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Berlin Transit Companies restrict bus services as schools return in German capital

The management of the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (Berlin Transit Companies, BVG) announced that it was restricting its scheduled bus services by 3 percent from August 22 due to staff shortages. This ...
World Socialist Web Site

Berlin transit BVG pay dispute: Verdi union submits to arbitration despite holding strike ballot, we need to prevent a sell-out!

The political significance of our contract battle is becoming ever clearer. A week ago, we emphasised that management at Berlin transit operator BVG, the Berlin Senate (state executive) and the ...
Bloomberg

Berlin’s Leading Party Proposes a Return of Urban Maglev Trains

The future of Berlin’s public transit could be trains that use magnetic-levitation propulsion technology, according to a plan launched this week. More likely is they will not. That couldn’t stop the ...