Man in Seat 61 just tweeted:
Citing this blog post (in German) which seems to blame a systems change at Eurostar from 10th November. No Flexpreis (flexible fare) or Sparpreis (advance, booked train only) will be available between London and stations on the DB network from that date. Eurostar and DB are working on a "customer-friendly" solution for the future but no details yet on what that might be.
A big disappointment if true - the connection time at Brussels is usually quite tight and I wouldn't feel too comfortable booking split tickets for that connection. Does the Railteam "next available train" policy apply if it is a split ticket?
MAJOR SETBACK for train travel to Europe. Eurostar changes its systems, no more DB through fares London-Germany. This is a step backwards, more fragmentation, when operators need to work more TOGETHER.
Citing this blog post (in German) which seems to blame a systems change at Eurostar from 10th November. No Flexpreis (flexible fare) or Sparpreis (advance, booked train only) will be available between London and stations on the DB network from that date. Eurostar and DB are working on a "customer-friendly" solution for the future but no details yet on what that might be.
A big disappointment if true - the connection time at Brussels is usually quite tight and I wouldn't feel too comfortable booking split tickets for that connection. Does the Railteam "next available train" policy apply if it is a split ticket?