Today’s live text updates
Here’s today’s #CrossChannelRail intro. Not feeling great this morning but thankfully today isn’t too hard. https://peertube.netzbegruenung.de/w/ty9PENXePqssJWQdjis48x
Welcome to today's thread - #CrossChannelRail Day 17 - 2 April - Ashford - Channel Tunnel – Calais - Boulogne
On the agenda today:
Stations
Calais Fréthun
Today's routes on the routes map: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crosschannelrail-2025_1148540#10/50.9303/1.3616
Here’s today’s #CrossChannelRail summary https://peertube.netzbegruenung.de/w/pvzEJsH16niN8dMhRiNRLj Lots learned today, so a detailed and long summary.
This is wildly exaggerating
Sure, clearing up the Temple Mills issue is useful
But the biggest hurdle of all remains: FINANCE
Who’s going to buy these new trains?
Oh and the piece mentions Lyon and Marseille. Both next to impossible #CrossChannelRail
Ashford is amazing as a terminal. So much nicer than a bunch of other terminals! #CrossChannelRail
Now on South East Javelin number three towards Ashford. No idea about the data as I’ve changed these plans too many times! #CrossChannelRail
Now at Stratford International #CrossChannelRail
It’s not going to be super easy to use this station
This was this morning’s #CrossChannelRail intro, posted rather late! https://peertube.netzbegruenung.de/w/shwLRAndJ7gvrujHjSuZTG
Welcome to today's thread - #CrossChannelRail Day 16 - 1 April - London - Temple Mills - Stratford - Ebbsfleet - Ashford
On the agenda today:
Stations
London St Pancras
Stratford
Ebbsfleet Intl
Ashford Intl
Today's routes on the routes map: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crosschannelrail-2025_1148540#10/51.3499/0.3728
And it seems it’s actually on. DB has sold 13 ICE trains to Virgin, and with this acquisition they’re jumping ahead of their rivals to be the first new company to launch #CrossChannelRail services. Here’s their press release! https://pub-1b6206dc01a2466c977bccef6613f074.r2.dev/virgintrains-pressrelease-2_annotated.pdf
Now digging into this #CrossChannelRail news!
Wow! Amazing #CrossChannelRail photo sent to me by a friend. A ICE 406 in Virgin Trains livery on testing at Bruxelles Midi! Are they crazy enough to buy these trains? 🤔
And here’s today’s summary #CrossChannelRail https://peertube.netzbegruenung.de/w/jcGTQNiwLmHDS7tLpan1K2
Day was too busy to post much! All being well there’ll be more tomorrow!
Here's the direct link! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntEAwsS10Es #CrossChannelRail
There will be a live stream of the #CrossChannelRail event in London - on YouTube here https://youtube.com/@jonworth?si=j31prtGsoNxZbkut then Live. From c. 1815 BST / 1915 CEST
Been racing around London on my bike this morning. Lots learned and we‘re now at an important point - someone has to order some #CrossChannelRail trains now. There’s no other serious unknown risk.
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Today’s introduction and summary videos
All the #CrossBorderRail daily videos are on my Peertube channel
Today’s photos
Today’s background
A day of transition from north east Europe to central Europe! The daily InterCity train to Warszawa arrives too late to connect with the night train from there to Budapest, so it’s instead a coach for the cross border section, and then after a few hours in Warszawa onto the night train across 4 countries to Budapest.
Borders examined on this day:
Zebrzydowice 🇵🇱 – Bohumín 🇨🇿
Distance covered:
1407.9km
Transport modes:
🚆 1
🚌 1
Today’s route
The full zoomable and scrollable map, including today’s route, is on uMap here.
