"... it comes from hell and everyone which goes with it is, almost down into hell. "
Such a pastor from Schwalbach preached before the inauguration of the railway line Nürnberg-Fürth in 1835. Doctors warned of diseases, such as a lung inflammation by the wind in this outrageous speed. The citizens were sworn not to go with the Ludwig railway, as you become unconscious or insane at the pace through the landscape rushing past, (1).
inform anyone about delays, then it gets even with none.
And when you catch even one driver to the already 5 km before entering the station Ulmer begins with the "landing" and on roller-reduced rate, then one could say that the cars today would still pulled by a steam locomotive from the year 1835.
(1) Sources:
http://www.wikipedia.de
http://pagewizz.com/ Steam Trains /
(2) Source The new DB logo: http://twitpic.com/photos/DerBulo
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