✅ Coat hanger ✅ Cup holder with special anti-spill grippy thing ✅ Folder down table ✅ Built-in tablet holder ✅ Wireless charging spot Our trains need to do some serious catching up.
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aug 26, 2025, 4:35 pm • 1 0 • view
What sorcery is this?!
aug 26, 2025, 4:36 pm • 0 0 • view
LOL. Unheard of, right?!
aug 26, 2025, 4:37 pm • 1 0 • view
Took me a while to realise it was a bottle holder, but this is Germany, so of course it is.
aug 26, 2025, 5:03 pm • 5 0 • view
Bonus feature: you can actually understand what they’re saying over the loudspeakers.
aug 26, 2025, 5:49 pm • 5 0 • view
Some things remain very German, though. I tried to pay with Apple Pay at the bar and he looked at me and asked if I had cash 😂🇩🇪💶
aug 26, 2025, 6:00 pm • 7 0 • view
How long is your Verspätung?
aug 26, 2025, 6:31 pm • 1 0 • view
Only 7 Minuten, so nicht zu schlimm…!
aug 26, 2025, 6:50 pm • 0 0 • view
Well this is very German!
aug 26, 2025, 6:42 pm • 1 0 • view
VERY 😂
aug 26, 2025, 6:50 pm • 1 0 • view
AND the WiFi works.
aug 26, 2025, 4:27 pm • 2 0 • view
Amazing!
aug 26, 2025, 4:32 pm • 0 0 • view
New ICE. Not been on one like this before!
aug 26, 2025, 4:33 pm • 1 0 • view
I’ve only ever been on S Bahn. I need to try the ICE trains. Enjoy!
aug 26, 2025, 4:34 pm • 0 0 • view
They’re great. Book in advance, get a Sparpreis first class ticket. Perfect. And thanks!
aug 26, 2025, 4:36 pm • 1 0 • view
I hope the catering is good. First class in the uk is underwhelming. It’s decent on Eurostar and renfe though. And this product looks excellent. Sparpreis all the way!
aug 26, 2025, 4:40 pm • 0 0 • view
It looks really good. Several hot and cold dishes available even for a plant-botherer like me. And there’s a restaurant car with at-seat service.
aug 26, 2025, 4:43 pm • 1 0 • view
I love a restaurant car. Only ever done that once on a train to wales. You’re being spoilt now. Don’t get used to it!
aug 26, 2025, 4:45 pm • 0 0 • view
I’m going to try not to!
aug 26, 2025, 4:46 pm • 1 0 • view
CrossCountry wifi what even is the point?
aug 26, 2025, 4:31 pm • 1 0 • view
No WiFi on East Midlands Trains or Eurostar today. Deutsche Bahn, on the other hand, have it sorted.
aug 26, 2025, 4:33 pm • 1 0 • view
I try not to think about life in Social Democracies too much nowadays...
aug 26, 2025, 4:34 pm • 1 0 • view
Wise.
aug 26, 2025, 4:37 pm • 1 0 • view
It will never happen in our automobile driven society. People are getting excited for the 160mph train in the NE corridor coming on line next year, but China has had 300kph+ for over 10 years.
aug 27, 2025, 2:44 pm • 0 0 • view
More to the point all of those things aren’t jammed up with chewing gum and vomit-inducingly dirty!
aug 26, 2025, 6:01 pm • 1 0 • view
It is incredibly clean. Really spotless.
aug 26, 2025, 6:02 pm • 1 0 • view
Our trains (talking about my UK side) need to start looking and functioning like trains and not buses on rail. We can't even have the line electrified between London and Sheffield!
aug 26, 2025, 6:06 pm • 1 0 • view
Honestly, it’s so many worlds away. I was also thinking about the awful Birmingham trains in comparison - horrible little things.
aug 26, 2025, 6:07 pm • 0 0 • view