The BVG wants to bring drivers back from retirement. This is one of the ideas to get the chaos on the subway under control. As reported, more and more trips are being cancelled because the trains are too old and at the same time many drivers are missing. There are “Former drivers and retired drivers contacted” Petra Nelken, spokeswoman for the transport authority, told the Tagesspiegel newspaper. When asked, a BVG spokesperson could not say how many people had been approached. The program had just been launched and there were no results yet.
