I’m writing on a grey Tuesday morning in Novi Grad at the north western corner of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and yesterday evening was one of those magical but melancholy moments in this #CrossBorderRail project. I’d crossed Republika Srpska throughout the day, on worn but charming trains, and then hopped on […]
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#CrossBorderRail South East Europe starts 26 May – how to follow the project
Sunday 26 May, at about 6am, I will hop on the faithful Birdy folding bike and cycle from Ravières to Montbard – the first of about 125 stages of #CrossBorderRail. Over the 5 weeks that follow I will travel more than 13000km, and investigate 35 new railway borders, most of […]
Come along for #CrossBorderRail compact – Zagreb-Sarajevo, via the Croatia-Serbia border at Tovarnik
6 hours by bus, or 6 hours 45 minutes by train? I’d take the train every time. More space, more comfort, freedom to move around. But were my route Zagreb to Beograd – two of the most significant cities in South East Europe – then I would be out of […]
#CrossBorderRail merchandise and fundraising update – ex-JŽ 441, symbol of a formerly interoperable railway
Previously in Yugoslavia, and today in Serbia, North Macedonia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina these locomotives are known as class 441. In Croatia they are class 1141. In Romania class 43 and 46. They are operated by Srbija Voz, TENT, MŽ, ŽFBH, ŽRS, HŽ, CFR and some private freight operators too. […]
Attend or help organise an event during #CrossBorderRail South East Europe
As was the case in 2022 and 2023, I will be organising and attending a variety of events throughout #CrossBorderRail in 2024. Although the 6 non-EU countries in South East Europe are my focus for 2024, I am nevertheless making a rather large diversion to Tallinn at the start of […]
Postcards during #CrossBorderRail South East Europe 2024
During my #CrossBorderRail projects in 2022 and 2023 I sent postcards throughout the trips. In 2022 European Commissioner for Transport Adina Vălean even received a postcard from me every single day of the project! For #CrossBorderRail 2024 I am going to be repeating the postcards, with a slightly different format. […]