Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

Why were many track facilities dismantled? They were no longer used by the industry. Certainly not because it was a cost-effective and efficient means of transport (it may be that calculations would now turn out differently)

That was politically desired, because why else would people from the automotive industry/lobby be appointed in railway management for decades? Any more questions, Mr. Kienzle ... Germany is and will remain (for a few more years) a car country. You can see it in the heated debates about the speed limit issue And now quite "objectively" on this: we couldn't implement it so far because we didn't have suitable signs and these would probably not be procurable (quote from the Berliner Zeitung: "According to Transport Minister Wissing (FDP), a speed limit would already fail due to the lack of enough traffic signs.") :eek: :eek: I will wait a little longer and then mourn when the German automotive industry has abolished itself. A pity ...

It was about the statement "increase in working hours" ... "this of course does not affect civil servants"! If the employer wishes and the economic situation is bad, it can quite well be 45 hours per week. Civil servants do not have the right to strike. I would like to see an IG Metall upon the announcement of a 45-hour week. In this respect, your above statement is completely unfounded. But never mind

Of course, some things are possible and others not. No question! But that was not my discussion. I was solely concerned with the downgrading... what others answer here, I am not responsible for. I do not compare apples and oranges either, at least I do not want to, and certainly not deal with what others do without context.

"According to Transport Minister Wissing (FDP), a speed limit would already fail due to the lack of enough traffic signs.") :eek: :eek:

Such nonsense. General speed limits do not have to be indicated everywhere. In the city, there isn’t a 50 sign everywhere either, everyone knows that 50 applies in the city. You only need signs at the boundaries for visitors and have to remove all signs that show more than 130. The lifting sign then simply means, from here on 130 km/h again.

It is now rumored that Wissing made a joke.

Such nonsense. General speed limits don't have to be displayed. In the city, there's not a 50 sign everywhere either, everyone knows the speed limit in the city is 50. You only need signs at the borders for the guests and have to dismantle all signs showing more than 130. The lifting sign then just means, from here on, 130 km/h again.

... you overlooked the (invisible) big "Irony ON" sign at the beginning of the text - didn't you? ;) BY THE WAY, I've been in favor of speed limits for 30 years (for all I care, gladly only for combustion/hybrid vehicles o_O). Before, I liked to drive fast myself (2-wheelers). Now I have 2 houses, so currently I'm against more single-family houses, they're no longer ecologically justifiable... (Do I always have to write when I'm being ironic or can the inclined reader figure that out by themselves?)

That was politically intended, because why else would you put people from the automotive industry / lobby in railway management for decades? Any more questions, Mr. Kienzle ... Germany is and will remain (for a few more years) a car country. You can see it in the heated discussions about the speed limit.

And now quite "objectively" on this: we couldn't implement it so far because we didn't have suitable signs and they probably wouldn't be procurable (quote from the Berliner Zeitung: "According to Transport Minister Wissing (FDP), a speed limit would already fail due to the lack of enough traffic signs.") :eek: :eek:

I'll wait a bit longer and then grieve when the German automotive industry has abolished itself. What a pity ...

No, it was not politically intended. It simply became unprofitable to store three wagons somewhere and pick them up later. On top of that, the logistics: loading here for Frankfurt, here for Hamburg, and there for the plant in Klecksdorf. Klecksdorf is loaded, damn, it’s standing all the way in the back, others have to go first. Then the small sidings on private property were shut down, everything was driven by truck to the next big station and reloaded. Unprofitable, by the time the stuff is reloaded, you might as well drive straight to the destination, and voila, just-in-time for small quantities is possible. That was a process long before privatization.