Re:Austria rail operator OeBB unveils new night trains
by sschueller on Sunday October 08, 2023 @11:10AM
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Problems with the Zürich <-> Amsterdam line are constantly in the news[1]. I was not the only person on this train that had issues. I voiced mine at a later time directly with ÖBB unlike others that complained to the staff which were not at fault here. It is a systematic problem and the nigthjet in this state should not be offered if they can't keep it up to a minimum standard.
I don't have a problem with a 1970's train but then don't sell me a trip in a modern rail car with a 360 walkthough on the website when it isn't what I am getting. Working toilets (With toilet paper) is the only thing I would expect on a 9 hours trip, everything else I don't care about.
[1] https://www.travelnews.ch/on-the-move/24452-viel-aerger-mit-...
[2] https://www.blick.ch/schweiz/zuerich/aargauer-erlebt-nachtzu...
Multiple commenters describe taking the OBB night train and speak highly of it.
Edit: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37810476
Apparently it's location specific.
> However, the different forms of downgrades and downgrades affect the destinations differently. Most of the downgrades from sleeping to couchette carriages were available to La Spezia. Double downgrades – i.e. from sleeping to seat carts – are hard to find in the data. Downgrades or night-chair downgrades or night-chair hooks meet the Zurich destination. A downgrade from compartment cars to large-capacity cars was again almost standard in the last two months at the Bregenz destination