Jon WorthOff to Paris this morning to go to the launch of the new European Sleeper night train this evening
There won’t be a full #CrossBorderRail thread but there will be some updates
And as ever the ticket for my TER to Paris was booked with @[email protected] this morning with the minimum of fuss
And there’s my train, the 08:21 TER to Paris from Nuits-sous-Ravières. Trip time: just over 2 hours
The next direct one? 18:21
Yes 10 HOURS LATER
There are ones with changes at 09:10 and 17:21, but that’s still 8 hours with nothing
France, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, SNCF 🤷♂️
Passenger behaviour on this line always perplexes me
The entrance to the platforms at Tonnerre, St Florentin, Laroche-Migennes, Joigy and Sens are all at the back of the train
The exit at Bercy: right at the front
But no one walks forward at their boarding station. Here at the front it’s empty!
Trantion@jonworth.eu I've been getting good seats for years because most people don't realise how long even small trains are.
I commute on a train made up of two DMUs. One is almost fully reserved, the other is entirely unreserved. There are always lots of people standing on the reserved unit... Although it would help if the train company told people that there are usually loads of spare seats on the other unit