#CrossChannelRail, my latest project, starts Sunday 16th March and runs until Sunday 6th April. As with all of my #CrossBorderRail projects to date there will be lots of ways to follow it online. Every day there will be a thread on Mastodon – you can follow me @jon@gruene.social there. This […]
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How to follow #CrossBorderRail Autumn 2023 – live blogs, Mastodon, Flickr and more!
My latest #CrossBorderRail project starts on Wednesday 30th August – you can find out all about the project in the background page here. In the subsequent two months there are going to be at least 27 “travel days”. Each travel day will have: A live blog on this website (you […]
Read MoreThe plan for the #CrossBorderRail extra days in May and June 2023 is ready
It has been only a matter of days since my Germany borders project concluded, and I am off again! All of the extra journeys I am about to make are mapped here. First 26-28 May I am making a 3000km journey from Berlin via Kraslice to Klagenfurt, from Klagenfurt via […]
Read MoreThe Germany borders research is done – but there are events and more trips to come!
The train journeys for the Germany borders project 2023 are now done. You can find the complete route in a Spreadsheet here, and mapped here. 67 trains, more than 60 of them using a Deutschlandticket, and more than 500km on the Birdy folding bicycle and no serious delays or mishaps. […]
Read MoreEvent: presentation of the first conclusions of the #CrossBorderRail Project – Berlin, 29 August
With just one more day to go before I finally stop travelling to the internal borders of the European Union by train, I am pleased to be able to announce the first event where I will present the preliminary conclusions of the project so far. This event will happen on […]
Read MoreDetails of the events on the South East circuit
Trying to plan events while in the middle of a complex railway trip has not been easy, but now I am happy to announce the events during the South East circuit of the project, starting 19th July. Please note in particular the changes on 20 July – with the Wien event […]
Read MoreEvents and a scenic route in Bayern – Tuesday 12 July
The South West loop of the project concludes on 12th July in Bayern, and here is the plan! 08:00-09:30 – breakfast in München at Café und Bäckerei Mauerer, Landwehrstrasse 31 (Ecke Schillerstrasse), 80336 München (map). Call by and say hello! It’s 5 minutes on foot from Hauptbahnhof. In case my […]
Read MoreAltered routes and times to/from Portugal on Days 18 and 19, and plans to cope with a French train strike on Day 20
How I am going to get from Vigo (ES) to Lisboa (PT), and from Lisboa to Madrid (ES) has now changed slightly. On Day 18 – Monday 4 July – I am going to make a brief stop in Porto (to record a podcast) rather than in Coimbra, and this […]
Read MoreNew videos: a question to European Commissioner Valean, and event live streams
I had the opportunity to ask European Commissioner for Transport Adina Valean a question today at the #ConnectingEurope days event in Lyon. My question and her answer are here: There are also two recordings of events from the project – in Warszawa on Day 11 And Helsinki on Day 7
Read MoreEvent details Thu 30 Jun – 14:00-17:00 – Train and cycle – Freiburg-Breisach-Volgelsheim-Neuf Brisach
The timetable for the train and bike excursion to Breisach – with the help of VCD Südbaden – is now available! Anyone can come along for a part of this, or the whole thing – please just sign up here so I have an idea of numbers. IMPORTANT: it is […]
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