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This has been examined, re-examined, re-re examined - the final verdict was the now current GoldenPass Express with gauge change technology. Another factor is there is to my knowledge comparatively little through traffic Luzern - Montreux. Most journeys are to/from Interlaken from either...

Just to add to the earlier comments on Strasbourg. In addition to TER 200 and the peak 67400 diesel turns, there are: BB22200 hauling and pushing the remaining RRR (Rame Reversibile Regional) three coach sets (ie two sets coupled = 6 cars). These were the bees knees for local services on...

The problem is the definition of 'inter-city' Did the OP mean 'express inter city services' or 'loco hauled trains that link two cities' ? If the latter then there are still some Paris - Le Mans and Paris - Orleans clinging on. They (like some other services already mentioned) are 'TER' aka...

In Germany in particular services ramp down on Saturday afternoons/evenings on the basis that people don't 'return home from the weekend' on a Saturday night.

Just a warning that the title of the thread was 'Inter city'. The thread is digressing into 'all loco hauled services remaining in France'

No, not direct from London 1745794716 No, none of these. The Night Ferry only ever served Paris and Brussels 1745794810 Just 'Lille' in those days. Only named Flandres after TGV required Lille Europe.

Switzerland has suffered badly from overtourism in recent years and the MOB railway now feels the need to cover its back by stating that reservation is recommended. However whilst it remains 'recommended' and not 'obligatory' you can safely turn up and board any train if you already have a...

Just to second comments about the Swiss leg. Use walk on trains (just like the InterRail of old - yeah) from the first point your journey will meet Swiss trains (Milano) as far as the last point where your trip will use Swiss trains (Basel). I wonder if you have made the common tourists error of...

First of all it should be said that many enthusiasts and some tourists don't feel the need to traverse the Zermatt - Brig - Chur route by Glacier Express itself. The normal trains on the line are just as good (and cheaper) , the views are the same. Many long distance tourists (ie from Asia and...

The light railway to Hendaye was known as 'El Topo' and was legendary for its twisted wooden overhead poles. Re-use and recycling is not new! It was a favourite of my late Uncle who was a noted expert on Spanish secondary railways. 1741394622 Here is a photo of the SEFT (topo) taken by my late...

A derogation from the norm used to occur on the train from Visp to Zermatt in Switzerland. At Christmas in the early 2000s they use to dress up the church tower adjacent to St Niklaus station (roughly the half way point between Visp and Zermatt). The train announcemnets used to run as follows...

The key phrase Eurostar use is quite clear - ie that 90 minutes is not 'the law' but just a 'please'. "To ensure you have enough time for all pre-departure steps, please come to the station at the recommended time and not just before the gates close."

and in this case of course the train really does belong to 'SBB CFF FFS' (Geneve - Sierre/Siders =CFF; Sierre/Siders - Brig = SBB; Iselle - Domo = FFS

Don't forget this isn't the definitive list currently - The 'Etoile de Chambery' is still a hotbed of hauled trains

I believe that the Corails are going if not gone. In any case, even in 2022 when I did a 'farewell' non TGV all corail trip Paris - Lyon - Geneve the windows were so caked in solidified brown filth that the views of the delightful Burgundy countryside I had expected to enjoy were almost non...