Post B32S27cMYPSChhSpma by jon@gruene.social
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 (DIR) Post #B32RslECQfV2enhLay by jon@gruene.social
       2026-02-06T06:39:08Z
       
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       @Sobex It stands for "gegebenenfalls reserviert", and means that - although the screen cannot show it - the seat might be reserved by someone, so basically if you sit there someone who has it reserved might come along and tell you to move.It happens *either* if the reservation system is broken or, like today, the train in use has a different seating plan to the train that was meant to be used.
       
 (DIR) Post #B32RsmfX4WxR7rUgq0 by Theholypumpkin@mastodon.social
       2026-02-06T06:47:53Z
       
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       @jon @Sobex oh I always assumed it would be somewhat more sensical.I though ggf. Reserviert would mean that somebody with a FlexPreis has also made a seat reservation.Because the person May vor May Not Show up, ist ggf. Reserviert.
       
 (DIR) Post #B32RsnmevWFiaFptaK by MikaKpk@zug.network
       2026-02-06T07:18:36Z
       
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       @Theholypumpkin @jon @Sobex There are three different versions that have different technical causes:"ggf. Reserviert" (ggf is lowercase): Seat is or was available for last minute reservation services, equivalent to "Expres Reservace" in CD trains. Why DB does not call it a variant of express reservation like every other railway, who knows"GGF. RESERVIERT" (all caps, usually shown on all displays in train or all in one coach): fatal error of the on board system, the train computer has absolutely no idea"ggf. Freigeben" (BahnBonus seats and minor technical issues)According to: https://blog.medienman.de/blog/2023/01/24/ist-hier-ggf-freigeben-ggf-reserviert-oder-sogar-ggf-reserviert/That isn't all there is to it either. From personal experience I can tell that one of those three (not sure which) can also show while the train computer is fetching reservation data at the starting station, its not a fatal error but a load in progress and should resolve after a few minutesDB has made attempts to have operational train set swaps be able to transfer reservations. If it works correctly, the reservations should show. If it doesn't, you get one of the error states.Now I don't know how they technically accomplished set swaps. Shorter ICE 4 variants to larger ICE 4 variants work and reservations should transfer 1:1 based on coach numbers. 13 car ICE 4 to 12 car ICE 4 should also transfer 1:1 and just tell people in the missing coach that they should manually find a different seat.
       
 (DIR) Post #B32S27cMYPSChhSpma by jon@gruene.social
       2026-02-06T06:09:07Z
       
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       Ah Train to Paris is…… a ICE3 403 seriesThat cannot run in FranceWhat is going to happen at Karlsruhe? 🤔
       
 (DIR) Post #B32S2909PS4mzlbLV2 by jon@gruene.social
       2026-02-06T06:30:32Z
       
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       And as it’s a different type of train the seat layout is also different I’m not sure if most German passengers know what ggf. reserviert implies, let alone French ones!
       
 (DIR) Post #B32S2A1bbWpmAZI1PE by jon@gruene.social
       2026-02-06T06:56:22Z
       
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       However it is a ICE3, and these are fine trainsI am travelling first class on Interrail todayI have coffee and the wifi is workingAnd for now we are on time, and given I know there are disruptions ahead I am preparedAnd still, despite it all, I would still favour DB over SNCF *EVERY SINGLE DAY*, as at least what they're trying to do is right
       
 (DIR) Post #B32S2B8NTpqTbrSwbI by jon@gruene.social
       2026-02-06T07:50:00Z
       
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       HaIn Erfurt along comes a grumpy old German dude who behaves just as @eWalthert predicted"That is my place" he demands indignantlyYes, but this is not the right train, and sorry all of us here have reserved places tooAnd that Italian guy opposite (that is seat 72, my supposed seat), well he has a reservation for a seat that doesn't exist!
       
 (DIR) Post #B32S2C364xDQRm0F0a by jon@gruene.social
       2026-02-06T07:52:14Z
       
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       I then say to the guy - in German - he should just better go and find any free place, as we are not moving here as we all have reservations tooHe gets rather aggressive in response, saying he will not do that, as he has reserved, and let the train manager solve it, and he is to take the seat he has reservedDude, really, if you go *find* a seat you get a seatStanding there righteously scowling is not going to help you!