The root issue, according to Deutsche Bahn themselves, is the poor condition of their rail infrastructure, which will cost billions to replace at a time when future funding remains uncertain

This causes issues across central Europe, with German delays spilling out into the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Switzerland and Austria

Britain and Germany generally use different metrics to measure punctuality, but using data provided by bahnvorhersage.de, I was able to compare the two networks directly.

DB's intercity trains are now more delayed than even Avanti, Britain's worst performing operator

My article comparing British and German rail punctuality in the
@financialtimes.com today with @olafstorbeck.ft.com

While British trains perform poorly, the German network suffers even more from delays, especially on intercity lines.

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