German rail strike hits freight, passenger traffic

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BERLIN, March 10 (Reuters) - A train drivers' strike caused major disruption to German freight and passenger services on Thursday, a union and rail operators said.

A six-hour strike on passenger services called by the GDL drivers' union hit commuters nationwide in the morning rush hour, while many goods trains had already ground to a halt at 8 pm (1900 GMT) on Wednesday.

GDL chief Claus Weselsky pronounced the stoppages, the first in a series planned by the union in an ...

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