Today I'm attempting #Heidelberg-#Madrid by #rail in one day. 6 trains from #tram to #TGV. Made train no 1 at 6:39. ETA in Madrid is 23:45.
Biggest challenge might be the regional train to Mannheim. Due to illness of personnel at least 1 of the 3 trains I could take simply isn't running, which means that one of the others will be crowded and hence delayed ...
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Made #train no 2, yes, not quite as full as expected, but with 200 ppl changing platform 5 min before departure.
Arriving in #Mannheim. 15min to catch my #ICE to #Strasbourg.
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Wtf #DeutscheBahn, #Mannheim is literally the 2nd stop on that #ICE. My transfer in #Strasbourg (and the rest of the trip) seriously endangered.
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Now in the #ICE, 20 min delay due to problems with a track switch.
Full speed towards #Karlsruhe and #Strasbourg.
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Knud Jahnke
Ruth Mottram