The route for #CrossBorderRail has been planned to allow at least 2 hours for an event in each major town and city I am visiting. My aim is to meet activists and political campaigners in each place to discuss local initiatives, and efforts to improve cross border rail.
A Formal event is a discussion, panel or debate. If you sign up for one of those you ought to actually attend, and I need your contact details because attendance numbers might be limited. You can sign up here. All formal events will also have a Live Stream – there is no signup for this – simply head to my Youtube Channel at the time of the event!
An Informal event is something in a café or restaurant, normally outdoors – you can also buy something to eat at pretty much all of these. Come and go as you wish, but if you could let me know it will help me get an idea of numbers.
Suggestions about events? Or want to meet me somewhere else? Then it’s this form.
The list of all the events August-October 2023 is here.
Previous events
Thursday 1 June – Evening – Informal – Barcelona
Location: tbc
There will be some informal #CrossBorderRail gathering – probably in a café or restaurant – on 1 June in Barcelona, but I am still working out the details!
Language: English
Signup: using the form here on the #CrossBorderRail website
Friday 2 June – 09:30-10:15 – Formal – Barcelona
Location: Museu Picasso de Barcelona, C/Montcada, 15-23 – 08003 Barcelona (Map)
I am giving the keynote speech at the European Passengers’ Federation Conference. You can find more about the event here. For those who cannot attend in person I will be streaming my speech on Youtube on my channel.
Topics: the conclusions of my #CrossBorderRail experience to date.
Language: English
Signup: on the website of the event
Thursday 8 June – 08:30-11:30 – Formal – Paris
Location: Pavillon de l’Arsenal, 21 boulevard Morland, 75004, Paris (Map)
Le Monde Cities Event “Transports publics, qui doit vraiment payer ?”
Language: Français
Signup: on the website of the event
Thursday 8 June – 18:00-20:00 – Informal – Bruxelles
Location: London Calling, Rue de Dublin 46, 1050 Ixelles, Belgium (Map)
An informal #CrossBorderRail gathering – organised with Diego Beghin.
Language: English and probably some French too
Signup: using the form here on the #CrossBorderRail website (so you can be informed if there is some problem)
Day 00, Tue 2 May – 18:30-20:30 – Formal – Kiel
Location: Die Pumpe, Haßstrasse 22, 24103 Kiel (Map, Venue Website)
Speakers: Nelly Waldeck MdL and Jon Worth
Topics to discuss: Germany-Denmark local and long distance train connections, and the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link
Language: German / Deutsch
Day 01, Wed 3 May – 19:30-21:30 – Formal – Hamburg
Location: Rathaus Raum B, Rathausmarkt 1, 20095 Hamburg (Map)
Speakers: Alske Freter MdHB and Jon Worth
Topics to discuss: Germany-Denmark connections, Fehmarn Belt – and long distance rail in Europe including night trains to/from Hamburg
Language: German / Deutsch
Day 02, Thu 4 May – 18:00-20:00 – Informal – Oldenburg
Location: Zur Brückenwirtin, Bremer Str. 1, 26135 Oldenburg (Map)
Topics to discuss: Wunderline Bremen-Oldenburg-Leer-Groningen, and long distance international rail
Language: mix. Whatever the attendees want to speak!
Day 03, Fri 5 May – 18:30-20:30 – Informal – Münster(Westfalen)
Location: Cafe Sieben (outdoors, Stadthafen side), Hafenweg 18-20, 48155 Münster (Map)
Topics to discuss: The success of the Münster-Enschede connection, and prospects for improving it further
Language: mix. Whatever the attendees want to speak!
Day 04, Sat 6 May – 14:00 – Bike ride – Enschede (NL)
Location: Enschede Station – at the blocked track between the Dutch and German networks! Coordinates: 52.222561, 6.889941 – as pictured here (Map)
This is not a regular event, but a bike ride in the countryside – at a slow pace. Bring your own bike, or hire a OV Fiets at Enschede Station. Details of the route – 36km in length – are here. The route goes to two former and one current NL-DE rail connections.
Topics to discuss: Opportunities for better international rail connections Netherlands to Germany
Language: probably more English than Dutch
Day 06, Mon 8 May – 19:00-21:00 – Formal – Aachen
Location: NOTE LAST MINUTE CHANGE OF VENUE – TABLE RESERVED IN THE NAME OF JON WORTH – Goldenes Schwein, Franzstrasse 40, Aachen, DE 52064 (Map)
Speakers: tbc and Jon Worth
Topics to discuss: Germany-Belgium and Germany-Netherlands local and long distance train connections – ticketing and re-activation of lines
Language: German / Deutsch
Day 07, Tue 9 May – 18:30-20:30 – Informal – Saarbrücken
Location: Restaurant Café Kostbar, Nauwieser Straße 19 / Innenhof, 66111 Saarbrücken (Map)
Topics to discuss: Opportunities for Saarland-France and Saarland-Luxembourg rail connections, and France-Germany connections in general
Language: mix. Whatever the attendees want to speak!
Day 08, Wed 10 May – 18:30-20:30 – Formal – Karlsruhe
Location: vhs, Hofgebäude, Kaiserallee 12e, 76133 Karlsruhe (Map)
Speakers: Spokesperson from Magistrale für Europa, and Jon Worth
Topics to discuss: Germany-France local and long distance train connections, Interrail and night trains, and the Magistrale für Europa initiative
Language: German / Deutsch
IMPORTANT: this event has a separate sign-up! Please use the VHS Karlsruhe signup page!
Day 09, Thu 11 May – 10:00-11:30 – Informal – Konstanz
Location: Heinrich essen & trinken, Zollernstraße 26, 78462 Konstanz (Map)
Topics to discuss: Germany-Switzerland connections, re-activation of Etzwilen-Singen, long distance international rail transport
Language: German / Deutsch
Day 09, Thu 11 May – 18:30-20:30 – Informal – München
IMPORTANT: NEW LOCATION!
Location: Wirtshaus in der Au, Lilienstraße 51, 81669 München (Map)
Topics to discuss: Germany-Austria connections (especially via Mühldorf), Trans-European Networks, night trains
Language: mix. Whatever the attendees want to speak!
Day 11, Sat 13 May – 15:00-16:45 – Informal – Nürnberg (note: changed time and location!)
Location: DB Museum, Lessingstr. 6, 90443 Nürnberg (Map)
I have never been to the DB Museum, so come along – and have a chat about international rail while browsing the exhibits!
Topics to discuss: International routes between Germany and Czechia, through northern Bavaria – and railway expert Reinhard Menius will guide us through the museum
Language: German / Deutsch
(Please note: you will need to pay your own entrance ticket to the museum!)
Day 11, Sat 13 May – 18:30-20:30 – Informal – Bamberg (note: NEW event!)
Location: Biergarten Bootshaus im Hain, Mühlwörth 18 a., 96047 Bamberg (Map)
Topics to discuss: International routes between Germany and Czechia, through northern Bavaria
Language: German / Deutsch
Day 12, Sun 14 May – 12:45-14:15 – Informal – Dresden
NOTE: now in Dresden, not in Görlitz!
Location: Bäckerei und Konditorei Schwerdtner, Prager Str. 2, 01069 Dresden (Map)
Topics to discuss: Germany-Poland and Germany-Czechia connections, opportunity for electrification of Dresden-Görlitz line
Language: German / Deutsch
