I normally use
National Rail Enquiries for planning rail journies in the UK, but today's Guardian Online suggested
Deutsche Bahn's site. So, I went there, plugged in for a jouney from Biggleswade to Lecce (a town in southern Italy) and got the result (transferred via Notepad) below. Impressive, eh. OK they've left
train as the German
Zug, but otherwise . . .
Biggleswade 27.02.04 dep 15:19 --- Zug
London Kings Cross 27.02.04 arr 16:00
London Kings Cross 27.02.04 dep 16:00 transfer 70 min. Continue by public transport
London Waterloo Int. 27.02.04 arr 17:10
London Waterloo Int. 27.02.04 dep 17:41 EST 9046 EUROSTAR Subject to compulsory reservation, Special ticket or supplement required, Please observe check-in times, Non-smoker train, Bistro Cafe
Paris-Nord Eurostar 27.02.04 arr 21:17
Paris-Nord Eurostar 27.02.04 walk 15 min.
Paris-Nord RER 27.02.04
Paris-Nord RER 27.02.04 dep 21:33 RER D RER Direction: Malesherbes 2nd class only
Paris-Lyon Banlieue 27.02.04 arr 21:40
Paris-Lyon Banlieue 27.02.04 dep 21:40 transfer 25 min.
Paris-Bercy 27.02.04 arr 22:05
Paris-Bercy 27.02.04 dep 22:20 EN 217 EuroNight Sleeper and couchette train, Subject to compulsory reservation, Global price
Torino Porta Nuova 28.02.04 arr 06:55
Torino Porta Nuova 28.02.04 dep 07:45 ES 9413 EuroStar Italia Subject to compulsory reservation, Conveyance of groups is limited, BordRestaurant, space for wheelchairs
Lecce 28.02.04 arr 18:50
Duration: 26:31; runs not every day, 27. Feb until 2. Apr Mo - Fr; also 28. Mar
Border crossing: Modane(Fr)