> Here in Germany, for as long as I can remember, the government praises itself every year for investing as much in rail as never before. I have not noticed the

> Here in Germany, for as long as I can remember, the government praises itself every year for investing as much in rail as never before. I have not noticed the service quality to change for the better over the last 15 years. The ever-rising investments seem to be only enough to keep the status quo of the crumbling infrastructure. And the ticket price inflation is twice as high as regular CPI.