Your article, “German trains are less punctual than Britain’s ‘broken’ railways” (FT.com, February 19), resonated strongly with my own recent experience, when travelling from Amsterdam to Walldorf in Germany. Despite paying for a first-class ticket, I received no food, no lounge access and little comfort. Worse still, I endured 1.5 hours on freezing platforms waiting for Deutsche Bahn trains.
Jonathan Eaton
Amsterdam, The Netherlands