๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น ร–BB - can design a good digital process for Interrail reservations (including for ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ trains)
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Trainplanet - decent digital process for Interrail reservations (including for FR and ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท-๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ trains)
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช SNCB - decent digital process for Interrail reservations (including for ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท trains)

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ Interrail.eu - designs a messy process requiring you to have a pass before you can book reservations, it half works

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท SNCF - doesn't let you do anything for Interrail online, so you're mean to go to a ticket machine

Also for those asking:

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช DB - itโ€™s all easy. There are almost no compulsory reservation trains. But if you want to reserve to guarantee a seat itโ€™s easy online and is โ‚ฌ4,50

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช are also all easy for national trains - reservations not needed

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@jon I remember very well how Hartmut Mehdorn tried to make reservations mandatory on long-distance trains back in the early 2000's. He was roasted alive by press and public alike because it was deemed a "fundamental right to jump on any train at any time" and the concept was dropped within weeks.

I wonder if Richard Lutz tried the same today, would he fare any better ๐Ÿค”

@kuroi_tengu pretty sure he would not. And when I met Michael Peterson (Chef Fernverkehr) I asked him - and he was totally against.

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@jon Interesting! Did he give any reasons?

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