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Germany's identity crisis: The trains no longer run on time

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Re: Germany's identity crisis: The trains no longer run on time

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Post by firefax »

patrickmcnamara wrote: post #39
firefax wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I got the impression they have a different cultural definition of "late" -- they'd get as mad about a 15 minute delay as folks in the states would get about an hour plus delay.

6 minutes is late for DB. But trains are often much later (or cancelled).

>6 minutes is late for DB

This is what I was getting at... they equated a ten minute delay in the same category as an hour plus... it was atomic, binary -- that's what I meant to get at in my post, that the level of "umph" was the same.

It's my understanding the delays that prompted the OP are longer, 30+ is a big deal even in the states.

Re: Germany's identity crisis: The trains no longer run on time

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Post by 7bit »

ThePowerOfFuet wrote: post #99
7bit wrote: post #85

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As a German, I always loved the long distance trains I. Italy. I remember a trip in 2008 crossing From south to North Italy which cost a fraction of what it would have in Germany. It had A/C and it was on time. So comfy. Meanwhile in Germany, they charged a shitton of money and it had no A/C. Still last year I found it much better than in Germany, overall. The only thing that PISSES me off is that the stupid Trenital…

>The only thing that PISSES me off is that the stupid Trenitalia does not show me which platform the train is departing/arriving from. It blows my mind that this CRUCIAL information is not shown anywhere and you literally have to be standing in the station to hopefully find it. The Trenitalia app shows arrival and departure platform and time info per station, as well as for trips you are currently taking. There is al…

I just tried again an the app does not show the platform.

Re: Germany's identity crisis: The trains no longer run on time

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Post by aquatica »

7bit wrote: post #102
ThePowerOfFuet wrote: post #99

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>The only thing that PISSES me off is that the stupid Trenitalia does not show me which platform the train is departing/arriving from. It blows my mind that this CRUCIAL information is not shown anywhere and you literally have to be standing in the station to hopefully find it. The Trenitalia app shows arrival and departure platform and time info per station, as well as for trips you are currently taking. There is al…

I just tried again an the app does not show the platform.

It does. Open your train ticket from the app, then the "i" next to "On time"/"+X MIN" text, and it shows the list of all train stops and where the train is. Next to the train stop you find a number which is the platform

Re: Germany's identity crisis: The trains no longer run on time

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Post by 6510 »

alexey-salmin wrote: post #77
6510 wrote: post #74

Earlier quoted context omitted.

One train has to get off for a different one to get on a track. Delays compound.

How is it different from every other rail network in the world?

I imagine if you have a culture of great engineering you don't expect it to collapse when you lean on it.

Re: Germany's identity crisis: The trains no longer run on time

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Post by thinkindie »

ivandenysov wrote: post #78
alexey-salmin wrote: post #77

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How is it different from every other rail network in the world?

France’s high speed trains have a dedicated network of tracks. They don’t have to share those tracks with regional and cargo trains.

btw every high speed train network is separated from the conventional one otherwise they will never be able to travel as fast as 300km/h
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