train travel is almost always the most expensive option compared to car, bus or plane alternatives. from a sustainability perspective an insanely lobsided state of affairs, the result of a century long of distorted incentives and policies.
what could be more pleasant than being able to criss-cross Europe in night trains that are affordable, comfortable and sustainable? makes sense both for business and tourism. you cover a large distance overnight and you make best use of the day.
lifting half of the continent's population into near-orbital trajectory for its annual "sun vacation" migration just because it can be done and is "cheap" might come to be seen as a prime example of how human economics can float far away from any reality.
what could be more pleasant than being able to criss-cross Europe in night trains that are affordable, comfortable and sustainable? makes sense both for business and tourism. you cover a large distance overnight and you make best use of the day.
lifting half of the continent's population into near-orbital trajectory for its annual "sun vacation" migration just because it can be done and is "cheap" might come to be seen as a prime example of how human economics can float far away from any reality.