(Not all of these stories necessarily concern the South East loop of the project in particular – but they were published during the time I was on the rails for that loop!) Journalist Jon Worth gaat uitdaging aan: in 40 dagen alle Europese grenzen passeren met de trein OVPro […]
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Re-planning Day 40 – Monday 1st August – the final day of the main #CrossBorderRail loops
The end is in sight! I am writing this post on Day 38, in the train approaching Poprad in Slovakia. In about 48 hours, 9 more trains, 1671.7km of trip, and 9 more border crossings I will be back home in Berlin. After the past few days – notably Day […]
Read MorePress coverage of the #CrossBorderRail project – South West loop
Železnice imajo težave pri prečkanju meja Dnevnik – Peter Pahor – 18.7.2022 “Jon Worth bo z vlakom in svojim zložljivim kolesom prepotoval 27.000 kilometrov dolgo pot in pri tem prečkal vse notranje meje Evropske unije. Na terenu že več kot mesec dni spoznava, kako se lahko stvari zapletejo, ko želiš […]
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 MoreThe detailed plan to find a way past the train strike in France on 6 July
(These plans have changed even more since I first wrote this post! The post has been updated to reflect this – the update is correct as of 6 July at 18:30!) So the French train strike on Wednesday 6 July has messed up my plans. I know that my cross […]
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 […]
Read MorePress coverage of the #CrossBorderRail project – before departure and Northern loop
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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