Re:Buy a train, bridge or tracks from the Swiss Railway
by gpvos on Wednesday June 10, 2026 @03:14PM
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The infrastructure operators have to allow anyone with a train operating license on their tracks, and such license is very nontrivial to acquire.
Usually you would hire a train from a train operating company, and those companies are not required to rent out their trains - although several have been set up explicitly with that goal, of course.
Re:Buy a train, bridge or tracks from the Swiss Railway
by mrlonglong on Wednesday June 10, 2026 @05:43PM
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Back in Victorian times very rich people owned their own railway carriage which they would have hauled across country.
The only downside is that preference is given to regularly scheduled services, and the remaining space is first-come-first-serve, so on the busier routes there's a decent chance you'll have to take a large detour instead, or sit in a siding waiting for a while.