No other railway has to deal with with so much traffic on infrastructure that is so old and out of step with the demands placed on it.

People tend to obsess over DB and it's management, but they only control maintenance. All decisions about renovations are made by the government.

So what do you want?

- Wait years for large renovation projects on all major routes, including lengthy closures for work(the current strategy)

- Cancel 25-50%% of all trains permanently, if then people can't travel because it's impossible to get through the door, tough

The latter one is the French solution - just run very few trains, regardless of demand. The last time I wanted to travel by train in France, I simply couldn't because all trains on the route for the entire day were 100% sold out.

Then there's Spain. The last time I wanted to travel there, I didn't because the first(!) train of the day left at lunchtime and arrived mid-afternoon.