More and more German trains are not allowed to enter Switzerland

Re:More and more German trains are not allowed to enter Swit... by dash2 on Thursday August 08, 2024 @02:14PM (#41194575)

Some of us remember pre-privatisation as being a lot worse: carriages were older, trains were slower and there were less of them, staff were ruder and didn't care about their customers, announcements were inaudible. Fares were probably lower though.

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Re:More and more German trains are not allowed to enter Swit... by GordonS on Thursday August 08, 2024 @02:43PM (#41194844)

Unfortunately I'm old enough too :)

Yes, it's true that things were pretty grim. I remember being embarrassed when a colleague from Norway travelled with me in a filthy, worn train carriage stinking of piss :(

But IMO that doesn't excuse the lack of poor management since then. Things could be much, much better.

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Re:More and more German trains are not allowed to enter Swit... by dash2 on Friday August 09, 2024 @05:23AM (#41200183)

I think the question is, will nationalization make things better? Historically, the UK has not done very well with nationalized industries. Maybe this time will be different.

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