Japan has superior HSR and main line rail, but Europe has better subways (lower tunneling costs and more automation) and surface transit
-
-
-
And I’d argue the Swiss and Germans are no longer in the forefront of European transit. Romance language-speaking countries are the ones that lead with low costs and automation
-
Paul Mees made a compelling argument that the only way transit can succeed in a sprawly country like the US or Australia is to adopt the Swiss/German takt approach to scheduling and very exacting performance standards.
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
If anyone believes this they should experience the change that occurs when you cross France to Germany. Whew.
-
Love French trains but German commitment to timeliness was something to see.
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
Norweigan train rocking side to side made me nauseus. Italian train toilet went straight to tracks!
-
Second one is very uncommon these days tbh, mostly in certain regions or secondary lines
-
It was the line from Niece to Milan - 1st intro to Italia! Train from Milan to Como was better.
-
How long ago? Curiosity, I take that train very often
-
So, yeah, at that time the train was pretty terrible but also French eheh The company (Thello) has been absorbed by Trenitalia only recently, and they changed the trains. Same thing for the Venice - Paris line. Both so-so lines but slowly improving.
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
Might add that even inside the same country you can have big differences. In Italy HSR is privatised (and very good) and the regional trains are funded and provided by the regional governments, so Campania is very different from Lombardia, etc
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
it's true. been on swiss trains and italian trains. easy to see, feel, smell the difference.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
I don’t have much experience in this area, but this is what I experienced with “European trains,” as well, e.g. huge difference between Italian and German trains
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
My one experience with Swiss trains, it was ~50min late and had no AC for all the ~2hr trip in 95-degree weather (though the two other legs on that trip were fine, and everything in Germany and France also fine; willing to believe it was an outlier)
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.