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True, but in Italy and France they're compulsory for passholders on most trains (except locals), while in Germany they're optional.

I see there have been over 130 views - but I'll be the first to say good photos and thanks for posting! :p

No, I don't believe you can do it online - a real pain. I'm lucky because I have a local travel agent (not in the UK) who can do it without adding a service charge. And SNCF has two-tier pricing on TGV pass reservations now, so it's better to reserve in advance. Surprisingly, Trenitalia is...

Yes, very true.

Actually, they are quite cramped. Much better are the double-decker CNLs, with the deluxe sleepers on the upper level. The bed is separate from the table and chairs - so you don't have to convert from one to the other - and there are four windows to look out of. Together with the en-suite...

Yes, and the legroom is not great. The standard layout of 3 seats across in 1st class, 4 across in 2nd, but the number of bays is the same, so legroom is the same.

I was referring to the original question, not your post.

OPR = Super Off-Peak return, valid for arrivals into London after 13:00.

So, by implication, she'll have a problem with Italians calling the English Channel "La Manica". :p I was surprised, too. I was on one of the ex-Cisalpino Pendolinos from Milan, which broke down after crossing the border into Switzerland. They are (or were) notorious for unreliability - so...

Blackwell summit on the Lickey Incline. :p

That doesn't say much about passes, though. I know that with an Inter-Rail pass you should be charged the difference between a full 1st and 2nd class single fare, if travelling in 1st with a 2nd class pass. I would expect the same to apply for BritRail passes, but no guarantees, since this is...

Exactly. I would tend to support Green policies, if they could take the politics out of it and get to grips with what is, on balance, really good for the environment.

Last year, on a journey from Rome to Cologne, I missed a connection at Arth Goldau onward on the main line to Lucerne. Then up rolled the Voralpen Express, which took a secondary route to Lucerne on the banks of the lake. This is a "normal" SBB train - so no supplements if you're on a pass -...

Yes, the BritRail pass is available to non-United Kingdom residents of any nationality. If you order it on the BritRail website, it will be sent to your overseas address. You can't buy it in the UK. If you have a friend/relative in the UK who would want to trip around with you, you can order...

Thanks for this, Cherry Picker. Unfortunately, the 10:55 ex-Moor St arrives Marylebone at 12:55, so OPRs aren't valid!:-x I love the comment on the Chiltern Railways timetable briefing: Other TOCs, take note.

Congratulations to the Swiss, for overwhelmingly voting (in Zurich) to keep the law as it - allowing people the choice. This is such a delicate subject and does not just affect the old - look at the heart-rending suicide of 23-year-old Daniel James, a few years ago. Some "do-gooding"...

What a strange comment. It's Lac Léman, and Lake Geneva is the correct form in English - just as the English Channel is La Manche in French.

Kings Norton could become a horrible bottleneck if the Camp Hill line services are started.

I haven't assumed that at all - where did you get that idea from? My comments relate to public perception - the same public which pays good money to travel on SWT.

I agree with this - their Press Officer/Public Relations must take blame here. To use the excuse that they won't give any details about a personnel issue doesn't wash these days, when the "other side" has given one side of the story in detail. I don't mean full disclosure of course, especially...