Fyi N=1. I remember a train from Stuttgart to Amsterdam, even quite a few years go, the end result was we would be quite close to missing the last trains to fin

Fyi N=1. I remember a train from Stuttgart to Amsterdam, even quite a few years go, the end result was we would be quite close to missing the last trains to final destination in Amsterdam due to mishaps at Frankfurt. We (the Dutchies) got better support from the NS (Dutch railways) than the Germans at all places. We could call a number to get alternative routes, get advice on where to go, what to ask and got notice on what to do when. Eventually we were told to board a train by taking a local train to Frankfurt Flugplatz but first get our tickets transfered so we would get prefered seats. Afterwards we even got all tickets back, including transfers, due to delays and even the transfer tickets back with a few online clicks while the Germans had to fill in all kinds of forms. On the final train the Germans were surprised when the Dutch officers were asking everyone their end destination (stil in Germany) to know if they could delay the transfer trains in the Netherlands so everyone could get home. If you could not a cab would be free of charge. For me that was the day I realised the Dutch trains weren't as bad as I thought. edit: I did have a first class ticket but the end line -make sure every one got home- was in general no questions asked.