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Laughing stock?
[edit]Can anyone confirm the claim that "the country's rail network is now Europe's laughing stock"? It seems like hyperbole to me, or political sloganeering. Ground Zero (talk) 17:29, 9 September 2025 (UTC)
- the boss of Deutsche Bahn (who will leave his job early once a successor is found) says of the company that "it is in its biggest crisis in 30 years" (the company was created 31 years ago.) Punctuality has fallen from ~80% in 2017 to ~60% in 2024.
- source:
- https://www.dw.com/de/wann-f%C3%A4hrt-die-deutsche-bahn-wieder-p%C3%BCnktlich/a-72059024
- The reputation of Deutsche Bahn amongst people not living in Germany suffered in particular during Euro 2024:
- "Start of overhaul project follows Deutsche Bahn becoming butt of jokes at Euro 2024 due to unreliability of services"
- source:
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/15/germany-close-key-rail-corridor-overhaul-train-network-deutsche-bahn Griffindd (talk) 07:25, 10 September 2025 (UTC)
- Sounds reasonable. Thanks. Ground Zero (talk) 11:02, 10 September 2025 (UTC)