Europe is investing heavily in trains

Re:Europe is investing heavily in trains by sschueller on Monday April 11, 2022 @04:57PM (#30994909)

I can hop in a train at Zürich main station in Switzerland and be in Paris in 4 hours or I can get in another one and be in Milan in 3 and half hours. On my trip I can use the internet, go to the restaurant or relax in the quiet carriage. No turbolance, no weather delays and the ride is very quiet.

How much work can you really get done going via airplane? How much time do you waste going through security and how well can you work crammed into a tiny seat?

Sometimes taking it a bit slower is also good for your health.

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Re:Europe is investing heavily in trains by anamax on Monday April 11, 2022 @05:39PM (#30995444)

Zurich to Paris (489km) is shorter than San Francisco to Los Angeles (559km).

Europeans think that 100km is a long way while Americans think that 100 years is a long time.

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Re:Europe is investing heavily in trains by DrBazza on Monday April 11, 2022 @06:19PM (#30995843)

Yup. Door to door from south east England to the French Alps is nigh on identical if you take a plane and all then ceremony around that, or just jump on the Eurostar and travel mostly at 140mph or so.

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