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  1. Spoorslag '70

    The Cologne Connection

    If it is all on one ticket, I would book it, if it's ok to arrive in Villach later - if the connection is not held (not too unilkely) you should (at least in my opinion - compare https://int.bahn.de/en/booking-information/passenger-rights/legal-regulations) be able to get a night in a hotel...
  2. Spoorslag '70

    Between Cologne and Düsseldorf Airport. Disruption?

    Any ticket including local public transport in the correct area is valid. Interrail passes are not valid as far as I know.
  3. Spoorslag '70

    Between Cologne and Düsseldorf Airport. Disruption?

    The RE6 runs via Leverkuse to provide two regional fast trains per hour. The RE5 is diverted via Neuss (due to the works around Duisburg). Personally, I would take a S11 service (supposed to run every 20 minutes, but quite some cancellations due to staff shortages - a very common theme on the...
  4. Spoorslag '70

    Dusseldorf to Wuppertal to Solingen (via Remscheid) to köln Thursday March 2nd

    Nope. It can be used on any regional trains on sections of route marked *NV* in the VIA-field. If a long-distance train is specified, it has to be used (and conversely, if one wants to use a long-distance train, it has to be specified on the ticket)* [exceptions apply where long-distance trains...
  5. Spoorslag '70

    End of August London to Bolzano - book ahead or Inter rail

    Not exactly - but if that ICE is cancelled for some reason (which does happen sometimes), you wil be in Munich rather late.
  6. Spoorslag '70

    End of August London to Bolzano - book ahead or Inter rail

    You could just use a journey planner, potentially specifying Welkenrath as a via-point. You could of course also try to get permission to travel on the 13:25 Thalys service from Brussel-Zuid (9435), but I cannot comment on how likely you are to be allowed onto that. The "normal" option with IC...
  7. Spoorslag '70

    Wuppertal Schwebebahn ticketing

    Standard VRR fares apply, e.g. a 24h ticket for Wuppertal (price range A, starting at any stop in Wuppertal) is 7,3€. Parking should be possible at Vohwinkel railway station (ca. 10 minutes walk to the Schwebebahn station) or at Oberbarmen
  8. Spoorslag '70

    Germany: €9 a month for 3 months from June 1

    The German government also usually only throw money (and quite a lot of it!) at motoring - the entire 9€-ticket thing was (in my eyes) just a move to get the massive subsidies on fuel for private cars through the greens. It's been so ill-flawed and unplanned from the start that I can not take it...
  9. Spoorslag '70

    S- Bahn collision Munich

    Well, if a driver would override the TPWS and depart against a signal at danger, you would have the very same effect that happened in Schäftlarn. Most likely the Zs1 did not have too much influence on the incident, if at all.
  10. Spoorslag '70

    S- Bahn collision Munich

    It was introduced in the 1920s on the S-Bahn system in Berlin and allowed for all railway lines in 1935. It makes sense if you do have a two-track railway with trains every few minutes (the Berlin case and why it was introduced there), but seems rather out of place elsewhere.
  11. Spoorslag '70

    S- Bahn collision Munich

    It is actually quite likely that Zs1 was not involved in the accident. Curren speculations in German forums revolve around the misunderstanding that also lead to the incident last August, in which one of the drivers mistakenly took the order to drive on sight and secure the level crossing as an...
  12. Spoorslag '70

    S- Bahn collision Munich

    Yes, that's the standard - sadly.
  13. Spoorslag '70

    S- Bahn collision Munich

    The line to Wolfratshausen is controlled by SpDrS60 relay interlockings, remotely controlled from Wolfratshausen (south of Ebenhausen (inclusive)) and Höllriegelskreuth (on the rest of the line). There was a fault with a level crossing a bit before the incident which could have caused issues...
  14. Spoorslag '70

    ICE seat reservation advice

    The unreservable seats are held back for passengers without reservations - but that should not be too many in first class, as first class ticket include a free reservation since a couple of years ago. You can just occupy one even if you reserved another seat as seat reservations elapse 15...
  15. Spoorslag '70

    Examples of non-UK rail services run primarily/wholly for leisure travellers?

    There are various "Radexpress" trains in Germany, especially in Baden-Württemberg (https://www.bwegt.de/land-und-leute/das-land-erleben/radexpresse for a complete list), e.g. the "Murgtäler" (https://www.bwegt.de/land-und-leute/das-land-erleben/radexpresse/radexpress-murgtaeler) - which is the...
  16. Spoorslag '70

    Downsizing in germany

    The 6-car trains already struggled to keep to the running times, not to imagine what would have happened with 8-car ones (and 8 DoSto + a 146 might not even fit everywhere without blocking points, signal overlaps etc.). The Desiro HC units in comparison actually can make up some time if things...
  17. Spoorslag '70

    Downsizing in germany

    There are rough plans of the Desiro units here https://assets.new.siemens.com/siemens/assets/api/uuid:0ac7caed-001a-428f-a08c-5d9ec43a4afd/datenblatt-desiro-2018-rrx-d.pdf, I can't seem to find any of the normal dostos. The Desiros are 4 coaches each, thus 2 single deck end vehicles and 2 double...
  18. Spoorslag '70

    Downsizing in germany

    The seating in the dostos was worse regarding legroom. Remember: One unit has 2 double-deck and 2 single-deck coaches - you have less stairs in the single deck coaches and thus have enough space to fit in more seats.
  19. Spoorslag '70

    Downsizing in germany

    The capacity of a double set of Desiro HCs is actually higher than that of a set of 6 dostos! Keeping in mind that only the RE1 and RE5 had 6 coach sets (other lines were 5 coaches or - in case of the RE11 - 2x425), the new fleet is indeed a very welcome capacity boost. If the infrastructure...
  20. Spoorslag '70

    Short formation loco haulage 2021

    The Bavarian Alex "proper trains" down to Lindau/Oberstdorf where replaced by 612 in last timetable change. The norther route (to Hof and Prague) still runs, north of Schwandorf the trains are indeed quite short (as they split and join there). In Austria, most of the Graz-Selzthal-Salzburg/Linz...

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