[sva_]

I am German. Most of us hate cables that aren't underground (hence the bad internet connectivity, because it's expensive to upgrade the network underground). Based on that I extrapolated. I presumed the same to be the case for these overhead cables, as I don't usually see them where I live.

https://www.bahnausbau-nordostbayern.de/files/img/Bahnstrom/...

It seems to be a lot more concentrated on the worse side of the rhine river. ;)

[WHA8m]

I'm surprised I must say. I have never ever heard of anyone talking about 'Oberleitungen' being something that we should get rid of. It wouldn't have come to my mind to question them, so that's why I was so baffled (and maybe a bit harsh in my expression).