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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Sfinansowaliśmy wam tory i nawet perony, ale jak pociągi nie jeżdżą, to już nie nasz problem Publicysta Krytyki Politycznej – Michał Sutowski – 9/7/2022 “W Unii Europejskiej myśli się głównie o bardzo szybkich pociągach między wielkimi miastami, a powinniśmy zadbać o dobre skomunikowanie nawet wolniejszymi pociągami, które połączą miejscowości przygraniczne […]
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I have had to change how I am going to do the communication en route for #CrossBorderRail – maintaining Twitter threads and a live blog is simply too much, so I have cut it back only to Twitter. I will then post links to the daily threads and summaries here! […]
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Max Wyss – one of the excellent community of Swiss railway nerds on Twitter – messaged me with a suggestion: why not route via Rapperswil to St Gallen on Day 23 of #CrossBorderRail. That would mean taking in part of the Voralpen Express run by Südostbahn. The new Stadler built trains […]
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Before #CrossBorderRail starts in earnest on 13 June, there are two pre-departure events in Berlin – one informal and one formal. It’s not only that Berlin is home, but it’s also the place where many of the people who have helped me with the whole project are based. So it […]
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This one has been a while in planning, but I am happy I can now announce how the #CrossBorderRail event in Oslo is going to work. The event will be between 13:00 and 15:00 on Friday 17 June in a room off Passasjen at Oslo Central Station (Oslo S) (map) […]
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I’m happy to be able to announce the event details for one of the stops I am most looking forward to on #CrossBorderRail – Helsinki! One of the hardest places in Europe to get to by train, and a city I have not visited for more than a decade. But […]
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The start of #CrossBorderRail is now less than 3 weeks away, and the planning is reaching a hectic phase! The biggest news is that it is now possible to signup for the events in these locations: Berlin ?? (pre-departure) Brussels ?? Valenciennes ?? Den Haag ?? København ?? Stockholm ?? […]
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When I originally did the planning for the #CrossBorderRail project I thought it was going to be impossible to get all the way to Athens. But now – thanks to a timetable change by TrainOSE, the Greek railways – I have been able to reorganise the South East loop so […]
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My #CrossBorderRail trip is due to start just over 5 weeks from now. But two parts of the trip – in Sweden on 18-19 June, and Spain on 3 July – are giving me no end of problems. At the time of writing I do not know if two trains […]
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