Originally Posted by FLYGVA
But the delay had sometimes something positive - I was able to get the sometimes faster while direct previous train due to its delay
In my case, I ha purchased a 25% discounted 1.klass ticket Berlin-Leipzig-Erfurt. The 50 minute delay out of Berlin caused me to miss my connection in Leipzig, but I was accomodated on a later train Leipzig-Erfurt without any problem or additional cost.