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Live Blog – 2025 #CrossBorderRail Finale Day 8 – 16 June – Bruxelles- Köln – Hamburg, onto night train

Jump to: Updates | Summary videos | Borders & background | Music track | Route map | Photos   Today’s live text updates Text updates are auto-generated from Mastodon – follow me on Mastodon @jon@gruene.socialSome updates will also be occasionally be posted on Bluesky – follow me @jonworth.eu   Jump to: […]

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Live Blog – 2025 #CrossBorderRail Finale Day 7 – 14 June – Rzeszów – Frankfurt (Oder) – Berlin – Köln – Bruxelles

Jump to: Updates | Summary videos | Borders & background | Music track | Route map | Photos   Today’s live text updates Text updates are auto-generated from Mastodon – follow me on Mastodon @jon@gruene.socialSome updates will also be occasionally be posted on Bluesky – follow me @jonworth.eu   Jump to: […]

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Live Blog – #CrossChannelRail Day 14 – 30 March – Bruxelles – London

Jump to: Text updates | Summary videos | Latest photos | Today’s background | Today’s route   The best way to follow #CrossBorderRail as the trip develops is on social mediaThere are always posts on Mastodon (@jon@gruene.social & #CrossChannelRail)   Today’s live text updates Link to the archive of today’s […]

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Live Blog – #CrossChannelRail Day 12 – 28 March – Den Haag – Amsterdam – Bruxelles

Jump to: Text updates | Summary videos | Latest photos | Today’s background | Today’s route   The best way to follow #CrossBorderRail as the trip develops is on social mediaThere are always posts on Mastodon (@jon@gruene.social & #CrossChannelRail)   Today’s live text updates Link to the archive of today’s […]

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Live Blog – #CrossChannelRail Day 11 – 27 March – Mönchengladbach – Köln – Liège – Den Haag

Jump to: Text updates | Summary videos | Latest photos | Today’s background | Today’s route   The best way to follow #CrossBorderRail as the trip develops is on social mediaThere are always posts on Mastodon (@jon@gruene.social & #CrossChannelRail)   Today’s live text updates Link to the archive of today’s […]

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The accessibility problems with Alstom’s new TGV-M train – with implications for future Channel Tunnel operators

There is no way to sweeten this: my original conclusion that Alstom’s Avelia Horizon (known as TGV-M with SNCF) is not legal at higher station platforms outside France was incorrect. Because transparency and correcting my errors matters to me, you can read the original blog entry in full here – […]

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#CrossChannelRail is GO! The future of long distance services through the Channel Tunnel

For the past three summers, #CrossBorderRail journeys have happened every summer. So far I have been to 288 international railway lines in Europe, and – with a bit of experience now! – I know how to run these projects. But, I wondered, why not apply the same method to one […]

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