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From: hagens@uwvax.UUCP (Rob Hagens)
Newsgroups: net.travel
Subject: Eurail 1st vs. 2nd
Message-ID: <702@uwvax.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 12-Mar-86 14:24:38 EST
Article-I.D.: uwvax.702
Posted: Wed Mar 12 14:24:38 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 15-Mar-86 20:46:05 EST
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Keywords: trains

I feel that a first class ticket is well worth it. For my trip, the difference
in price was not large.  Consider, there are 2 basic ways you get on the train:

a) The train is waiting, and has been waiting for a while at the station.
If you have second class, you better get there early so as to get a seat
(esp. if you want no smokeing and  a window). I much preferred hanging out in
the station, and getting on the train at the last minute.

b) The train arrives, stops for a minute, and then continues on. In this case,
if you are in second class, you must ride out a a typical American cattle 
stampede of people trying to get the best seats. First class ticket holders
could quitely step on board.

And yes, most of this was in middle-northern Europe, and I think that there
was quite a difference between classes (at least in Sweden, Germany).
France is a different matter, and until they learn to keep to a timetable,
I won't mention them further :-)

I should point out my traveling situation: I was with my wife, and often
we both would want peace and quite/or window seats. We found we got a private
room almost every train -- it was very nice. However, if one is traveling alone,
then perhaps a large spacious room to yourself is not ideal...

Rob Hagens
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