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Austriantrain's latest activity
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Austriantrain replied to the thread Split to Vienna question.I certainly would not risk that either. -
Austriantrain replied to the thread Eurostar orders new double-deck train fleet.Indeed, I misunderstood. I agree with you on this of course! 1789634063 Now that is an interesting thought, run via Strasbourg. The...
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Austriantrain replied to the thread Eurostar orders new double-deck train fleet.I don't believe so. A very significant proportion of people living in Zurich will hop on a train to go to Zurich Airport too. I think...
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Austriantrain replied to the thread European timetables 2027.Unfortunately, when it comes to French (and Spanish) rail, experience has taught me to be cynical (which is a great pity, because I...
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Austriantrain replied to the thread Eurostar orders new double-deck train fleet.Apart from the connecting traffic, which was already pointed out, a E* 320 set has a *tad* more capacity than an A320 or A321. 4 trains...
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Austriantrain replied to the thread Eurostar orders new double-deck train fleet.Indeed, you are almost always right on these issues - probably much to do with the fact that you know exactly how the people who plan...
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Austriantrain replied to the thread European timetables 2027.Why would there be? Since the opening of the TGV Rhin-Rhône, the TGV offer between Strasbourg and Lyon has been getting worse. And there...
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Austriantrain replied to the thread Eurostar orders new double-deck train fleet.A bit surprised that no mention of Basel and/or Zurich, which cannot be in the interest of SBB, with whom they allegedly are working...
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Austriantrain replied to the thread Transalpin Route - OBB Rail Replacement Bus.Ironically, Westbahn currently has more public information. They state that there will be no rail service - it might mean that only...
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Austriantrain replied to the thread European timetables 2027.I don't think that is really the problem here. Brussels - Lille - CDG - Strasbourg - Basel makes perfekt sense. It is just that SNCF is...
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Austriantrain replied to the thread European Sleeper experience.Apart from the fact that Switzerland decided, hard-nosed as they can be, that they won't subsidize new night trains (meaning Zurich -...
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Austriantrain replied to the thread European Sleeper experience.I am not sure you can accuse ÖBB NJ of "overexpanding"; their main network is still the night train network that was there before NJ was...
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Austriantrain replied to the thread Bicycle insurance outside UK.Depends on the T&C of the insurance. I bought one recently on Austria which also does not require to lock the bike to a fixed object. In...
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Austriantrain replied to the thread Proposed new Channel Tunnel services discussion.Plenty of examples of rail companies with (legal or de facto) monopolies offering a vastly better service. Look at Switzerland, the...
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Austriantrain replied to the thread Proposed new Channel Tunnel services discussion.E* is majority-owned by SNCF. What else did you expect? Offer a terrible service, but hinder competition is their entire playbook.