Recent content by duesselmartin

The line from Hamburg towards Westerland is very scenic and diesel hauled. If the full distance is too much, Husum is a wonderful town for a stopover

General cleanliness seems to be better in the UK compared to most European countries. As to accesability, the UK is way ahead most countries. 2 Points for the UK.

co operaton between CP and RENFE seems to be near to non-existant. Both Iberian nations seem to live back to back.

in that case a bang against the head might be a lesson ;) but to be honest, I never heard of a fatality.

No restaurant car but you can buy food and drink from the sleeping car attendent .

and yet no heads are chopped off. Maybe one should trust people with common sense?

Why would one have battery and diesel? That is a lot of dead weight.

People who get lost see more of the world :)

Austria and Sweden used to drive on the left side of the road. As to Austrian rail, it used to be a bit of a jumble until recently when bi -directional but standard right hand running became norm.

I did have a similar situation in the UK. Bought an advance London to Harwich Int. The stated train did not show on the departure board. Staff said that connection does not exist, take the next train.

You could be lucky and your connection is delayed too. I dont plan IC ICE connections under 30 minutes and at a terminal station like Stuttgart 45 minutes. On regionals I get what comes. During the Euros this summer one can expect chaos, sadly

reading this I really get the impression Irish Ferries have gone down the hill over the years. Back in the 90s it felt superior over Stena Sealink.

the Ver.Di dispute with the communal operators (trams, buses ect) is not yet resolved. For those flying into Germany, the Lufthansa dispute is resolved.

Certainty for passengers yes, cheaper no. The minister for transport Volker Wissing already suggests that fares will have to increase to match those demands.

the DD sets are over 25 years old. Did they have any modernisation/modification except the interior? (electrics ect.)