German industries expect the train drivers’ strike to cause enormous problems for companies, including in freight transport. Tanja Gönner, managing director of the Federation of German Industries (BDI), told dpa in Berlin that there was a threat of severe restrictions, including individual production losses, curtailments and shutdowns in industry. “With a six-day strike, it is not unrealistic to expect losses totalling up to €1 billion,” she said. In addition to operational and economic damage, “considerable damage to the image” of rail as a mode of transport would also be aggravating, said Gö…