MichaelJun 23
Jon Worth

This "mmwwwaaahhh delayed German trains cannot enter Switzerland" is one of the most over-played stories ever

The reason it even is an issue is because timetables are integrated, and there's a plan

Switzerland to France? No one cares, because the timetables are so damned awful and the service so thin, and all bar TGVs just get to the first station after the border anyway

So really 🤷‍♂️

DE-CH #CrossBorderRail will remain ONE OF THE BEST THERE IS in Europe

https://www.volksstimme.de/panorama/aufgespiesst/unpunktliche-deutsche-bahn-darf-in-der-schweiz-nicht-mehr-fahren-4043466

Aufgespießt: Unpünktliche Deutsche Bahn darf in der Schweiz nicht mehr fahren

Was für eine Schmach! In der Schweiz ist die Deutsche Bahn nur noch fürs Abstellgleis zugelassen. Die stolzen Eurocity-Züge aus Hamburg beziehungsweise Dortmund dürfen ab sofort nur noch bis zum Grenzbahnhof Basel fahren. Passagiere, die bis zu den Zielstationen Interlaken-Ost und Zürich...

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Show threadKrist van BesienJun 23
@jon and it is only the EC services that get systematically split now. This because these trains have their loco swapped and a driving trailer added, so need a full brake test etc... And that means that not much of the 23min stop can be used for recovering from a delay. So if that EC has a delay of 15 minutes having everyone change to a replacement service means that people arrive at their destination on time. And that is what SBB cares about.