When will Europe get the trains it deserves?

If you’ve ever wondered where all the affordable night trains are, or struggled to book tickets for an international journey, or spent hours of your one wild and precious life petitioning for compensation for a significantly delayed trip ( *takes deep breath, collects self* )... let us introduce you to Jon Worth. This prolific train watcher and commentator is behind a new European Rail Passengers’ Union that is pushing for easier cross-border transit and may even help to resolve some people’s personal cross-border nightmares. Jon thinks Europe’s train travellers deserve better, and we tend to agree. Find out about the European Rail Passengers' Union here .

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When will Europe get the trains it deserves? is an episode from The Europeans by Katy Lee and Dominic Kraemer.

This episode is 59:37 long.

This episode was published on Feb 19, 2026.

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