Austria rail operator OeBB unveils new night trains

Re:Austria rail operator OeBB unveils new night trains by sandman1906 on Sunday October 08, 2023 @10:05AM (#37810540)

I've taken that route in a couchette car twice. I haven't had any issues and didn't find the quality of the service to be any different than other NightJets. I mean, it's not exactly luxury travel (in a couchette car), but I have nothing to complain about.

I'm not a fan of the fact that ÖBB couchette compartments don't have locks on their doors. But the sleeper cabins do. Were the people who were robbed in a sleeper?

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Re:Austria rail operator OeBB unveils new night trains by proto_lambda on Sunday October 08, 2023 @10:17AM (#37810642)

> I'm not a fan of the fact that ÖBB couchette compartments don't have locks on their doors

The ones I know have both a turning lock that can be opened from the outside by the conductor or anyone else with a wrench (so more of a protection against someone mistakenly stumbling into your compartment in the middle of the night), as well as a deadbolt that can't be opened from the outside without ripping it apart.

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Re:Austria rail operator OeBB unveils new night trains by prospector1065 on Sunday October 08, 2023 @02:01PM (#37812865)

I'm guessing this is what happened to me. I was robbed overnight in a sleeper car, which I assumed was safe because there were literally 3 locks on the door. This seems to be a pretty common occurrence

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