A slowish route because all the infra is old. And it’s a ICE 1 from the 1980s, renovated more than a decade ago
But the ambience on board, the comfort of the seats, are still excellent. It’s like someone actually thought “what would passengers actually appreciate in a train interior?”
It doesn’t feel like packing as many people in as possible was the priority. And that’s so nice 😊
@elba013 Indeed, absolutely. Plus it's all double track that helps too (although the Dortmund one might have been double tracked by now? Not taken that one for some years)
@jon Yep - the space (and the woodwork) on the older ICE trains along with the quality of the ride and the wifi makes it possible to do a productive day's work while going at a reasonable clip across Germany. I fear how they will be replaced.
@jon I remember about 15 years ago taking a Thalys TGV from Brussels to Cologne and feeling very uncomfortable the whole way. And I’m bigger now. DB gets a lot weong, but comfort is generally right.
@deadliftbear I see it slightly differently - what DB is trying to do is generally pretty much all right. It's the implementation that often goes wrong. Often SNCF and its wider affiliates like Thalys and Eurostar do not even have the right intention.
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