On the whole the train trip experiment has gone very well. We arrived in Rome on time and the Italian trains were excellent. The only leg of the journey I would not be in a hurry to repeat was the SNCF sleeper from Cologne to Zurich. First of all it was almost an hour late arriving in Cologne. We gave up standing on a very cold platform and went looking for warmth in the very large station complex. This was OK except that all the seats had been taken up by the local homeless population who were bedding down for the night! Then, for reasons unknown, we were woken up at 5:30, 6:30 and 7 am to be told we would not be arriving in Zuric at 8 am, but would be an hour late. On the upside the bed was very comfortable, but we were exhausted when we got to Zurich.
So from the overpriced, least satisfactory part of the journey, to the cheapest and by far the best value leg. Zuric to Milan was lovely. The train was bang on time and the scenery was stunning. Milan to Rome was amazing. The train averaged 250 km/hr, and at one point hit 299km/hr (188 miles/hr) we traveled further than London to Edinburgh in 3 hours. Put that in your pipe and smoke it Network rail!
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