Re:British Rail’s short experiment with travelling pubs (2020)
by jillesvangurp on Friday February 10, 2023 @04:06AM
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Long distance trains in Germany have a restaurant wagon that serves beer and wine. Really nice on long journeys to have the option to go there. Good trick if the train is full and you have no reservation to head straight there and just hang out there. It's one of those things that just works without escalating in Germany. I've never really seen people get really drunk there. It's mostly just people having a couple of beverages with their food.
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Re:British Rail’s short experiment with travelling pubs (2020)
by jimlikeslimes on Friday February 10, 2023 @04:28AM
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In the UK I think the Pullman carriage still operates mon-fri 6pm leaving Paddington travelling west. Silver service dining, and is pretty good fun.
Re:British Rail’s short experiment with travelling pubs (2020)
by plantain on Friday February 10, 2023 @04:12AM
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As a tourist, despite the pretty poor food I love the novelty of the DBahn restaurant carts. Something about having a sit down meal whistling along silently through the countryside at 200kph just seems cool.
Re:British Rail’s short experiment with travelling pubs (2020)
by smcl on Friday February 10, 2023 @04:16AM
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Yeah the restaurant car is a great choice, there's something really lovely about chilling out with friends and a beer while the European countryside whizzes past.