I held on to this image for several months hoping to be able to work it into a nice story. I couldn’t find one. So before I forget, here is this photo of condemned railway coaches going past a traffic jam on the road. The story I’m tying that to is rather trite, but it is a photo that I like. I used to love traveling by train, but it is hard now to plan ahead to buy train tickets. Flying and driving is not the most eco-friendly way to travel, but given work schedules, there is little else that is possible now.
The old gives way to the new
Don't hold your breath 
Do the train tickets sell out far in advance?
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You can buy most tickets 3 months in advance. Usually they are sold out instantly. Some tickets are held for tourists. A few are sold on the day of the journey.
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Sounds a lot like China. I had to hire a third party service to buy our tickets when they went on sale.
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Yes, for the same reason I guess; the number of people in the country per seat on a train.
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