EE507 schrieb am Samstag, 28. Februar 2009 um 11:15:49 UTC+1:
At Nürnberg I had a look at the departure sheets to identify
potentially interesting ICs, having failed to bring any gen with me.
The 10:20 to München duly produced 103245 on a rake of 5 standard IC vehicles. Marvellous to see in 2009, and it's refreshing to be able to
take photos at a major station with no hassle.
Nürnberg 11:00 rt ICE 722 ICE-3
Frankfurt Hbf 13:05 +4
Sadly no more loco haulage, but first class ICE is a rather fine way
to travel. I found a solo airline seat and read for a while.
Complimentary items are limited to newspapers and occasional Ferrero
Rocher (Herr Mehdorn, you are really spoiling us...). For about 20
minutes there was a spell of self-important mobile phone
conversations, all beginning with the classic "Ich bin im Zug...", but
the journey was pleasant enough. Checked outside Frankfurt Hbf, making
me feel at home.
Only 20 mins to kill this time, so a quick search for 110s was
conducted with no success. My next train was a double ICE, with
portions for Amsterdam and Brussels.
Outbound Eurail/Interrail travel(l)ers will be barred from
using most ICE trains NL -> D from mid-June to mid-August.
"Travelling with ICE International summer 2023
During the period from 17 June to 18 August 2023, Eurail and Interrail travellers cannot use the ICE International trains towards Germany with departure times between 6am - 4pm from a station in the Netherlands.
Even with a separate seat reservation, travel on these trains is not allowed for Eurail and Interrail travellers during the specified period.
We unfortunately have to take these measures to avoid situations like last summer and offer every traveller a comfortable journey. Interrail and Eurail travellers for destinations to southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland should alternatively use Intercity Berlin and then change in Münster. For destinations
in the Ruhr region, travellers should use the regional connections."
https://www.nsinternational.com/en/global-train-passes/discover-europe-by-using-interrail
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