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Switzerland suspends Deutsche Bahn trains due to chronic delays

46 points by gslin 1y ago

gnabgib 1y ago
Related More and more German trains are not allowed to enter Switzerland (154 points, 9 months ago, 297 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41189834 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41189834
robotapertama 1y ago
None of the trains would be running if Switzerland managed the trains here in Sydney,AU.
- pfannkuchen 1y ago
  They don’t let in trains from there either.
tetris11 1y ago
I'll never forget the day when the DB went on strike, and Swiss trains crossed the border to pick up passengers from Frankfurt. Smoothest, quietest, roomiest train I've ever been in. Even the aesthetics were calming, with nice wide windows. No random stairs or narrow corridors, no garish yellow or red colours, no speakers or beeping doors yelling at top volume.
- siva7 1y ago
  Don't get me started with the aggressive light at night.
- JeanMeche 1y ago
  You're just describing the swiss old single level carriages.
  - netsharc 1y ago
    I wonder if grandfather post means the Einheitswagen IV (https://youtu.be/u3unRLu2BXM?t=90 https://youtu.be/u3unRLu2BXM?t=90) or if they were already impressed with the IC2000 (https://youtu.be/T1IdUgrIjR8?t=63 https://youtu.be/T1IdUgrIjR8?t=63). Although the LED lighting in the newer IC2000 is too cold for my liking.
    - tetris11 1y ago
      I think it was the Einheitswagen that I liked. The IC2000 seems pretty spacious compared to the DB's RB trains, though maybe I'm not comparing apples to apples
      - netsharc 1y ago
        There's also this interior of the Einheitswagen IV, which feels cosier than the one in the 1st video I posted: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einheitswagen_%28Schweiz,_Normalspur%29#/media/Datei:FFS_B_50_85_21-95_226-9_Geneve_150414.jpg https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einheitswagen_%28Schweiz,_Norm...
pjmlp 1y ago
There used to exist apps and websites with the usual reasons that delays happen or get cancelled, that randomly pick one of them just for fun.
sMarsIntruder 1y ago
On the other hand a lot of Italian trains still operate in CH. Time changes, uh?
- satanfirst 1y ago
  On time trains by terminating each side in Konstanz or Milano are an easy way to satisfy Switzerland, but as a passenger it just means missed reservations on an earlier train.
- rurban 1y ago
  They just have proper management in Switzerland, Italy or Austria. It's not that hard
snvzz 1y ago
https://archive.is/sV1JU https://archive.is/sV1JU
MrDresden 1y ago
I am writing this while currently sitting in a DB train that hasn't moved in 1 hour and 35 minutes due to another DB train having broken down on the rails. Earlier this week, I was in the train that broke down. That delayed me 2 hours and 45 minutes. The weekend before that I took 5x DB trains, where each and every one of them got delayed by 25-35 minutes. I am now at a point where in the future I will only fly direct to destinations inside Germany.

46 points by gslin 1y ago

Related More and more German trains are not allowed to enter Switzerland (154 points, 9 months ago, 297 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41189834 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41189834

robotapertama 1y ago

None of the trains would be running if Switzerland managed the trains here in Sydney,AU.

pfannkuchen 1y ago
They don’t let in trains from there either.

tetris11 1y ago

I'll never forget the day when the DB went on strike, and Swiss trains crossed the border to pick up passengers from Frankfurt. Smoothest, quietest, roomiest train I've ever been in. Even the aesthetics were calming, with nice wide windows. No random stairs or narrow corridors, no garish yellow or red colours, no speakers or beeping doors yelling at top volume.

siva7 1y ago
Don't get me started with the aggressive light at night.
JeanMeche 1y ago
You're just describing the swiss old single level carriages.
- netsharc 1y ago
  I wonder if grandfather post means the Einheitswagen IV (https://youtu.be/u3unRLu2BXM?t=90 https://youtu.be/u3unRLu2BXM?t=90) or if they were already impressed with the IC2000 (https://youtu.be/T1IdUgrIjR8?t=63 https://youtu.be/T1IdUgrIjR8?t=63). Although the LED lighting in the newer IC2000 is too cold for my liking.
  - tetris11 1y ago
    I think it was the Einheitswagen that I liked. The IC2000 seems pretty spacious compared to the DB's RB trains, though maybe I'm not comparing apples to apples
    - netsharc 1y ago
      There's also this interior of the Einheitswagen IV, which feels cosier than the one in the 1st video I posted: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einheitswagen_%28Schweiz,_Normalspur%29#/media/Datei:FFS_B_50_85_21-95_226-9_Geneve_150414.jpg https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einheitswagen_%28Schweiz,_Norm...

pjmlp 1y ago

There used to exist apps and websites with the usual reasons that delays happen or get cancelled, that randomly pick one of them just for fun.

sMarsIntruder 1y ago

On the other hand a lot of Italian trains still operate in CH. Time changes, uh?

satanfirst 1y ago
On time trains by terminating each side in Konstanz or Milano are an easy way to satisfy Switzerland, but as a passenger it just means missed reservations on an earlier train.
rurban 1y ago
They just have proper management in Switzerland, Italy or Austria. It's not that hard

snvzz 1y ago

https://archive.is/sV1JU https://archive.is/sV1JU

MrDresden 1y ago

I am writing this while currently sitting in a DB train that hasn't moved in 1 hour and 35 minutes due to another DB train having broken down on the rails. Earlier this week, I was in the train that broke down. That delayed me 2 hours and 45 minutes. The weekend before that I took 5x DB trains, where each and every one of them got delayed by 25-35 minutes. I am now at a point where in the future I will only fly direct to destinations inside Germany.