@jon Yes, but one of those choices is going to be fucking misery, and the other one is going to be beautiful views, free internet access, and a picnic which can contain a bottle of wine and a corkscrew.
@apicultor Sure, I calculated all that in. Timetable to Lyon is crap - the 2 Renfe trains are too early and too late. I’d have done it by train still, but there are people among my friends less committed!
And note: this NOT only misplaced subsidy. It's also SNCF being malevolent, Renfe being crap, and EU rail liberalisation not having worked to get other operators to be able to run here.
I've had it twice last year that the only (!) connection from Barcelona that still let's me travel onward to Germany was sold out. In both classes. Sucked big time. It all depends on too few seats on a single train.
@jon@smveerman I’m reading this on board of one of those twice-a-day direct TGVs, on the Perpignan-Figueres high speed line, and looking at how crowded this off-season train is, I think that triple the capacity would still be profitable. Bring in the competition!
@jon@smveerman also: can they please stop saying ‘thanks for choosing the most ecological way of transport’ at each station. We know. Stop preaching to the converted. We are the ones using trains. Maybe advertise for those not knowing. And: it’s not a choice for everyone!
@lewd Yes. Although there is a bit of bad luck (or bad choices?) for Renfe in this - had the Talgo series 106 been OKed perhaps there would be a few more services? But I expect nothing of SNCF.
@Schleifleistenbruch@lewd I do. But they have other plans before France-Spain. But generally yes, Trenitalia keeps buying more Frecciarossa 1000 trains, the finances are solid, and the attitude good. So medium term, yes, but not short term.
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