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Is there AC on trains in Europe?

In central Europe many older trains don't have air conditioning but this is changing, especially high speed trains are 100% airconditioned, they have to because they must be pressure-tight. So you can't open the window.



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Traditional intercity trains travelling between 160 do 250 km/h allow you to reach nearly every corner of Spain. You can choose to travel in 2nd class (Turista) or 1st class (Preferente). The comfort of the carriages is close to that of the high-speed AVE trains. All trains are air-conditioned.

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All cars are air-conditioned. Traveling between two cities, you can take in the view through the large windows, and enjoy comfort you won't find in air travel. Most trains also carry a cafe, in which you can order hot and cold snacks, sandwiches, beer and alcoholic drinks, and a wide range of non-alcoholic beverages.

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Depends on the locomotive, and railroad. New locomotives (mostly) have heated and air conditioned cabs, a cooler (usually still ice cooled), and a toilet in the nose. Some locomotives, (usually Canadian ones) have a hot plate and tea kettle.

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Most German homes do not have air conditioning and while there are many factors to consider, primarily: air conditioning is highly inefficient; it's expensive to install and operate; it's not cost effective, and it's only really beneficial for a few weeks out of each summer.

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It's a very comfortable way of traveling Spanish train seats are usually a little larger than planes seats (especially when compared to many low-cost airlines). You're also free to move about the train whenever you feel like it. Many trains also have seats that face each other and have a table between the seats.

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Domestic high-speed trains All trains have air-conditioning, luggage racks, power sockets, refreshments, and usually a restaurant car. Connects the main Italian cities from north to south on high speed lines. The fastest trains in Italy, with speeds up to 300 km/h.

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Some London Overground trains are air conditioned, others are air cooled depending on what unit you travel on Only the four 'sub-surface' Underground lines have air-conditioned trains. All new Class 345 trains - now running through the centre of London, have air conditioning.

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In France is will soon be illegal for air-conditioned stores to keep their doors open, while government offices will only be able to put on the cool air if it is hotter than 26C indoors. Meanwhile outdoor café and bar terraces cannot pump the heat or the AC.

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The main reason is because buses and trains are enclosed spaces, so the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) system has to be kept on to ensure proper air circulation for everyone on board.

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How can you increase or decrease the temperature of AC in a train? You can't do it but the attendent can change the setting in the control panel located in coach end wall.

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Passenger-conscious Baltimore & Ohio was first to field an air-conditioned dining car in daily service in 1930 and then in May 1931 the B&O Columbian, a coach and parlor car run between Washington and New York, became the “First Air-Conditioned Train in Railroad History”.

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