Abroad, Germans have a reputation for being extremely punctual and reliable. However, if you take our local and long-distance public transport as a yardstick, you have to realize with consternation that our international image is unsound.
Because when it comes to punctuality and reliability, Deutsche Bahn is notorious. Almost everyone has had experience with it. What else can you do but take the frustration and anger that has arisen with humor? Sometimes you discover situations that are involuntarily funny, but sometimes the Bahn employees themselves have a great sense of humor – as the following 20 examples clearly demonstrate.
Fancy some really fun videos? (Scroll down to the article.)
1. Finally someone says it!
Daniel Dissing …
(seen in #Eat by Tobi Lebowksi) #Train pic.twitter.com/VFeJeKTuwG
– Train announcements (@BahnAnsagen) June 25, 2013
2. Sometimes you are in the best of hands there.
With the National Express to the village. @BahnAnsagen pic.twitter.com/KiZD3rOGb5
– Simon R (@ Shepard4711) April 10, 2016
3. If that happened to the ATM …
Like, jackpot and then go ?? ???
(Thanks to Jessica Bautz) #Train pic.twitter.com/iTpTt9DJFU– Train announcements (@BahnAnsagen) May 28, 2016
4. That was the problem from the start.
Ok 5 @BahnAnsagen to the #TagDesBeres.
Are you ready? ?
(Thanks to Jörg Jedele) #Train #Beer pic.twitter.com/MkWKRan4VP– Train announcements (@BahnAnsagen) 3rd August 2018
5. Someone has probably not read the instructions for use correctly.
Just move on. Do not ask. Just don’t ask. ¯ _ (ツ) _ / ¯
(Thanks @Yomechiru) #Train pic.twitter.com/L9gV19Xu1o– Train announcements (@BahnAnsagen) December 8, 2017
6. Together with Hinz and Kunz we arrive now and then.
¯ _ (ツ) _ / ¯
(via Markus Graf-Rosenfellner) #Train pic.twitter.com/KH1u1szoFq– Train announcements (@BahnAnsagen) August 28, 2016
7. Oh, you’re not the only one.
I hope the ICE 766 will be over soon? pic.twitter.com/3MfW8xweNA
– dasUnicorn (@_DasUnicorn_) 3rd December 2018
8. How long have I waited for this direct connection!
Economy price?
(via @rbbabendschau, @ rbb24) #Train pic.twitter.com/MdPdL8nisf– Train announcements (@BahnAnsagen) 5th December 2017
9. But please without detours and delays.
Must be … ☕
(Thanks to Petar Director Stipic) #Train #Vlexx #Coffee pic.twitter.com/BBzXZknIAe– Train announcements (@BahnAnsagen) 18th August 2018
10. No. 10 comes in a double pack: The computer on the ICE 947 to Berlin seems to have its problems.
Train attendant: 1
Stubborn on-board computer: 0
(Thanks to @didumdida) #Train #Display #Bochum pic.twitter.com/3YNBOHR8Nd– Train announcements (@BahnAnsagen) August 28, 2017
Man beats machine. ?? ️
(Thanks to @TAltgeld) #Train #Display #PersonalInsteadProcessor pic.twitter.com/ez4FxXoR3x– Train announcements (@BahnAnsagen) 13th September 2017
11. With warp drive to Cologne.
Right, what is he actually doing …? ?
(Susanne Muenzberg, @JohannesFK & other) #Train #ICE #DriveLongUndInsatisfied pic.twitter.com/KN1rTAMREG– Train announcements (@BahnAnsagen) October 14, 2018
12. There is also that: personal greetings to the retiree.
Greetings to Hans from the operations control center. @sob_ch @RailService pic.twitter.com/AyBWEwihZ3
– Gerry Reinhardt (@gerryreinhardt) November 8, 2018
13. Sleep well!
Out of line: Such a (small) ICE is only human …
(Thanks to @Rapha_L) #Train #ICE pic.twitter.com/B9F9zyFCGd– Train announcements (@BahnAnsagen) 23rd September 2018
14. A time travel train or more than six decades delay?
No Christmas presents yet? A short journey through time by train … problem solved! (via Julian Graf) #Train #Christmas pic.twitter.com/ztvoLKnZmR
– Train announcements (@BahnAnsagen) 23rd December 2015
15. Supercalifragilistic exppialigetic
RLFRH … Whoever finds a meaningful word first. “Von” and “Bruchsal” do not apply. ?
(Thanks to Patrick Haar) #Train #Display pic.twitter.com/ZYVsV1LzPx
– Train announcements (@BahnAnsagen) February 8, 2017
16. And someone should say that flying is better than traveling by train!
And whenever you think you’ve got it @DB_Bahn already experienced everything … pic.twitter.com/PJvHkHGgsV
– Björn Bohn (@bjrnsblg) September 9, 2018
17. What are sixteen and a half hours?
Well, then you can at least get a coffee in peace …
(via @Reading risk) #Train #Announcement pic.twitter.com/9Qol2owQNs
– Train announcements (@BahnAnsagen) June 12, 2014
18. I always have the feeling: “Oh Maria …”
Just don’t lose your sense of humor! 😉
(via @favoRIETH) #gdlstreik #train #ICE #strike pic.twitter.com/6XgFPsKByv
– Train announcements (@BahnAnsagen) 5th November 2014
19. Almost! One last picture is yet to come.
After such a strenuous journey, as a train you can just be proud! ?
(Thanks to @samelou) #Train #Display #ICE pic.twitter.com/RoGIF7FrKT– Train announcements (@BahnAnsagen) 3rd September 2018
20. It has to be English today …
Winking rail bashing at the MittelrheinBahn. (via @ smu1401) #Train #Announcements # Träwelling pic.twitter.com/FX3uqfUe
– Train announcements (@BahnAnsagen) October 11, 2012
In the sense of the last picture: Always happy! But with all the annoyance about train cancellations and delays, one should not forget that the railway employees, who are often left out of frustration, can do little for the external circumstances and the misconduct of the company management.
By the way: Not only the scoreboards and displays shown here, but also all the strange and funny train announcements invite you to smile.
Source: BahnAnsagen
Thumbnails: © twitter / train announcements © twitter / Shepard4711