Heading towards Berlin and ITB next week, but not before squeezing in some ski turns in the newly fallen snow and not without a little extra weekend trip on the way, this time heading first for Copenhagen!
Most people on this Snälltåget service to Malmö are going to and from their ski vacations, but as a local I’ll take the opportunity to go direct to Malmö (almost 900 km as the crow flies).
Departure on time right after snow clearing arrived from the line we’ll go (far left last pic)
Was looking forward to seeing the new DSB Talgo 230 carriages on my trip Copenhagen - Hamburg, but arrived at a platform with an old DSB IC3 train 🤷🏻♂️
The canary was an updated timetable a few days ago with a longer running time, so maybe this indicates a new and more proactive temporary solution while the Talgo carriages get sorted.
And hey ho, first class comfort is great in these old carriages!
Posting about the lack of Talgo 230 on EC to/from Copenhagen in another group was great nerd sniping. Now I know:
- One DB IC1 coach group still in use on some departures
- IC3 trainsets with Indusi/PZB lack ERTMS and have to go the old 180 km/h line in Denmark + max 160 km/h in Germany
- Maintenance workers still learning how to work w Talgo coaches
- Some problems with Talgo 230 and connection to the locos with random error codes
- Some departures even with bilevel coaches + replacement bus
Stefan Lindbohm
Thomas A. Frederiksen
Erik Sandblom 🌻