https://www.wired.co.uk/article/train-travel-trainline-rail-europe-omio
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This article was first published in the May / Jun 2020 issue of WIRED magazine
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And no mention of CV! (Or bikes.)
Long article with interesting bits.
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“Smith’s preferred sources for timetable information are the European Rail Timetable, print editions of which line the shelves of his office, and bahn.de, the website of German rail company Deutsche Bahn. There are two major European train timetable changes per year, the largest of which happens on the second Saturday in December.
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“He has noticed a 16 percent increase in visitors from 2018 to 2019, which he puts down to concerns over the environmental impact of flying, highlighted particularly by climate activist Greta Thunberg, and general dissatisfaction with the airport and airline experience. Personally, he simply prefers train travel. “It’s civilised,” he says. “My message has always been not that you need to suffer to save the planet; you're actually doing yourself a favour because it's a nicer way to go.”
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Transport Commissioner Vălean says the European Commission and Parliament are discussing proposals on passenger rights, which currently remain largely nationalised and therefore pose a barrier to easy travelling and ticketing across borders. “You can't have the terms and conditions until the border of, let's say, Germany, and then they change,” she says.
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