Train travellers beware: Germany's national rail system, Deutsche Bahn, is suffering from industrial action by train drivers. While Berlin itself is not directly affected, regional strikes in Rostock, Magdeburg, Frankfurt and southwestern Germany may cause delays on regional and intercity trains to and from the capital.

Berlin's S-Bahn is not part of this action. However, it is suffering from personnell problems of its own, with drivers and other staff orchestrating an unofficial "go-slow" campaign in protest at detoriating working conditions. This is resulting in fewer trains running, and of those trains which are running, many are reduced in length.

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