Austria rail operator OeBB unveils new night trains

Re:Austria rail operator OeBB unveils new night trains by xcdzvyn on Sunday October 08, 2023 @09:27AM (#37810257)

Cattle class was decently comfortable on every train I was on, and combined with the far lower (almost pleasant) noise of trains vs. aircraft engines, it was a far nicer experience overall.

Though supposedly theft is a greater issue on night trains than flights, so I was apprehensive to sleep..

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Re:Austria rail operator OeBB unveils new night trains by katbyte on Sunday October 08, 2023 @10:25AM (#37810738)

Also no security and you. An arrive 5-10 before departure vs 1-4 hours depending on the airport and time (and just not dealing with security period)

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Re:Austria rail operator OeBB unveils new night trains by spockz on Sunday October 08, 2023 @12:38PM (#37811988)

Be careful with arriving just on time. We were refused boarding the Thalys once because on the station attendants watch it was 4 minutes to the time instead of 5. So we were refused on the platform even though the conductor of the train a few meters off was urging us to come and hurry.

(It was also the last train of the day that would get us to our destination. Ultimately we got a nice story out of it. But it still smarts.)

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