Charting totally dysfunctional box lines
…and the weapon of mass destruction
There’s nothing like an annual report from Deutsche Bahn AG to bring you back down to earth after a trip to the Glastonbury music festival.
It’s nearly 300 pages long (like Glastonbury, too big), although a great number of those contain only pictures and snappy slogans in big fonts, so it’s an easy enough read.
The freight bit is quite far down, some way after sections on things like volunteering, environmental commitments, mental health awareness, etc.
There is also some cool stuff.
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