains and stations, and more decentralized decision-making. The aim is to significantly improve quality for customers.