In November we have our 2nd pass open letter to the German rail directly to the rail head can. Last week we received an answer that is to be evaluated in the following.
Mr. Stamps - at DB AG's representative for the Free State matters - writes in his letter that, on the relation Dresden-Berlin "only three of eight continuous long-distance trains in each direction on accessible Vehicles have. "Only the trains of the DB (German Railways) and ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) are" equipped with special cars for wheelchair transportation. "The Hungarian and Czech Railways operate without wheelchair accessible vehicles.
short-term solution is wheelchair to ride . switchover in Cottbus or Elsterwerda in commuter trains or Leipzig offered by ICE following sentence it deserves special attention. "increased this case, however, the travel time and the detour via Leipzig and the price" In plain language this means, disabled passengers pay for a worse even offer extra!
The contracts for the international trains it seems with the laws of the EU will take probably not as accurate. In our little legal knowledge we had several documents presented for Europe-wide specifications - which are naturally exist in Hungary and the Czech Republic. The statement that use DB and ÖBB train configurations for barrier-free in international traffic can, in this context to include a little perseverance. And a rapid change in the situation does not seem in sight, because the new schedule brings no new features.
Certainly, the configuration of other cars Railway companies not under the direct influence of the DB, but had to queue for passengers following comparison: the purchaser of a car with defective windshield wipers, the automaker definitely not - to reference the foreign manufacturer - helpless shrugging his shoulders. Or grow even further surcharge wipers ...
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