Why should I have to pay more for buses if I don't use a smartphone?(theguardian.com)
41 points by DamonHD | 37 comments
Guardian letter by Owen Fraser responding to an article on schoolchildren without smartphones paying higher bus fares.
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Deutsche Bahn "joke" is no longer funny(jonworth.eu)
16 points by marvinborner | 8 comments
A short blog post by Jon Worth arguing that jokes about Deutsche Bahn's unreliability are no longer funny.
Kidnapped by Deutsche Bahn(theocharis.dev)
1122 points by JeremyTheo | 978 comments
Personal blog post by Jeremy Theocharis recounting a Deutsche Bahn train journey gone wrong, which he likens to being kidnapped, and the 1.50 EUR compensation he received.
Germany's 49-euro ticket resulted in significant shift from road to rail(mcc-berlin.net)
723 points by mpweiher | 704 comments
MCC news release on an Ariadne project analysis finding Germany's 49-euro Deutschland-Ticket raised rail journeys about 30 percent, with the price rise to 58 euros undoing half.