Does anyone know of size restrictions on these trains? We have a large wheeled suitcase, that may not be super heavy at this point in our trip, but measures about 30 or so inches.

Looked in bahn.de and couldn't find any info.

The limitation is what you can carry yourself. That is a very large but regular-issue suitcase so you can take it on. Can you get it up the steps into the train? If so and If you can lift into the racks at the end of the car it will be OK.

Why such a big bag?

There is no info about size restrictions because there are neither size nor weight restrictions. It is, just as janisj stated, entirely your own problem to deal with your luggage and find a spot to store it. Your physical forces set the limit.

Thanks! No it will not be heavy. Germany is the beginning of our trip and we will be taking the trip to Italy. Our MO is to then throw our laundry in a suitcase that we check and we take stuff we purchae in our carry ons. We ship some things but also carry some back.

There are often 2 or 3 steep and narrow steps getting up onto the train - and I have seen people really struggling with large bags.

Your best option is to have the smaller person go up the steps and stop at the top while the stronger one pushes the bag up and the smaller one pulls and turns it into the aisle. (We had enough trouble doing this with 26" bags that were full.)

Something that large won;t even begin to fit on the overhead so you'll have to find a place to store - probably at the end of the car. I would take a bicycle lock and chain - unless you want to go and watch the bag every time the train stops.

(And really - wouldn't two reasonable size bags be easier to manage than one gigantic body bag?)

You are going to hate yourself monica hauling around dirty clothes. Take a 22" roller and 3 days of clothes. Do some laundry in your hotel rooms.

In my experienced it is not the weight of a big suitcase when getting on the train that is the main problem: It is the problem of getting a 40 to 50 pound suitcase up the stairs that you find in many stations. Some stations are flat; some have ramps. But too often you must ascend or descend stairs.