Passengers can't complain about trains they cannot take because they don't exist: in defence of German rail

In the Newsletter this week
Analysis: Passengers can't complain about trains they cannot take because they don't exist: in defence of German rail
Bullshit Meter: European Sleeper & RDC Bruxelles - Malmö Sleeper in 2028
Good week: Cross-border link Daugavpils - Turmantas - Vilnius finally to be fixed
Also a good week: 10 trains a day Berlin - Warszawa from December
Good week, probably: Finally a direct train Madrid - Lisboa?
What were they thinking this week: Financing of new trains contingent on Alstom delivery and approval on time
Bad week: Online ticketing scandal in Montenegro
Painfully bad week: Christian Democrats trying to claim security resilience to stop a new railway line
Photo of the week: Oradea, 17km
Elsewhere this week: Quoted by The Daily Telegraph and The Brussels Times about Virgin's entry into the Channel Tunnel market
Calendar: 5th October opening for the Wunderline Groningen - Leer

Newsletter 028, Friday 27th August 2026.
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