Tagged With "Deutsche Bahn"
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Re: The Worst Train in the World
I hope that wasn't your last venture into third world high speed travel. Reminds me of Austria on the Zillertal Bahn Valley Railway. The Train went so slow that passengers would lean out and pick wild flowers from the trackside. Each carriage had warning notices - in English - not to do this. But ....
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Hackescher Markt and Hofe, Berlin: Where Gumbo Was #72
The Gumbo Guessers have done their best with this week's puzzle, but it has defied solution, although Jonathan L got the right city. It's Berlin, alright, a city with two rail transit systems (U-Bahn and S-Bahn) and where poor maintenance caused a...
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A Rambler in Portland, Oregon
A few days in Portland, spending more time wandering the streets than the big sights, but finding plenty to see.
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August 16, 2017: Davos, Switzerland
For today's Pic of the Day, George G shares some scenes from beautiful Davos, Switzerland.
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New partners revive German discount train service
Germany's largest bus carrier teams up with a partner to revive a discount competitor for Germany's giant Deutsche Bahn
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Germany tests 'be your own conductor' app
Punch your own ticket? There's an app for that, and Deutsche Bahn is trying it out.
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More rail competition: Now Belgium
Flixtrain's Brussels-to-Paris planned route highlights the growing role of private rail operators in Europe.
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Rail fares: UK's go up, Germany's down
Germany uses a tax cut to lower long-distance fares and carbon emissions.
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Sweden jumps into night-train market
Sweden has plans to join the revival of night-train service in Europe with a service that will connect Malmo with Cologne and beyond.
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Wiener Bonbons: Highlights of Vienna (Where Gumbo was #114)
This week’s puzzle started with a very puzzling picture—so puzzling it needed a second shot to clarify that it was in a tunnel. Even so, Jonathan L was sharp enough to jump to a correct conclusion, which he hinted to the crowd in a comment...
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Walking and Eating in Berlin's Mitte
On our last few trips, we've gotten in the habit of looking around for good eating/walking tours, which allow us to sample a variety of local foods along with some sights, and some well-prepared information about the foods, their history and their...
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Trains, planes jumping on futuristic ideas
Everyone's going high-tech and upgrade in an increasingly competitive world. Here's the latest from Deutsche Bahn and Emirates.
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Swiss Railways voted best, despite no Wi-Fi
In a survey of best train systems for different categories of travelers, Swiss railways came out on top in multiple categories.
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Walking the Center of Berlin
Jonathan L shares a walk through Berlin's heart and tells us how he fell in love with it.
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The Memorials of Berlin, Part 1
There are many memorials to the victims of the Nazi regime in Germany. Jonathan L introduces us to some of the smaller, lesser-known ones in Berlin.
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Sequoia National Park: Home of the World's Largest Trees
DrFumblefinger walks among the giant trees of Sequoia National Park. The sequoias are the most massive living things on the planet.
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Germany's 'lost trains' on the rise
Germany's Deutsche Bahn reports worsening canceled-train figures, and admits to some 'number magic'
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Austrian Railways add sleepers as Germany drops them
Austria's railways swim against the tide, increasing overnight sleeper service at a time when other railroads are reducing them.
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German railroad: Passengers are making us late
Die Bahn hopes that closing doors earlier will get trains out of the station on time.
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Berlin pranksters bring Autumn into U-Bahn
Pranksters turn a Berlin subway train into a leafy celebration of the fall season.
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Obstacles on track for French, German railways?
Germany cautiously raises fares, fearing low-cost competition; France's Senate tells SNCF to fix what it has before building more.
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Berlin's U-Bahn looks out for visually impaired
Access to public transportation can be a real barrier for people with limited or no vision, but Berlin's U-Bahn subway system is trying to make that easier. The system is using a variety of means to make it easier to navigate. Among the most visible strategies is providing big visual clues to those with limited sight for reading; each station is designed or revised with its own color and graphic scheme. A gallery of some of them is at TheLocal.de HERE . The Berlin transit operator BVG is...
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Deutsche Bahn's €10 billion upgrade plan
Germany's rail system is due for big upgrades to end bottlenecks and delays.
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Berlin: Ooops again! This time it's a hotel, not the airport
Berlin hotel construction halted; it's crushing the subway tunnel beneath it.
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Deutsche Bahn offers new rail-to-road option
German rail operator DB is adding easy car rentals to its ticket options as part of its competition with long-distance buses, discount airlines and others.
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Berlin's Museum Island
Join Jonathan L on a walk through some of the treasures at the museums that make up the city's Museum Island.
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Cruising the Elbe in Hamburg
Jonathan L takes us on a cruise down the Elbe and through one of the largest shipping ports in Europe
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Sanssouci Park, Potsdam, Germany
Professor Abe shares the beautiful sights of the grounds and buildings of Sanssouci Park in Potsdam, Germany. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Sleeper trains waking up again for ÖBB
Austria's rail system is finding that its 2016 bet on sleeper trains is paying off.
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Deutsche Bahn to try hydrogen trains
Germany's rail system plans to go green with hydrogen-fueled trains replacing diesel.
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German rail on track to faster future
Germany takes another step toward upgrading and coordinating its rail service as an alternative to flying.
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Eurostar: Man (with a plan) in Seat 61
Mark Smith, the Man in Seat 61, has a financial rescue plan for Eurostar—is the UK government listening?
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Germany's DB speeds up delay pay
German rail passengers get a break on refunds, but it may mean the end for a cottage industry of middlemen.
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Hamburg, DB add automated trains
The port city is claiming a first for having driverless trains operate in a complex system with conventional trains.
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Europe rail competition heating up
Competition by rail operators using each other's tracks is heating up in Europe with a new Italian competitor for France's TGV
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Berlin: First-class subway idea gets 'Nein!'
A consulting group has proposed that Berlin offer first-class cars to attract the wealthy into the subway. It's not being well-received.
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Deutsche Bahn links trains and planes
In a move that may help reduce short-haul flights in Europe, Germany's rail operator links its tickets to airline itineraries.
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Star Alliance now includes a railroad
In a move that may lead to more link-ups, Deutsche Bahn signs up to work with Star Alliance airlines
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Cheap train and transit ideas spread
The popularity of Germany's €9 ticket has led to plans for more low fares to fight inflation and climate change
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United Europe's dis-united rail power
Europe's rail systems play well together... until it comes to using a common power standard. Belgium is buying new equipment to bridge the gap
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Germany testing hydrogen train fleet
German rail operators take a big step into a carbon-neutral future, but one that is not without questions of its own
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Germany's 'future trains' arriving soon
Germany commits billions to rail upgrades, but will not attempt to match France for speed.
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Hamburg's Museum of Work
In a former rubber factory, the Arbeitsmuseum explores changes in industry and work in the 19th and 20th centuries
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On Track at Berlin's Technical Museum
The railroad exhibits at Berlin's German Technical Museum offer a real ride through history
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Ballinstadt: Hamburg's Emigration Museum
In Hamburg, the Emigration Museum tells the fascinating story of what might be called "Ellis Island in Reverse"
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German trains: faster and greener
Germany is getting its fastest trains ever, and swapping plastic for glass and porcelain in its bistro cars.
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Germany: Exec pay cuts for slow trains
Germany plans to address issues with DB's on-time performance and customer service by holding back bonuses for executives
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France, Germany handing out free rail tidkets
60,000 tickets will help celebrate the 60th anniversary of a key Franco-German treaty
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High-speed train makes unscheduled maternity stop
An unexpected event holds up the train to Strasbourg...
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Kaiser Wilhelm's Railroad Station, Potsdam
A special railway station built for Kaiser Wilhelm II near his suburban palace survives today as a railroad training school.