Jon WorthJul 8, 2023

Ah

I see Deutsche Bahn has taken to behaving like a night train startup and started drawing lines on maps - for a sort of dream 2050 high speed network

https://www.deutschebahn.com/de/presse/pressestart_zentrales_uebersicht/DB-legt-Studie-zum-Ausbau-des-Hochgeschwindigkeitsverkehrs-in-Europa-vor--10878404

Sure, aim high. But there's not a hope in hell this comes to pass given current politics. I don't think DB can even deliver on the bits of it that it'd have to deliver on

DB legt Studie zum Ausbau des Hochgeschwindigkeitsverkehrs in Europa vor

Show threadJoost Wery
@jon We need to bring this about! https://www.connect-capitals-hsr.eu
Connect European Capitals by High-Speed Rail | Connect European Capitals by High-Speed Rail

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Show threadJon WorthJul 8, 2023
@joostwery no we don’t. It’s as ill designed as DB’s map. High speed above all isn’t right. High speed has a role, sure, but there’s more to EU rail than that.
Show threadJoost WeryJul 8, 2023
@jon How exactly does this plan (though ambitious) deny that?