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“Train de Nuit = Teleportation”.
So read the most distinctive banner in a small manifestation at Paris Gare de l’Est on Tuesday evening. The demonstration was in support of a night train preparing to depart for Berlin. Some commuters applauded as they diverted around the show of solidarity with intercity terrestrial transport.
Never have I encountered such enthusiasm for a departing train – just as I have never seen such a welcome for a railway arrival as happened earlier in the day. Spotlights in red, white and blue were – dazzling the crowd of well-wishers and media who had assembled to welcome the fully booked night express via Frankfurt and Strasbourg.
