european rail forum
Jan 3, 2009, 2:24 am
#136
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Well, that is my understanding for metro/subway/underground/s-bahn ... questions. On the other hand, I would expect TGV or ICE issues to be discussed in this European rail forum, as continental Europe travel issues in various countries are closely related (TGV Est trains go to Strasbourg or beyond to Germany, DB trains to Karlsruhe or beyond to Switzerland, ... ). I do understand that, given the geographical location, the level of market liberalization and the resulting complexity for travellers, UK rail travel issues should be kept in the UK & ROI forum, but I would recommend that mainline rain travel in continental Europe be moved to this new forum, rather than remain in each destination forum.
Jan 3, 2009, 3:42 am
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I agree with AZ Travels the World and the the forums created as suggested below:
Everything covered in their respective countries...with individual train operators covered in sub-forums. I believe there would be a huge interest in these forums as many would now have a place to go for answers of traveling by rail and the cross-knowledge gained from it....
Everything covered in their respective countries...with individual train operators covered in sub-forums. I believe there would be a huge interest in these forums as many would now have a place to go for answers of traveling by rail and the cross-knowledge gained from it....
There are probably a dozen train operators in the UK alone, never mind all the other European operators. Your suggested format doesn't work for Europe. It isn't like North America. It's a lot more diverse. Neatness and order is great, but it cannot be based around using the US as a format for the rest of the world.Although I do look forward to the day when the North Yorkshire railway get it's own forum on FT
Jan 8, 2009, 7:17 am
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Archival link
Link provided for archival purposes. This issue was addressed by motion in this thread.
Jan 15, 2009, 2:58 pm
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It's a great idea, but is this a duplication of effort? I.e. is it being covered better somewhere else?
Austria alone has more trains per day than all of Amtrak.
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Austria alone has more trains per day than all of Amtrak.
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Jan 15, 2009, 7:16 pm
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The Amtrak Guest Rewards forum exists because it is tied to that specific loyalty program and has little to do with the amount of traffic Amtrak sees.
Jan 21, 2009, 9:17 pm
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FlyerTalk is already more fragmented and complicated than it needs to be. I've been here 6 years and still don't remember the rules. Let's not make it worse...
Traveling if you're flying within a certain country goes here...
Traveling if you're under a certain mileage program goes here...
Traveling if it's by train in a certain country, goes into a different bucket...
Traveling if it's by train, across different European countries, goes into yet a different place...
Jan 21, 2009, 9:24 pm
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Jan 22, 2009, 12:56 am
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No way.
FlyerTalk is already more fragmented and complicated than it needs to be. I've been here 6 years and still don't remember the rules. Let's not make it worse...
Traveling if you're flying within a certain country goes here...
Traveling if you're under a certain mileage program goes here...
Traveling if it's by train in a certain country, goes into a different bucket...
Traveling if it's by train, across different European countries, goes into yet a different place...
FlyerTalk is already more fragmented and complicated than it needs to be. I've been here 6 years and still don't remember the rules. Let's not make it worse...
Traveling if you're flying within a certain country goes here...
Traveling if you're under a certain mileage program goes here...
Traveling if it's by train in a certain country, goes into a different bucket...
Traveling if it's by train, across different European countries, goes into yet a different place...
FWIW, I agree with nerd, but it's too late to do it now without the TB creating another motion and vote. The vote has already been passed (as indicated in post 138) and the forum has already been created.
Jan 22, 2009, 5:45 pm
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