[goedel]

Hello,

I heard about this on the BBC radio today. Research on the internet reveals the following press release (from Eurostar) in January, so it's not exactly new but I don't think it has been posted before:

QUOTE (Eurostar)The Railteam alliance will offer travellers high-speed, high-quality travel across European borders. As well as Eurostar, other members include:

• Deutsche Bahn - Germany
• NS and HSA - Netherlands
• ÖBB - Austria
• SBB - Switzerland
• SNCB - Belgium
• SNCF - France

The rapid development of high-speed lines across northern Europe, linking major cities, has created the opportunity for an alliance under the working title Railteam, which has a vision to provide travelers with:

• Seamless connections at stations
• Through ticketing and fares - one ticket/fare for a through journey
• Easy access to timetables, information, booking and train services
• Real time journey information
• Universal, high-quality standards of customer service and facilities, such as on-board internet access

So now we can save the planet, have simple connections and enjoy the romance of travel by train all at the same time and right across Europe...right - I'm off to buy a Birmingham New St. to Vienna Wbf seamlessly-integrated ticket!

Goedel