MartinM wrote:
"Jonathan Stott" wrote in message
...

Also been across the Putgarden-Roedby ferry a few times and
although I
didn't see any trains on the ferry (again, unearthly hours!) I was
surprised to see the tracks leading up and on to the ferry. I
wonder how
they manage the marry the tracks on the ferry to the tracks on the
land?

I believe via a ramp, the Ladybird book said that the low tidal
variation
made this possible on the Continent but not the UK (although Harwich
was a
ramp IIRC)

It's called a linkspan. It is vertically flexible, but where the tidal
variation is too extreme it operates inside a lock, as it did at
Dunkerque prior to the opening of the new berth for the Nord Pas de
Calais.

I used the through train on this route in 1983 on an Inter-Rail, if
you
stayed on board there was no need to buy a ferry ticket; you could of
course
alight on board.

Inter Rail and any other through rail tickets are usually valid on
ferry routes which are included in the CIV, train ferry or not.

The Vogelfluglinie (Puttgarden - Roedby) ferries used to be renowned
for their food. Both DB and DSB ferries offered a single plate version
of a Smoergasbord, but it was a challenge to eat it all before arriving
at the other end. The food on the German Ferries (the Deutschland in
particular) was better than that on the Danish ones, IME.

Cheers

Mike