Helmut Uttenthaler

The trade union of OeBB workers has started an unlimited strike at Wednesday
Nov. 12 0:00. The trade union protests against the OeBB-restructuring plans
of the government.

With the exception of some local private lines no passenger and no freight
train is running in Austria. Also all international trains from, to and
through Austria have stopped running.
Except from expensive planes no public long distance transportation is
acutally possible _within_ Austria.

An end of the strike is not yet known.


--
Helmut Uttenthaler,
Graz

Casey

    > Except from expensive planes no public long distance transportation
    > is acutally possible _within_ Austria.
    > An end of the strike is not yet known.

I'll bet Austrian Airlines loves that. Please keep us informed.


Casey

Lennart Petersen

"Casey" <[email protected]> skrev i meddelandet
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    > > Except from expensive planes no public long distance transportation
    > > is acutally possible _within_ Austria.
    > >
    > > An end of the strike is not yet known.
    > I'll bet Austrian Airlines loves that.
Hmm.. there aren't much of domestic air traffic in Austria and Austrian
don't have much of what's running. On the other hand I think they
definitely not loves that local trains for the Wien airport doesn't run and
many can't reach Vienna by train for the airport.

Tobias B Koehler

Helmut Uttenthaler wrote:

    > Except from expensive planes no public long distance transportation is
    > acutally possible _within_ Austria.

A few bus lines are operating ....
The Postbus system was on strike wednesday, but not thursday.

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Walter

    > Except from expensive planes no public long distance transportation is
    > acutally possible _within_ Austria.

Don't misunderstand "within". They also block trains between
Germany/Switzerland and Italy. Same for trains between Germany and
Switzerland east of lake Bodensee, since there are some km Austria (in
fact one town, Bregenz) in the way.

Walter

Gernot Egger

Lennart Petersen wrote:
    > Hmm.. there aren't much of domestic air traffic in Austria and
    > Austrian don't have much of what's running.

True, domestic air-traffic isn't a big issue in Austria.
But: Intersky - a small airline - was offering all its free seats from
Vienna to Friedrichshafen (actually Germany but close to the most Western
part of Austria, where no big airport is) for 29 EUR plus taxes.

Austrian flies domestic routes with small planes. A 50 seater is IMO the
biggest in normal schedule.

    > On the other hand I
    > think they definitely not loves that local trains for the Wien
    > airport doesn't run and many can't reach Vienna by train for the
    > airport.

But the buses are running, so I do not see any problem reaching the airport!

lg Gernot

Helmut Uttenthaler

"walter" <[email protected]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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    > > Except from expensive planes no public long distance transportation is
    > > acutally possible _within_ Austria.
    > Don't misunderstand "within". They also block trains between
    > Germany/Switzerland and Italy.

Yes, but with "within" I meant, that there is no suitable alternative for
travel within Austria. On many international routes there are regular
private bus services, but there is hardly no domestic long distance bus
service in Austria.


    > Same for trains between Germany and
    > Switzerland east of lake Bodensee, since there are some km Austria (in
    > fact one town, Bregenz) in the way.

For this trains SBB and DB provide a bus service between Lindau and St.
Margrethen.




--
Helmut Uttenthaler,
Graz

Ulf Kutzner

Lennart Petersen schrieb:

    > > > Except from expensive planes no public long distance transportation
    > > > is acutally possible _within_ Austria.
    > > >
    > > > An end of the strike is not yet known.
    > >
    > > I'll bet Austrian Airlines loves that.
    > Hmm.. there aren't much of domestic air traffic in Austria and Austrian
    > don't have much of what's running.

But ÖBB make money with passengers from Germany, on days they run
trains.

Regards, ULF

Helmut Uttenthaler

"Helmut Uttenthaler" <[email protected]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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    > The trade union of OeBB workers has started an unlimited strike at
Wednesday
    > Nov. 12 0:00. The trade union protests against the OeBB-restructuring
plans
    > of the government.


Government and trade union have achieved an agreement yesterday (Friday).
Trains started running again at 18:30.


--
Helmut Uttenthaler,
Graz

Tobias B Koehler

Helmut Uttenthaler wrote:

    > Government and trade union have achieved an agreement yesterday (Friday).
    > Trains started running again at 18:30.

Theoretically. In practice it took a few more hours before they
actually started.

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Rian Van Der Borgt

On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 20:11:15 GMT, tobias b koehler wrote:
    >Helmut Uttenthaler wrote:
    >> Government and trade union have achieved an agreement yesterday (Friday).
    >> Trains started running again at 18:30.
    >Theoretically. In practice it took a few more hours before they
    >actually started.

This morning, the Donauwalzer (EN 324) had 2 ÖBB sleeping coaches and a
few DB coaches. Did it start in Vienna?

Regards,

Rian

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