Germany - speed dating on a train

[John Ashworth]

For singles who are tired of the usual dating scene - how about looking for love on a train?

It's all aboard the single express for lonely hearts from Nuremberg in southern Germany. Rail operator Deutsche Bahn is now helping singles to find that special someone, as they look for romance on the railway. The singles are divided into two groups, the under and the over thirties, and have a series of "speed dates" with the other participants, all while travelling to from Nuremberg to Munich on an intercity train.

Joanna Partridge reports for Reuters here (video clip)

[Kevin Wilson-Smith]

The mind boggles!