Train Travel in the UK: A Foreigner’s Perspective

Re:Train Travel in the UK: A Foreigner’s Perspective by switch007 on Monday September 26, 2022 @03:35AM (#32980452)

Just to counter the “mainland Europe has superior trains” kind of argument. I find the IC in the Netherlands to be old, crowded, dirty and uncomfortable.

Compare https://www.seat61.com/images/Netherlands-ic-2nd-large.jpg and https://mobile.twitter.com/TPExpressTrains/status/9869664169... . The Dutch ones are refurbished original stock from decades ago I believe. I believe the latter seats a lot more people too. But I prefer the Dutch prices :D

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Re:Train Travel in the UK: A Foreigner’s Perspective by arcen on Monday September 26, 2022 @05:15AM (#32980976)

I for one like them. They are fast and on-time. The crowd to my destinations is usually during rush hours (before 9) which is now exacerbated due to the lack of NS staff recently.

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Re:Train Travel in the UK: A Foreigner’s Perspective by switch007 on Monday September 26, 2022 @01:12PM (#32985595)

They are fast, for sure.

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