2026-04-25T14:40:53+02:00 https://nostr.ae Jon Worth https://nostr.ae/npub10ra3mdgp4wsr0cfyml8hgmptp0w5df5zpjrlflm43myksghgsrzqmm24jw https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/accounts/avatars/109/263/877/557/890/006/original/1c66ed5d4f112242.jpeg https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/accounts/avatars/109/263/877/557/890/006/original/1c66ed5d4f112242.jpeg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsretf8wgrsammwveqa79wmaufm0leywfq2s6ufdag3s2z5cxc5fdqzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgntskst In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrcqga2qef56lmwux3aphyf7xhws9xm507cgkpl6zlxhtcwf033ggjjdrwr'>nevent1q…drwr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sort of. BUT then they need to be applied consistently. Imagine my horizon is 11 months for Eurostar, and 5 months for PKP, how do I book my &#34;single ticket&#34;? 2026-05-13T13:12:45+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx0yft9cvengrvkegcyccmujcm94w399v2nhslwtjjds2h8ae0dnqzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgq7wkwz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdmcvcw0j8rznckvn0twf5lfpmjwcnhlyfz73kujpysdzl2z5gxsgw3vpd7'>nevent1q…vpd7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So the plan now: night train Augsburg - Tatabánya, tomorrow morning a local train to Szár, bike to Orbán’s toy railway at Felcsút, then train from Bicske to Budapest <br/><br/>Should be weird enough I reckon! 2026-04-11T21:22:18+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdct2xwjerg0h8dvcetklqgkrt9wyld6makzenn6pltjfhyk8vhjqzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvg94dqat Is this Sweden buying Talgo night trains thing a 1st April joke or not? [@Jonas_Bostrom](<a href="https://mastodonsweden.se/@Jonas_Bostrom">https://mastodonsweden.se/@Jonas_Bostrom</a> ) <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ugf336qx2rz5mrax78pnm77cc6ntutu2n6l9207y7w67336kyc2qrx2u54" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Tor Lillqvist</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ugf…2u54</span>)</a></span> wdytweden-talgo-liefert-nachtzuege.html<br/><br/>In Swedish:<br/><a href="https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/klart-spanskt-foretag-gor-nya-nattagen">https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/klart-spanskt-foretag-gor-nya-nattagen</a><br/><br/>Given this is Trafikverket, it would not surprise me if they were stupid enough to do this, worryingly<br/><br/>[@Jonas_Bostrom](<a href="https://mastodonsweden.se/@Jonas_Bostrom">https://mastodonsweden.se/@Jonas_Bostrom</a> ) <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ugf336qx2rz5mrax78pnm77cc6ntutu2n6l9207y7w67336kyc2qrx2u54" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Tor Lillqvist</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ugf…2u54</span>)</a></span> wdyt? 2026-04-01T16:34:14+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs04xph4xpydgyuh96y9lda97f56rsvqcdr2lyxzpn3lq6lyupw3eszypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgpr2w49 This is a quick thread about the one behaviour that, over and over, has saved me on my rail trips<br/><br/>*** *** ***<br/>Proactively finding the train manager before they find you<br/>*** *** ***<br/><br/>If you *ever* have some sort of grey area or absence of clarity, do this. *Always* do this 2026-03-28T09:30:15+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrrcftv7lncd7zz0wj0sy8e9jeqhmty223vvqz0us5jf78dp4687gzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgqz6ps3 And there goes <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hghey5txhhe763efqu6gvyfmaqz7wdflmj5a0v02d69wtyuh27eqj9el8y" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Maartje</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hgh…el8y</span>)</a></span> ‘s new train. The new European Sleeper Paris - Berlin! 🎉<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/296/589/131/792/157/original/145f5d67d353a54b.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-26T18:12:05+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswsrkcmzsmrprl3xdu6zvk7asf5l86v7z57rw86wp995vzac5xv9gzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgfe9u2a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqp3pkgntcqpn6zfcg8jk2n4k54qm8d8m8q3w4kfcskq9chwj4ztqu9rqwj'>nevent1q…rqwj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>simply put: Germany underinvested in its network for 3 decades while passenger numbers kept increasing. This is what you get now: unreliability. I’m not sure what conclusion you want to draw from that! 2026-03-26T07:44:25+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfe0pyeskr40z0sydc9qqswf2s4gdyh4gu789ktvrpaf5htvxn27gzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvg6ue3vw This is quite funny <br/><br/>You can almost hear the cogs beginning to turn in a few minds in the Labour Party<br/><br/>“You mean the white working class aren’t the inward looking borderline racists we’ve been acting like they are since 2016?” 🤯<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/24/labour-party-lost-white-working-class-voters-greens-gorton-and-denton-analysis">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/24/labour-party-lost-white-working-class-voters-greens-gorton-and-denton-analysis</a> 2026-03-24T21:26:16+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst6fq69hflw8jf5newru6sk9xayvecnq5ld7ddrrz9qtk4gc0kkmgzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgayvq6u With legislation on rail ticketing due from the European Commission this spring, how can policymakers - who never normally see the problem - be shown it in a fun way?<br/><br/>The idea: the European Railway Ticketing Championship<br/><a href="https://jonworth.eu/a-silly-idea-to-prove-a-point-the-european-railway-ticketing-championship/">https://jonworth.eu/a-silly-idea-to-prove-a-point-the-european-railway-ticketing-championship/</a><br/><br/>Have a read and let me know what you think! 2026-03-23T11:13:02+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspsw22d8zak7ufd2r8evq3ty0zcy5sjkjnqqr4k45dphfa9ylu66qzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgp9adc6 SHOOOOCCCKKKKKKK 🤯<br/><br/>Italy is struggling to get its hydrogen trains working <br/><br/><a href="https://ferrovie.info/treni-reali/treni-a-idrogeno-in-lombardia-rischio-ritardi-fino-al-2028.html">https://ferrovie.info/treni-reali/treni-a-idrogeno-in-lombardia-rischio-ritardi-fino-al-2028.html</a><br/><br/>Here’s an idea: put up a WIRE. Or use a battery<br/><br/>We have enough cases from Germany already to know that *even if* these trains run, they won’t run well or economically 2026-03-19T08:43:53+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf3v8jcnlacxxypwrthsa4qrv4ae273ngt225hnjw53umzjjccspszypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgmasylf Welcome to today&#39;s thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 13 - 12 Mar - Trieste - Milano - Zürich - Dijon - Ravières<br/><br/>New borders:<br/>None<br/><br/>Borders already crossed:<br/>Chiasso VG 🇨🇭 - Como S. Giovanni 🇮🇹<br/>Basel St Johann 🇨🇭 - St. Louis 🇫🇷<br/><br/>Trieste to Ravières in a day. But due to France having such lousy timetables, this routes through Switzerland. It is ages since I crossed northern Italy by train, so I am looking forward to these trips!<br/><br/>Today&#39;s routes on the routes map:<br/><a href="https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2026-spring-tour_1361108#8/46.590957/8.992310">https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2026-spring-tour_1361108#8/46.590957/8.992310</a><br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/215/166/545/880/441/original/8e56e5577fcc989c.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-12T09:05:15+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfn5404zyl3q0zt5caf37rc745rgse9njpu7y7c4r8lrdq8dc3eagzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgf4eg7n Early morning facades of Beograd<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/186/707/709/921/921/original/dea995d575f31add.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/186/708/108/038/853/original/c277394849b50ce3.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/186/708/443/232/082/original/fabd768a549873ed.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/186/708/773/389/250/original/b4bc033782067968.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-07T08:28:04+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst0l9ysx4muzf5xlzzshcz0fuadd5egscd4thfp54rt7hsr5cjpxqzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvg3gc06g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg58urqv6r7kl3n5am379cyzmteuv6lu4gfh9q8v5pz4zt0qejdrsp6akzl'>nevent1q…akzl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The answer from the train manager is NO, you must change train in Emmerich. 2026-03-04T22:53:50+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswxw6de6qwe40hzyw68s5sc66tm33umnju9v42cedj0az53vvh3sgzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgvehsga In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs27w7vslne286vts4msz5ghzw2yc60zuwl43f0cetm09fhgjsfxggatfwqz'>nevent1q…fwqz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ah<br/><br/>Imagine you’re going to Düsseldorf<br/><br/>Is it 1 train (NS info) or 3 (DB)?<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/173/080/846/255/679/original/4bdc9cf3c97e48df.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/173/081/126/047/614/original/aed10ef747c4f117.png"> <br/> 2026-03-04T22:42:23+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs27w7vslne286vts4msz5ghzw2yc60zuwl43f0cetm09fhgjsfxggzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgwzkqyp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfg7q8t075spdjsge9vx5yq9ggpph4v0k8mx6zjn3fc4f2u85hm5cuzx7jx'>nevent1q…x7jx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Congestion Utrecht style<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/171/766/666/899/213/original/b06019c298862e0d.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-04T17:08:06+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfg7q8t075spdjsge9vx5yq9ggpph4v0k8mx6zjn3fc4f2u85hm5czypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgm80yed In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp674y4kptcu356jye4n496m8jsapdavznsfhajh9qmk2479mfh6s3ez4vy'>nevent1q…z4vy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Quick escape from RailTech and walk into Utrecht<br/><br/>Utrecht Centraal is both rather uncharming and amazing. The amazing passenger/rail/bike capacity here is impressive<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/171/262/501/143/996/original/40b6b502a23ec6e5.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-04T15:00:03+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp674y4kptcu356jye4n496m8jsapdavznsfhajh9qmk2479mfh6szypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvg7zmds4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqlz2a20eudn7rc9klnqgu2a36yh3ex99hg75ffd4lmzcpyvvq7pcd52tnv'>nevent1q…2tnv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My workshop about #CrossChannelRail is first, at 10:10<br/><br/>There aren’t many people in the hall yet. And do people who care about track fastenings care about this? We‘ll see 🤔<br/><br/>No live stream though sadly<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/170/070/953/253/683/original/96243a132c7894e1.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-04T09:56:51+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqlz2a20eudn7rc9klnqgu2a36yh3ex99hg75ffd4lmzcpyvvq7pczypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgtpmw2k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0s4ejycyca2r5r0muvljr2aawns7luwj553u6gkfwsm9tsys50uqyjvjfv'>nevent1q…vjfv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Going to industry conferences is weird<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/170/011/593/373/501/original/278f73ac3d5c263d.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-04T09:41:45+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0s4ejycyca2r5r0muvljr2aawns7luwj553u6gkfwsm9tsys50uqzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgmqhvvf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs29z22ylcnctu7nkuaex26pgk0tmlhgqd3x9fydhhyaehl4duy5xq52n4ke'>nevent1q…n4ke</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Why does NS not clean 🧼trains? #CrossBorderRail<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/169/880/482/454/081/original/198cbc342558fc5b.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-04T09:08:25+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs29z22ylcnctu7nkuaex26pgk0tmlhgqd3x9fydhhyaehl4duy5xqzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgs4jm2a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs85q6snr3tradet63azjedlpecu33f0pkjdnavv00wzcnw9yz2e3gvgu02n'>nevent1q…u02n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>RE 4925<br/>08:24 Almere Muziekwijk - Utrecht Centraal 09:05<br/><br/>Distance: 42.4km<br/>Average speed: 69km/h<br/><br/>6 stops:<br/>Almere Poort<br/>Naarden-Bussum<br/>Hilversum<br/>Hilversum Sportpark<br/>Utrecht Overvecht<br/>Utrecht Centraal<br/><br/>This train, mapped: <a href="https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2026-spring-tour_1361108#11/52.228827/5.129720">https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2026-spring-tour_1361108#11/52.228827/5.129720</a><br/><br/>#CrossBorderRail 2026-03-04T08:37:37+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs85q6snr3tradet63azjedlpecu33f0pkjdnavv00wzcnw9yz2e3gzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgx9djq5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2ne7j0r6n6yx3dm7e2kjrvathj6yr6kpmj56rgng7nwkmakkdmyccmjdhh'>nevent1q…jdhh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#CrossBorderRail 2026 Spring Tour Train 18 of 80<br/>RE 4925<br/>08:24 Almere Muziekwijk - Utrecht Centraal 09:05<br/>NS<br/><br/>Train type: Bombardier SLT 2400 EMU, 2x 4 short carriages<br/>⚡️ (1.5kV dc)<br/>🚲: ✅<br/>🦽: ✅ (step free)<br/>🛜: ⛔️<br/>🍽️: ⛔️<br/>🧳: 😐 (not the best - poor racks, needs more space in vestibules)<br/>🧽: 😐 (windows grimy)<br/>Interrail: 🙂 (accepted)<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/169/754/430/393/314/original/35cbf12944f36ea2.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-04T08:36:42+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2ne7j0r6n6yx3dm7e2kjrvathj6yr6kpmj56rgng7nwkmakkdmyczypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgyxf5mq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst4uhrl6ceqt236dtzjzcudgefh0e3785aptny7m3694a8x9qzd6smvqukm'>nevent1q…qukm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Here’s today‘s #CrossBorderRail intro video, sorry for loud train noise behind!<br/><br/><a href="https://peertube.netzbegruenung.de/w/s4nhMKPcGPULgLFXEZdFVC">https://peertube.netzbegruenung.de/w/s4nhMKPcGPULgLFXEZdFVC</a> 2026-03-04T08:30:29+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst4uhrl6ceqt236dtzjzcudgefh0e3785aptny7m3694a8x9qzd6szypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvg5az8jl Welcome to today&#39;s thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 07 - 4 Mar - Almere - Utrecht - Arnhem - Duisburg<br/><br/>New borders:<br/>None<br/><br/>Borders already crossed:<br/>Emmerich 🇩🇪 - Zevenaar 🇳🇱<br/><br/>Speech at RailTech Utrecht, followed by a meeting of European Rail Passengers Union. And then onwards to Germany to end the day, to be able to make a early start tomorrow towards Hungary.<br/><br/>Today&#39;s routes on the routes map:<br/><a href="https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2026-spring-tour_1361108#10/51.901068/5.962185">https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2026-spring-tour_1361108#10/51.901068/5.962185</a><br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/169/724/694/559/374/original/8c7db85e36c6ebd3.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-04T08:28:49+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8hdneyk9mn395v679g4u2rxfelyphnrdnr9wpfucq6nfkt4c47aqzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvglrxfaa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqfs6zhqqn8mpx4r3yyl38xg46rn0qm3dtvh560nquqjtak2dxtkg6snvcy'>nevent1q…nvcy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hello! #CrossBorderRail<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/165/227/478/088/822/original/f460e88c7f3aebd2.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-03T13:25:06+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqfs6zhqqn8mpx4r3yyl38xg46rn0qm3dtvh560nquqjtak2dxtkgzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgtxwdvs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstf25lpps8t77ter26vltp3ph5yzl6rs2a9dc3wq9c34xrez48mys70ka5y'>nevent1q…ka5y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Same story Belgian side. House where the line used to run. #CrossBorderRail<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/165/216/449/119/347/original/222afa4bfae44fab.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/165/218/041/692/464/original/89b0871515aee005.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-03T13:22:41+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstf25lpps8t77ter26vltp3ph5yzl6rs2a9dc3wq9c34xrez48myszypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgjctccs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9gg9ek44wgyt67zd3gdrac538ma5y5fujelwngpvx8ggsdnzavsqyzuqhv'>nevent1q…uqhv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Gotta get your priorities right! #CrossBorderRail<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/165/162/938/374/950/original/477361f1026d235d.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-03T13:08:41+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9gg9ek44wgyt67zd3gdrac538ma5y5fujelwngpvx8ggsdnzavsqzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgnal9t2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgpxsh575qh44gwn8u0u3h3j60hxahy9rug484dgw9n047h9zyezcd9yeca'>nevent1q…yeca</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Mouchin Douane #CrossBorderRail<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/165/150/045/364/566/original/b60ff1ba0c32cdd1.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/165/150/861/768/540/original/0d7268b08243f1bd.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/165/151/963/001/886/original/33bdfa0b02471526.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-03T13:07:04+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgpxsh575qh44gwn8u0u3h3j60hxahy9rug484dgw9n047h9zyezczypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgcryreg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdk0h58c4udyka68ax200k9gp4wac8rxpta3wksxewd7uq5vuwgeg95hvrr'>nevent1q…hvrr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The #CrossBorderRail line used to run where this house is located. This one isn’t returning.<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/165/121/723/222/200/original/7ffc50314038dd65.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-03T12:58:23+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdk0h58c4udyka68ax200k9gp4wac8rxpta3wksxewd7uq5vuwgegzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgaevjgf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyz0v3vgv99vzt3tr3ag3jvu9qwglyzzqece7jgm6jza799yqujzck9ltlk'>nevent1q…ltlk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Bachy<br/><br/>La Gare<br/><br/>No trains<br/><br/>But there is covoiturage. Just as SNCF likes it! 🤪<br/><br/>#CrossBorderRail<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/165/107/647/647/692/original/ffa67f00a9aa35bf.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/165/108/546/819/778/original/75f08e9a409a148a.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/165/109/063/852/574/original/aa99764da5e54421.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-03T12:54:58+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyz0v3vgv99vzt3tr3ag3jvu9qwglyzzqece7jgm6jza799yqujzczypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgeuvyu2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsveer72g2l2ljc3szltxalurc3pv52vu9s00szpwydltcq98e86eqhu56xz'>nevent1q…56xz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#CrossBorderRail 2026 Spring Tour Bike 6 of 15<br/>Orchies - Tournai<br/><br/>Distance: 26km<br/>Est. duration: 2:00<br/><br/>This bike route, mapped: <a href="https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2026-spring-tour_1361108#12/50.552816/3.310318">https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2026-spring-tour_1361108#12/50.552816/3.310318</a><br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/164/999/298/550/042/original/5cebf8dd25eee0ca.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-03T12:27:04+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsveer72g2l2ljc3szltxalurc3pv52vu9s00szpwydltcq98e86eqzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgedzvt6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdet5ltwgdw0tju5ap3wmntelpc75wzldpne5jvhg30ngf7wcrjdgm934ee'>nevent1q…34ee</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Nord - Pas de Calais lives! #CrossBorderRail<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/164/988/933/142/214/original/4f74b715d3fe8c76.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/164/989/267/909/584/original/e6f924d95b849057.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-03T12:24:31+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdet5ltwgdw0tju5ap3wmntelpc75wzldpne5jvhg30ngf7wcrjdgzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgajrzny In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdxwj8dtu2mgyws706zs8yf28qmvx56zh3wstquksvkzhfvt7mrqqaedhyp'>nevent1q…dhyp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is the type of #CrossBorderRail that’s great. I’ve never been to Orchies. I’ll likely never go again. But I’m sure I’ll stumble on some interesting things between there and Tournai 🇧🇪 2026-03-03T12:05:11+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdxwj8dtu2mgyws706zs8yf28qmvx56zh3wstquksvkzhfvt7mrqqzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvg577de3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv8mhg440eys86xh4xjfcc0hwz0mssaqumvm07h5j6m0yx6w7qs8ch4f7qn'>nevent1q…f7qn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>TER 41911<br/>12:05 Lille Flandres - Orchies 12:20<br/><br/>Distance: 22km<br/>Average speed: 88km/h<br/><br/>1 stops:<br/>Orchies<br/><br/>This train, mapped: <a href="https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2026-spring-tour_1361108#12/50.556961/3.159943">https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2026-spring-tour_1361108#12/50.556961/3.159943</a><br/><br/>#CrossBorderRail 2026-03-03T12:03:36+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv8mhg440eys86xh4xjfcc0hwz0mssaqumvm07h5j6m0yx6w7qs8czypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgjnw5sh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf8s3vka09s99m26vwgrmqv0ht99yjmj5wc4sklwssen5u5l9ue7cau0ww9'>nevent1q…0ww9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#CrossBorderRail 2026 Spring Tour Train 15 of 80<br/>TER 41911<br/>12:05 Lille Flandres - Orchies 12:20<br/>SNCF for TER Hauts de France<br/><br/>Train type: Alstom 2N NG EMU, 3 double deck carriages<br/>⚡️ (25kV ac)<br/>🚲: ✅ (well designed space)<br/>🦽: ✅ (step free)<br/>🛜: ⛔️<br/>🍽️: ⛔️<br/>🧳: 🙂 (ok for a commuter service)<br/>🧽: 🙂 (bit worn, but orderly)<br/>Interrail: 🙂 (accepted)<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/164/904/499/250/699/original/707ad50ca60ca44b.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-03T12:02:57+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf8s3vka09s99m26vwgrmqv0ht99yjmj5wc4sklwssen5u5l9ue7czypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvg0eh744 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8c5ys9jpscyl0kgr9zttgrqnrpq5ugmfduy0p9v6yh6he092vkxculutnx'>nevent1q…utnx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And the Ma Gare SNCF App - about the only SNCF app with a passable UX - tells me my next train is on Platform 6<br/><br/>And passengers can share electric plugs 🔌<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/164/847/564/392/547/original/295971c2d9771165.png"> <br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/164/847/978/409/279/original/4efac0777df09905.png"> <br/> 2026-03-03T11:48:35+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8c5ys9jpscyl0kgr9zttgrqnrpq5ugmfduy0p9v6yh6he092vkxczypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvg84gmyg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy09z9cjnd4lldc9jm29v425y6nyc9y0gnmyzdvwnqra5zvwec29gw8zk7w'>nevent1q…zk7w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There’s a sort of Takt here<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/164/754/252/840/306/original/0269bd4a7c73967e.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-03T11:24:44+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy09z9cjnd4lldc9jm29v425y6nyc9y0gnmyzdvwnqra5zvwec29gzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgncerm0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8aspuwl5e5usyt9jmfu9jqy5h0r9300m0n8jff9h2aywn3qj4wpcrr6f3c'>nevent1q…6f3c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Right then<br/><br/>Calm and on time TGV to Lille Flandres <br/><br/>Finally getting close to today&#39;s target: the border north of Orchies 🇫🇷 2026-03-03T11:14:01+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8aspuwl5e5usyt9jmfu9jqy5h0r9300m0n8jff9h2aywn3qj4wpczypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgy6njpq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqf5ejglszswrahc5z0ram7npunrpq202hk4ya9hcv05dclgrlwrgx7ekft'>nevent1q…ekft</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I also really appreciate that - although it cannot sell me a ticket for it - SNCF *can* show me the Bruxelles - Brugge train, but does not know what type of train it is, so just puts EMPTY in the result<br/><br/>Like DB has been able to do this correctly in a web search since I did I first Interrail trip in 2001 (and yes that is not a typo)<br/><br/>SNCF Connect cannot do what DB search has been doing for at least 25 years<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/164/642/086/735/359/original/bdbe1697191a9c38.png"> <br/> 2026-03-03T10:56:13+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqf5ejglszswrahc5z0ram7npunrpq202hk4ya9hcv05dclgrlwrgzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgckz0yq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvsqvpt455dqqc429qxjd6nqv5cxtwt2e432zlm8k5gz3v6hnmzqc7jg3eg'>nevent1q…g3eg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>But back to what I was *trying* to work out, before SNCF Connect&#39;s weird takes on German stations confused me...<br/><br/>SNCF *CAN* sell a bunch of connections in Germany again<br/><br/>But it *CANNOT* sell a Paris - Brugge 🇧🇪 or Marseille - Genova 🇮🇹. There it tries to sell me half the journey<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/164/630/090/779/594/original/d008fac7fcad77fa.png"> <br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/164/630/383/246/148/original/25f5bb5fc8dc8571.png"> <br/> 2026-03-03T10:53:15+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvsqvpt455dqqc429qxjd6nqv5cxtwt2e432zlm8k5gz3v6hnmzqczypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvga9qd2j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq7j5alp0w9vdthkew5s5xnas8p3lua02nzj9jx479ed29tyr5xfc3xjh7p'>nevent1q…jh7p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Also the other day I found a Germany-France case where SNCF would not give me a tight connection in Strasbourg, but DB would<br/><br/>Now here is a case where SNCF will give me a tight connection in Mannheim, and DB will not<br/><br/>Vive la coopération !<br/>Es lebe die Zusammenarbeit! 2026-03-03T10:47:00+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq7j5alp0w9vdthkew5s5xnas8p3lua02nzj9jx479ed29tyr5xfczypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvg34ach0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsystef2dc4lgqxewf5ywg0mzs9prc8sh5sfg48rnmlfcscyuxwhcq9crska'>nevent1q…rska</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh and this is an interesting one<br/><br/>SNCF Connect *will* give me a 13 min connection in Mannheim, off the France-Germany ICE<br/><br/>DB will NOT give me that connection, I presume because they know that Dobrindt&#39;s illegal non- #Schengen compliant border controls will almost certainly mean the connection is missed in Mannheim. DB puts you on a later ICE in Frankfurt instead<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/164/592/296/602/205/original/1ed446530ad5117a.png"> <br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/164/592/571/677/170/original/0cec5416d3e95407.png"> <br/> 2026-03-03T10:43:37+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsystef2dc4lgqxewf5ywg0mzs9prc8sh5sfg48rnmlfcscyuxwhcqzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgkakkrh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2fx49kdftdtfst3eyv03ke2qchauf5wcp2fprfwtfq33lsqyucus4emrwu'>nevent1q…mrwu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>But weirdly it does give prices... and even sort of Sparpreis. But with €15 price difference.<br/><br/>Why?<br/><br/>How?<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/164/563/963/405/934/original/1826d736d11121d7.png"> <br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/164/564/223/024/957/original/87cadf20c73dcaf6.png"> <br/> 2026-03-03T10:36:25+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2fx49kdftdtfst3eyv03ke2qchauf5wcp2fprfwtfq33lsqyucuszypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvg5t0jtn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswezwunpyvmcavgjmsckzvmhy6xcjzhuslc4aanx6pahyz9ean73c08annw'>nevent1q…annw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And if you put Mainz and choose &#34;Ville&#34; from the list, not &#34;Gare&#34;, it gives you routes to Mainz Römisches Theater, changing at Bad Munster am Stein<br/><br/>Obviously 🤷‍♂️<br/><br/>I presume because Römisches Theater is closest to the geographical centre of Mainz?<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/164/549/936/175/370/original/441ac7ac13a890f2.png"> <br/> 2026-03-03T10:32:47+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswezwunpyvmcavgjmsckzvmhy6xcjzhuslc4aanx6pahyz9ean73czypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvg3qt59g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9l47v2g8elll5sw66998xu3hnlv83hh0nxltrcm2kl6eyt8d5p8qzyqm96'>nevent1q…qm96</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I meanwhile wondered if SNCF Connect has finally put their problem of their lack of international booking right... so I tried Paris - Mainz<br/><br/>Type Mainz into DB and it gives you Mainz Hbf as the first option in the search<br/><br/>SNCF Connect calls Mainz Hbf &#34;Mayence (Mainz)&#34; but drops Hbf. Put Hbf and it gives you Hbf (Ersatzverkehr). What? 😳<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/164/535/512/749/121/original/cae648a74779f811.png"> <br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/164/535/781/051/804/original/972141773b712647.png"> <br/> 2026-03-03T10:29:11+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9l47v2g8elll5sw66998xu3hnlv83hh0nxltrcm2kl6eyt8d5p8qzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgnctj2a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvljh6dyssjxne92sydq72anrq3w9mf8supptwrm54rxtc8k87rmggh56uy'>nevent1q…56uy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>TGV 7025<br/>10:12 Paris Nord - Lille Flandres 11:18<br/><br/>Distance: 225.2km<br/>Average speed: 205km/h<br/><br/>1 stops:<br/>Lille Flandres<br/><br/>This train, mapped: <a href="https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2026-spring-tour_1361108#8/50.097679/2.449951">https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2026-spring-tour_1361108#8/50.097679/2.449951</a><br/><br/>#CrossBorderRail 2026-03-03T10:21:18+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvljh6dyssjxne92sydq72anrq3w9mf8supptwrm54rxtc8k87rmgzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgdz89g7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszcxx8ju86mm8n3ueafa246g3q0a74l0xnjzd2axqz5tqw4lcqc7gx4e9f2'>nevent1q…e9f2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#CrossBorderRail 2026 Spring Tour Train 14 of 80<br/>TGV 7025<br/>10:12 Paris Nord - Lille Flandres 11:18<br/>SNCF Voyageurs<br/><br/>Train type: Alstom TGV Duplex, 8 short double deck carriages, 2 power cars<br/>⚡️ (25kV ac)<br/>🚲: ⛔️<br/>🦽: ✅ (step free, then lift down inside)<br/>🛜: ✅<br/>🍽️: ⛔️ (there is a dining car but it’s not open)<br/>🧳: 😐 (it’s empty today, so it’s passable)<br/>🧽: 🙂<br/>Interrail: 😐 (needs compulsory reservation, costs at least €10)<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/164/428/689/070/244/original/134bb0b167be6390.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-03T10:01:57+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszcxx8ju86mm8n3ueafa246g3q0a74l0xnjzd2axqz5tqw4lcqc7gzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvghsnfrf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgqnuklgrdwxdzj0ua297mmsfy8f7hg4lcegy7ykjr430dmgrnfhqs2a4ah'>nevent1q…a4ah</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And while Paris Nord is often associated with nasty train boarding experiences, it is an amazing station if you have time and calm to appreciate it<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/164/294/038/434/413/original/3ad0a4f4946f91ca.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/164/294/375/382/756/original/2d19af54633a3949.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-03T09:27:48+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgqnuklgrdwxdzj0ua297mmsfy8f7hg4lcegy7ykjr430dmgrnfhqzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgs9yahh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsws57yzzn6et2a2jn4w442n0fv5n604m2u3gey6gl07634drnckqcm46zj6'>nevent1q…6zj6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Made it across Paris in one piece<br/><br/>The city might have solid bike infrastructure, but damn many cyclists here are annoying, or have death wishes, or both<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/164/285/994/273/072/original/97f9c9d6636e4c1c.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-03T09:25:40+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsws57yzzn6et2a2jn4w442n0fv5n604m2u3gey6gl07634drnckqczypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvg09n9eu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw0kwkys0dqwjy4wm8c58h05ffvwmetvdg280c5udtyf8zacyww8s46qg55'>nevent1q…qg55</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Waving metaphorically to <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hrefsf25petxlud6hld8xqskdkd3hemwcgqpklxnst22pamaqdfqn29smx" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Feth 🎉</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hre…9smx</span>)</a></span> at Sens<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/163/830/200/636/346/original/2e24471364f44240.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-03T07:29:45+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw0kwkys0dqwjy4wm8c58h05ffvwmetvdg280c5udtyf8zacyww8szypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgedm8pp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd5ha7pejtgkt2x8xk2ezj0wtyeflq6fl6xk07xvrntch48jw730sa4hkts'>nevent1q…hkts</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Musing about bumpy ride quality on trains this morning<br/><br/>As ever I am on a Régiolis EMU to Paris this morning - an Alstom design, now owned by CAF<br/><br/>These trains have a rather jerky, bumpy sort of ride, and the suspension makes clanking noises all the time (not just today)<br/><br/>Are the jabobs bogies between carriages poorly designed?<br/><br/>Wdyt <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fwzfls6urx3fxz9qrhsdw9pxswst576ckuufllmlfe2grrvyylwstqn8wm" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>npub1fwzfls6urx3fxz9qrhsdw9pxswst576ckuufllmlfe2grrvyylwstqn8wm</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fwz…n8wm</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1wes7k7l0w22hcuydzr07vr7k7e3t986ca0c7ggdlycvde9vf6d7swk5lm3" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Wrzlbrnft</span> (<span class="italic">npub1wes…5lm3</span>)</a></span> ?<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/163/743/203/671/504/original/71cb4359b2259160.png"> <br/> 2026-03-03T07:07:37+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd5ha7pejtgkt2x8xk2ezj0wtyeflq6fl6xk07xvrntch48jw730szypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgfjvlss In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8stutx9c789gvq5ugpc2qea3mdpal0k6z03t66fkr5asvush7w3g6tldwu'>nevent1q…ldwu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And why am I heading towards Netherlands (other than to visit more #CrossBorderRail borders, obviously!)<br/><br/>Tomorrow I am speaking at RailTech Europe in Utrecht (about my #CrossChannelRail work) and then meeting the other founders of <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1xkkwjhtlcn9py05wjq5g4p83xtzzg54xdty5qtpylg5nfaqw6pqsc69lp2" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>European Rail Passengers Union</span> (<span class="italic">npub1xkk…9lp2</span>)</a></span> (<span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1djpe5ht8nukz8r3yaflrvr0lnrs86w6u4xvdaj7a59kzf9chgurqm8rt24" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>J—dV</span> (<span class="italic">npub1djp…rt24</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ykr834rtyw6rz7uvzxwxsd7qf62ht4vcs3mp8rj4pudfuagd05gsgwpczf" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Patrick Dersjant RCX</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ykr…pczf</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub19er8cxnemkx3zccv05cuvuvx9srn7svcv2xjj74t53kajrc98messhp8au" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Martin Hoffmann</span> (<span class="italic">npub19er…p8au</span>)</a></span>) in Utrecht - public meeting, others very welcome! 2026-03-03T06:52:50+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8stutx9c789gvq5ugpc2qea3mdpal0k6z03t66fkr5asvush7w3gzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgr0khhu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstcx8c9sfhxrnp70v769spzvn5ta3ujkszgfncq5xkyt4aczhtn9qvh597l'>nevent1q…597l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>TER 17750<br/>06:21 Nuits-sous-Ravières - Paris Bercy 08:38<br/><br/>Distance: 224.5km<br/>Average speed: 98km/h (reduced average as it uses the slow line Montereau-Melun)<br/><br/>6 stops:<br/>Tonnerre<br/>St-Florentin-Vergigny<br/>Laroche-Migennes<br/>Joigny<br/>Sens<br/>Paris-Bercy<br/><br/>This train, mapped: <a href="https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2026-spring-tour_1361108#9/48.287249/3.297270">https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2026-spring-tour_1361108#9/48.287249/3.297270</a><br/><br/>#CrossBorderRail 2026-03-03T06:45:38+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstcx8c9sfhxrnp70v769spzvn5ta3ujkszgfncq5xkyt4aczhtn9qzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgtnsxv8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2dugxy70trzrdxgw2km2jravx099gnn7gkgfvn5u3w6mm89ss8us72mwkc'>nevent1q…mwkc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#CrossBorderRail 2026 Spring Tour Train 13 of 80<br/>TER 17750<br/>06:21 Nuits-sous-Ravières - Paris Bercy 08:38<br/>SNCF for TER Mobigo<br/><br/>Train type: Alstom Régiolis EMU, 2x 6 short carriages<br/>⚡️ (1.5kV dc)<br/>🚲: ✅<br/>🦽: ✅ (step free if station allows, Nuits doesn’t, Bercy does)<br/>🛜: ⛔️<br/>🍽️: ⛔️<br/>🧳: 🙂<br/>🧽: 😐 (grimy windows)<br/>Interrail: 🙂 (accepted)<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/163/661/768/379/453/original/9655cf4329ff0162.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-03T06:45:27+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2dugxy70trzrdxgw2km2jravx099gnn7gkgfvn5u3w6mm89ss8uszypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgzcwdr4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdnr2aa3msxmamftcrgy0p9dwmg8r8wgz7vdcsruk0q67t3qfdx3sle7knq'>nevent1q…7knq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Also here&#39;s a bit of reading material for you this morning, with plenty of #CrossBorderRail themes in it: my extra newsletter, sent out yesterday <a href="https://jonworth.eu/tgv-les-laumes-alesia-asterix-is-having-a-laugh/">https://jonworth.eu/tgv-les-laumes-alesia-asterix-is-having-a-laugh/</a><br/><br/>Stories from France, Czechia, Germany and Denmark! 2026-03-03T06:43:45+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdnr2aa3msxmamftcrgy0p9dwmg8r8wgz7vdcsruk0q67t3qfdx3szypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgv8pkkv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0mmnzvr06rjga25ly0krcd7qxy4ge76489z6sk0p75h2m3vas56c28x8kj'>nevent1q…x8kj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Here&#39;s today&#39;s #CrossBorderRail intro video <a href="https://peertube.netzbegruenung.de/w/q43wxMi1MiPck4MhZM2qZT">https://peertube.netzbegruenung.de/w/q43wxMi1MiPck4MhZM2qZT</a> 2026-03-03T06:41:42+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0mmnzvr06rjga25ly0krcd7qxy4ge76489z6sk0p75h2m3vas56czypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgqyyp97 Welcome to today&#39;s thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 06 - 3 Mar - Ravières - Paris - Lille - Orchies - Tournai - Bruxelles Midi - Almere<br/><br/>New borders:<br/>Bachy 🇫🇷 - Tournai 🇧🇪<br/><br/>Borders already crossed:<br/>Antwerpen Centraal 🇧🇪 - Rotterdam Centraal 🇳🇱<br/><br/>France to Netherlands, taking in one of the final #CrossBorderRail lines I am missing at the France-Belgium border, the former Orchies to Tournai line.<br/><br/>Today&#39;s routes on the routes map:<br/><a href="https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2026-spring-tour_1361108#7/50.108607/3.781875">https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2026-spring-tour_1361108#7/50.108607/3.781875</a><br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/163/638/379/555/512/original/f2908a49ec4d08c3.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-03T06:40:58+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd8v8ezgtkdt3x3zmzx75xjztsnx2jgcuxsc5j98977y0z0srpe0szypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvg6grnmj Ah<br/><br/>Just what we need<br/><br/>Five French gadgetbahn ideas for rural lines are obviously not enough. Let&#39;s add a sixth for French cities!<br/><br/>They even got Railway Gazette to write about it <a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/in-depth/france-urbanloop-promises-personal-transit/70482.article">https://www.railwaygazette.com/in-depth/france-urbanloop-promises-personal-transit/70482.article</a><br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/143/589/237/511/619/original/bf3a393a3f7fce9e.png"> <br/> 2026-02-27T17:42:12+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspnzhtft7tdhs4mxs80fqk0z6r4tr7wpul50vy6k336cu3ttwwdpgzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvggpujym 🇬🇧<br/><br/>We can put ETCS on a steam train!<br/><a href="https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/world-first-digitally-signalled-steam-loco-begins-testing">https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/world-first-digitally-signalled-steam-loco-begins-testing</a><br/><br/>Do better! We can put 🔋 in a 1970s tube train!<br/><a href="https://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/articles/gwr-launches-uks-first-battery-only-passenger-train-after-breakthrough-fast-charge-trial">https://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/articles/gwr-launches-uks-first-battery-only-passenger-train-after-breakthrough-fast-charge-trial</a><br/><br/>Even crazier! We can put 💦 hydrogen in a 1950s shunter 🤪 <a href="https://svr.co.uk/news/hydroshunter-launched-at-kidderminster-as-uks-first-hydrogen-powered-shunting-locomotive-enters-the-market/">https://svr.co.uk/news/hydroshunter-launched-at-kidderminster-as-uks-first-hydrogen-powered-shunting-locomotive-enters-the-market/</a><br/><br/>A pattern emerging here...? 🤔 2026-02-26T19:58:57+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8rppggvp6kpwmu889hccgsw7afumdw6qdt4233tgjfj8aa4tu35gzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgvnvuhe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstuke8p2ll68qsjfphzndq35sm4eq028m03gjlqwckf0nrn58vsqs33lj64'>nevent1q…lj64</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#CrossBorderRail 2026 Spring Tour Bike 4 of 14<br/>Coppet - Divonne - Crassier - Nyon<br/><br/>Distance: 16.7km<br/>Est. duration: 1:15<br/><br/>This bike route, mapped: <a href="https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2026-spring-tour_1361108#13/46.199875/6.146772">https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2026-spring-tour_1361108#13/46.199875/6.146772</a><br/><br/>Not a good start. Broke the Birdy travel cover and had to repair a brake cable…<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/102/108/945/271/664/original/8a8e3fb3e9745256.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-20T09:53:13+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstuke8p2ll68qsjfphzndq35sm4eq028m03gjlqwckf0nrn58vsqszypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgsgd7fx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswe5a79rkhlqmaalz4meqsakn6vapvl2r4cumkc2kqz0w0hfta3pgw82ucf'>nevent1q…2ucf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>For example: Here’s Germany extending the life of its oldest ICEs by 10 years<br/><br/><a href="https://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.deutsche-bahn-die-ice-1-flotte-soll-noch-bis-2036-fahren.ea6eb83e-8246-425b-99f7-7009d6d14690.html">https://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.deutsche-bahn-die-ice-1-flotte-soll-noch-bis-2036-fahren.ea6eb83e-8246-425b-99f7-7009d6d14690.html</a> 2026-02-20T08:31:23+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswe5a79rkhlqmaalz4meqsakn6vapvl2r4cumkc2kqz0w0hfta3pgzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgzrrn7a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszulg45dssqjt87dnmfes9qcx42ycpg3jng72a3mjcwey8jcd485gu3hyka'>nevent1q…hyka</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Damn this exceptionalism in France<br/><br/>“&#34;C&#39;est unique au monde, nous sommes les seuls à pouvoir le faire&#34;: comment la SNCF prolonge la vie de ses TGV afin de répondre au besoin croissant de trains”<br/><br/>Errr EVERY railway does this to some extent!<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bfmtv.com/economie/entreprises/industries/c-est-unique-au-monde-nous-sommes-les-seuls-a-pouvoir-le-faire-comment-la-sncf-prolonge-la-vie-de-ses-tgv-afin-de-repondre-au-besoin-croissant-de-trains_AV-202602200066.html">https://www.bfmtv.com/economie/entreprises/industries/c-est-unique-au-monde-nous-sommes-les-seuls-a-pouvoir-le-faire-comment-la-sncf-prolonge-la-vie-de-ses-tgv-afin-de-repondre-au-besoin-croissant-de-trains_AV-202602200066.html</a> 2026-02-20T08:22:25+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszulg45dssqjt87dnmfes9qcx42ycpg3jng72a3mjcwey8jcd485gzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgf4wl7m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2tnpd7anc0rl462q27tv6fvlq6t7mauxqmur6sdu2d0yaehwu2zgmujf50'>nevent1q…jf50</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Today’s #CrossBorderRail I’m doing the opposite way to how I first planned it. Nyon - Divonne - Coppet. The data and mapping will have to wait! 2026-02-20T08:04:20+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2tnpd7anc0rl462q27tv6fvlq6t7mauxqmur6sdu2d0yaehwu2zgzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvglppwua Welcome to today&#39;s thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 05 - 20 Feb - Genève - Coppet - Divonne - Crassier - Nyon - Paris<br/><br/>New borders:<br/>Crassier-La Rippe 🇨🇭 - Divonne-les-Bains 🇫🇷<br/><br/>Borders already crossed:<br/>Russin 🇨🇭 - Pougny-Chancy 🇫🇷<br/><br/>A former cross border railway line at Divonne les Bains – and oddly it looks to be more intact in France than in Switzerland. I wonder if there is any way to re-activate it? Then back to Paris on a Lyria.<br/><br/>Today&#39;s routes on the routes map:<br/><a href="https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2026-spring-tour_1361108#8/47.489406/4.305239">https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2026-spring-tour_1361108#8/47.489406/4.305239</a><br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/101/651/558/577/818/original/b4ceba1c7fd622d3.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-20T07:56:54+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst829v38eg2k7g7g3ugj6fwx9k4dpzp7pn4329ml37clcse58rv0qzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgq3mvqm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgzjlmwc86fn69l03v6tkxwh268p4frc5q4aa8793e5zueh3zmn0gl3dszl'>nevent1q…dszl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’m so so done with this type of politics.<br/><br/>We’re angry! We want action! We want you to know we’re angry!<br/><br/>Over and over.<br/><br/>Diagnose the problem. Have a theory of change to attempt to fix it. 2026-02-18T17:49:00+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgzjlmwc86fn69l03v6tkxwh268p4frc5q4aa8793e5zueh3zmn0gzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgkmszzu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsttq535m7khnrrjxjeu3nngg4jwusctkq9n7au0r52a0j753za2ws8jt68t'>nevent1q…t68t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A member of parliament from Lot<br/><br/>The timetable of our night train is bad<br/><br/>So what’s your ANSWER? What’s your PLAN? 2026-02-18T17:46:12+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsttq535m7khnrrjxjeu3nngg4jwusctkq9n7au0r52a0j753za2wszypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvg5024lg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgskvyecaa7f35qzchg29x2w9h2nxu40wu3908nezxrk5r753prqq3c5hfl'>nevent1q…5hfl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Damn I’m screaming inside <br/><br/>You don’t need to keep repeating that night trains are good. We know. That there are too few. We know. They’re too unreliable. We know.<br/><br/>HOW<br/>ARE<br/>YOU<br/>GOING<br/>TO<br/>FIX<br/>IT?<br/><br/>HOW?!???! 2026-02-18T17:42:17+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgskvyecaa7f35qzchg29x2w9h2nxu40wu3908nezxrk5r753prqqzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvggee8hu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgfeyzaxud2n9jug4ratcz4ppgrlrynjrj0tusv4yplu3grzz66rserc7tt'>nevent1q…c7tt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>European Sleeper cannot be named it seems. “A Dutch operator” apparently. 2026-02-18T17:36:29+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgfeyzaxud2n9jug4ratcz4ppgrlrynjrj0tusv4yplu3grzz66rszypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgxzd69h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstp4txalqyu8kewap2f7lt8ukjkqwkvkrfpw7znueq3urh8usnwtq7nr89f'>nevent1q…r89f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Tabarot in a video message says the procurement of the new night train fleet will start by the end of 2026. I assume it will happen this time? 🤔 2026-02-18T17:32:06+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstp4txalqyu8kewap2f7lt8ukjkqwkvkrfpw7znueq3urh8usnwtqzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgngrf96 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9z75hvf9n2pp0wnpquwptcwn8y06fmc7j3nxrqgf4gzxuvr0lm3g6r6nt3'>nevent1q…6nt3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’ve listened 20 mins so far and all I can tell you is night trains are good 2026-02-18T17:29:17+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9z75hvf9n2pp0wnpquwptcwn8y06fmc7j3nxrqgf4gzxuvr0lm3gzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgrwnsx7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspp6g046tn42cxdxhgfvtt9z5wsrevxu37rct0tdmrdftde3x6y8gxljvgx'>nevent1q…jvgx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Let’s have a Quimper - Genève night train rather than, say, Paris - Vienna<br/><br/>Makes total sense 🤦‍♂️ 2026-02-18T17:09:06+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspp6g046tn42cxdxhgfvtt9z5wsrevxu37rct0tdmrdftde3x6y8gzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgxthvu7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2e0868crpku0y0473czwvp4mlt8vs3kcxyvctq8nu3v2967tfa0clpc7vj'>nevent1q…c7vj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I want to cry 😭<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/092/474/066/817/623/original/225ca857219ef679.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/092/489/656/933/578/original/3c28610abcb496d7.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-18T17:06:55+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2e0868crpku0y0473czwvp4mlt8vs3kcxyvctq8nu3v2967tfa0czypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgzdyu8n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy7l502qw6e0d4qw3gfgjynycysqdy8su68txtylnczdh52zrvt2smmmjrp'>nevent1q…mjrp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Very SNCF (well, Eurostar) experience here<br/><br/>Arrive 20 mins ahead<br/><br/>Police scan your luggage with disdain in a poorly designed entrance area<br/><br/>Your ID gets checked<br/><br/>And then you’re left hanging around for no good reason 2026-02-18T16:44:39+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy7l502qw6e0d4qw3gfgjynycysqdy8su68txtylnczdh52zrvt2szypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvg6vulmv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspxu0s48829mkug0fvxq4v4kwgqwkupyztx058lsl07uju797kdzghyndsv'>nevent1q…ndsv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ok let’s do this<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/092/373/171/395/695/original/1dab921a4d11541f.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-18T16:37:17+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs06jtefwwc2q8hkmwqeha06p0rylhsc3tes2l05scethmy3rndw2czypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvguxacgj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrzmnchtshpy83jxudwgp2tvcsdx9fxp0vg6m4rxmw3ea2dekclcqq3vx6k'>nevent1q…vx6k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>on a TGV it’s clear: no seat reservation you get thrown off or fined. On these abominations: regional trains with reservations I still don’t know how arsey they get. 2026-02-18T16:08:11+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspxu0s48829mkug0fvxq4v4kwgqwkupyztx058lsl07uju797kdzgzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvglaaw3t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspu753sw0n5tex4ywwadp302p847cfaexjychxfr2duff3x23tvtq8fdzaa'>nevent1q…dzaa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>😂<br/><br/>Train manager comes to check tickets<br/><br/>Show Interrail, it scans, she goes on…<br/><br/>You mean I could have been here without a reservation all along? 🤔 2026-02-18T11:52:19+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspu753sw0n5tex4ywwadp302p847cfaexjychxfr2duff3x23tvtqzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgtdf0yw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2jt0mxunks6d037xlz3cgdaq64y8uvmqyw9jza5u2gsalkwqngycuha5ys'>nevent1q…a5ys</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’ve been in this train more than 2 hours<br/><br/>It’s the old Belfort - Paris main line, double track <br/><br/>Three trains have passed the other way. Three 2026-02-18T11:44:13+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2jt0mxunks6d037xlz3cgdaq64y8uvmqyw9jza5u2gsalkwqngyczypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgzffefh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst5ndy8jp7v93txjpk9e6a7pfk9qjv9mq4sm6h90steavq6xuu5kc66sqkz'>nevent1q…sqkz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Rail in Germany: we have a solid idea about what trains we’d like to run, we welcome people taking them. But it might all break down because we didn’t invest<br/><br/>Rail in France: why would you possibly take a train other than between big cities? And the state knows better than you do when you want to go, and where. And in fact it’d all work better if you just drove instead. But if you do get a ticket to go, you will get a seat 2026-02-18T10:49:43+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst5ndy8jp7v93txjpk9e6a7pfk9qjv9mq4sm6h90steavq6xuu5kczypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvg97zv9k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp08t9j4a0n00eza6grqf00y9l04m6twfz5j9h9dpxw282dtwftqs07cdnz'>nevent1q…cdnz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’m too German. I can’t tolerate this sort of bullshit 2026-02-18T10:20:55+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp08t9j4a0n00eza6grqf00y9l04m6twfz5j9h9dpxw282dtwftqszypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvggt9z8g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp75q87en3r8698g0zeth0t2mu46mqa8nk3vxcl3pggryukywcy6caqjvtw'>nevent1q…jvtw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>TER 39552<br/>09:26 Culmont Chalindrey - Paris Est 12:16<br/><br/>Distance: 307.1km<br/>Average speed: 108km/h<br/><br/>8 stops:<br/>Langres<br/>Chaumont<br/>Bar-sur-Aube<br/>Vendeuvre<br/>Troyes<br/>Romilly-sur-Seine<br/>Nogent-sur-Seine<br/>Paris Est<br/><br/>This train, mapped: <a href="https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2026-spring-tour_1361108#9/48.361724/3.900146">https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2026-spring-tour_1361108#9/48.361724/3.900146</a><br/><br/>#CrossBorderRail 2026-02-18T10:17:13+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp75q87en3r8698g0zeth0t2mu46mqa8nk3vxcl3pggryukywcy6czypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvg6muygc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs80s2840tztwxe4au666yflqqd8zlwat3e6vdh8pjh2u4ln9hvvwqhxfj4h'>nevent1q…fj4h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#CrossBorderRail 2026 Spring Tour Train 7 of 80<br/>TER 39552<br/>09:26 Culmont Chalindrey - Paris Est 12:16<br/>SNCF for TER Fluo Grand Est<br/><br/>Train type: Alstom Coradia Bi-mode MU, 6 short carriages<br/>⛽️, ⚡️ (25kV ac)<br/>🚲: ✅<br/>🦽: ✅ (step free if station allows)<br/>🛜: ⛔️<br/>🍽️: ⛔️<br/>🧳: 🙂<br/>🧽: 🙂<br/>Interrail: 😐 (needs compulsory reservation, costs €1,70)<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/090/861/928/561/202/original/cae3436c6e83a84c.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-18T10:13:24+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs80s2840tztwxe4au666yflqqd8zlwat3e6vdh8pjh2u4ln9hvvwqzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgp5ltm0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdl0046j30z3d457cr4u6vxfq6qp6cnur9gtdunyuvs704qjxakusfh8ep2'>nevent1q…8ep2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’ve seen some pretty weird stuff on #CrossBorderRail but for the sheer “no one even thought about the passengers”-ness this is one of the most extreme cases I’ve seen. Anywhere. 2026-02-18T10:03:18+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdl0046j30z3d457cr4u6vxfq6qp6cnur9gtdunyuvs704qjxakuszypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgzqjwtp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8gsftrvefjkuk7mfpx7cnfuf99468exy9gw8h9pm2znkj5e3h0ssz9uq7c'>nevent1q…uq7c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ah<br/><br/>There’s a regional train (to the right) running as an Intercités (Nancy-Lyon)<br/><br/>And an intercity train (to the left) running as a TER (Belfort-Paris)<br/><br/>The Intercités is not compulsory reservation. The TER is<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/090/796/074/036/472/original/0fd99e441eeca2d5.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-18T09:56:12+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8gsftrvefjkuk7mfpx7cnfuf99468exy9gw8h9pm2znkj5e3h0sszypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvg4khhsp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0ercf0xcnsvap32ld200vvtrc9wlmn70gv53cx72tcmp35kuakhc7rrhey'>nevent1q…rhey</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And as the train is (partially?) compulsory reservation, but of course they don’t show what’s reserved on signs on board… they do have a website to tell you <a href="https://www.maplaceabord.com/maplacelibre/details?service-name=839552&amp;from-station=87142000&amp;to-station=87113001&amp;travel-date=2026-02-18">https://www.maplaceabord.com/maplacelibre/details?service-name=839552&amp;from-station=87142000&amp;to-station=87113001&amp;travel-date=2026-02-18</a><br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/090/782/123/392/669/original/2b717a15e804d539.png"> <br/> 2026-02-18T09:52:40+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0ercf0xcnsvap32ld200vvtrc9wlmn70gv53cx72tcmp35kuakhczypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvg5rsxgt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspqxja6c4tzqanvnjchfl0qunz0s5tcqqawvj32zhg9qvq35rdsxq6kmyr0'>nevent1q…myr0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I also asked why these trains are compulsory reservation anyway<br/><br/>“There’s too much demand!”<br/><br/>My response: “So run more trains!”<br/><br/>“But that’s the Région’s responsibility!”<br/><br/>But what if my plans change? I asked the employee <br/><br/>“Then you have to change your ticket in the app”<br/><br/>🤷‍♂️ 2026-02-18T09:42:46+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspqxja6c4tzqanvnjchfl0qunz0s5tcqqawvj32zhg9qvq35rdsxqzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgnhgug3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstj262vlw9jwf7zcg68yd2dz7ulqjnygaa5qgk8elfe82jp84tj5s4qpdre'>nevent1q…pdre</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So I asked at Culmont Chalindrey <br/><br/>Station staff told me Dijon - Culmont Chalindrey ISN’T compulsory reservation <br/><br/>But anything along the line Belfort - Culmont Chalindrey - Troyes - Paris IS (whereas I thought it was only from Nogent sur Seine - Paris)<br/><br/>🤷‍♂️ 2026-02-18T09:27:05+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstj262vlw9jwf7zcg68yd2dz7ulqjnygaa5qgk8elfe82jp84tj5szypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgn7hqyh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs25slf9ut5zmrhwvyvrcfj4kqm5eqw6x7yjdj8p39r7msxlw6lh7qprg7xl'>nevent1q…g7xl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>TER 39593<br/>08:19 Dijon Ville - Culmont Chalindrey 09:06<br/><br/>Distance: 76.5km<br/>Average speed: 98km/h<br/><br/>2 stops:<br/>Is-sur-Tille<br/>Culmont-Chalindrey<br/><br/>This train, mapped: <a href="https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2026-spring-tour_1361108#10/47.556140/5.234985">https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2026-spring-tour_1361108#10/47.556140/5.234985</a><br/><br/>#CrossBorderRail 2026-02-18T08:09:44+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs25slf9ut5zmrhwvyvrcfj4kqm5eqw6x7yjdj8p39r7msxlw6lh7qzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgphp9ur In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxej3txjgug06r2tt43gulj9qqkesfl6m9ant2qcf6v5aj0hvgwpgzguxvr'>nevent1q…uxvr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#CrossBorderRail 2026 Spring Tour Train 6 of 80<br/>TER 39593<br/>08:19 Dijon Ville - Culmont Chalindrey 09:06<br/>SNCF for TER Mobigo, TER Fluo Grand Est<br/><br/>Train type: Alstom Coradia Bi-mode MU, 6 short carriages<br/>⚡️ (1.5kV dc, 25kV ac)<br/>🚲: ✅<br/>🦽: ✅ (step free)<br/>🛜: ⛔️<br/>🍽️: ⛔️<br/>🧳: 🙂<br/>🧽: 🙂<br/>Interrail: 🙂 (accepted) or 😐 (needs compulsory reservation, costs €1,70) - I don’t know yet!<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/090/374/900/668/888/original/ae9e4a512ef21a7a.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-18T08:09:07+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxej3txjgug06r2tt43gulj9qqkesfl6m9ant2qcf6v5aj0hvgwpgzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgvq43xd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst52q554422cttgzdahw7gcmn27y8d7k74udqs0u0gy0gvhfva22s7034h5'>nevent1q…34h5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And discovering this sort of total ridiculous shit is why there’s no substitute for going to the places and testing the trains on #CrossBorderRail <br/><br/>You only *get this* once you’ve experienced it 2026-02-18T07:24:34+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst52q554422cttgzdahw7gcmn27y8d7k74udqs0u0gy0gvhfva22szypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgmne2rt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxpjdysxgkpe6twau3vmp2t58ppgevxdd8pt6y2ym4dccfzv7wxxq49xa7t'>nevent1q…xa7t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Also how Dijon shows in <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12y9pyzjvcxj0mjp9rfsxtp59y0608v8hr6mp5hucskfxlra77duq8xen3x" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>1.2.Train</span> (<span class="italic">npub12y9…en3x</span>)</a></span> 🤬<br/><br/>If TER Fluo (ie Grand Est) operates the train: Dijon Ville<br/><br/>If TER Mobigo (ie Bourgogne Franche Comté) operates it: Dijon <br/><br/>It’s the same station<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/090/190/570/854/605/original/14ac200c4558768b.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-18T07:22:14+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxpjdysxgkpe6twau3vmp2t58ppgevxdd8pt6y2ym4dccfzv7wxxqzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgyddcu7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsde3cad7jzwmz45lzxptydjqmu0fj8wf6xw7m9tt9devjpnk9jvqghqxc3x'>nevent1q…xc3x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>🤯<br/><br/>So <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12y9pyzjvcxj0mjp9rfsxtp59y0608v8hr6mp5hucskfxlra77duq8xen3x" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>1.2.Train</span> (<span class="italic">npub12y9…en3x</span>)</a></span> makes it clear<br/><br/>The train is COMPULSORY RESERVATION<br/><br/>AAAAGGGGHHHHH<br/><br/>It’s a regional train for a 47 minute trip<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/090/175/850/795/351/original/a8663d9c45976e6a.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-18T07:18:29+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsde3cad7jzwmz45lzxptydjqmu0fj8wf6xw7m9tt9devjpnk9jvqgzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgffzmvy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsft5ktlp320rw0ed588e7eq5ww6v6jchah56eq3xzd67tljmn80ac22w6dm'>nevent1q…w6dm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Also Dijon - Culmont-Chalindrey train times 🫣<br/><br/>Basically un-useable<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/090/133/247/478/695/original/7e0d9205e16a61ea.png"> <br/> 2026-02-18T07:07:41+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsft5ktlp320rw0ed588e7eq5ww6v6jchah56eq3xzd67tljmn80aczypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgm70243 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs09e5e9umfw33egwuukj4yz5gxu49erg8r6q9sfle50zduxzftkts6yjt5l'>nevent1q…jt5l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>SNCF Connect can’t help me work out if it’s compulsory reservation. By now I think it just assumes everyone thinks everything is.<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/090/128/870/594/056/original/3f85d02fd62d9633.png"> <br/> 2026-02-18T07:06:32+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs09e5e9umfw33egwuukj4yz5gxu49erg8r6q9sfle50zduxzftktszypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgyuwgqh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf98ueldcwl2g08uy5q0dkrc8p48a9qyl9qhtpvck0ejf2wala2hqvtkys9'>nevent1q…kys9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My train after this one is listed as a compulsory reservation TER<br/><br/>It has a 47 mins total trip, Dijon to Culmont Chalindrey with 1 stop en route <br/><br/>I’m semi sure this is a data error and it’s not comp res. But we’ll see<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/090/081/887/096/769/original/6df4bc8e0c803f07.png"> <br/> 2026-02-18T06:54:37+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf98ueldcwl2g08uy5q0dkrc8p48a9qyl9qhtpvck0ejf2wala2hqzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgzl3ned In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsymn87xxszgjec9wxfva45vskx0j2t4zmkwcjq7zeatug75wkjerqy8cxgr'>nevent1q…cxgr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>TER 91371<br/>06:39 Nuits-sous-Ravières - Dijon Ville 07:28<br/><br/>Distance: 89.3km<br/>Average speed: 109km/h<br/><br/>3 stops:<br/>Montbard<br/>Les Laumes-Alésia<br/>Dijon Ville<br/><br/>This train, mapped: <a href="https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2026-spring-tour_1361108#11/47.525547/4.619064">https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2026-spring-tour_1361108#11/47.525547/4.619064</a><br/><br/>#CrossBorderRail 2026-02-18T06:48:12+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsymn87xxszgjec9wxfva45vskx0j2t4zmkwcjq7zeatug75wkjerqzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgjl94en In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszsjnx2hdrm74z9202wkytm2jjfuw554gw09hekapt8w6tgm2m0hqkarduh'>nevent1q…rduh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#CrossBorderRail 2026 Spring Tour Train 5 of 80<br/>TER 91371<br/>06:39 Nuits-sous-Ravières - Dijon Ville 07:28<br/>SNCF for TER Mobigo<br/><br/>Train type: Bombardier AGC Bi-mode MU, 4 short carriages<br/>⚡️ (1.5kV dc)<br/>🚲: ✅<br/>🦽: ✅ (step free if station allows)<br/>🛜: ⛔️<br/>🍽️: ⛔️<br/>🧳: 🙂<br/>🧽: 😐 (grimy, worn inside) <br/>Interrail: 🙂 (accepted)<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/090/052/388/582/628/original/2dbde9e8c2dc596c.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-18T06:47:06+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszsjnx2hdrm74z9202wkytm2jjfuw554gw09hekapt8w6tgm2m0hqzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgk3esj5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw97ndue9zs8gdxtnph65qxyavsqyg8vmemuq9xl8gjdphsjxuzxg470vnm'>nevent1q…0vnm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And Nuits-sous-Ravières has a LCD screen for train times<br/><br/>Revolution!<br/><br/>Ok, it doesn’t show the right info (yet?) - but it’s a start<br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/089/995/555/605/345/original/3382237748d0090f.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-18T06:32:38+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw97ndue9zs8gdxtnph65qxyavsqyg8vmemuq9xl8gjdphsjxuzxgzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgvtwjwa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrxerthkgp74fewxf93ttk3h6mnrz5a9ssg0vdcg9596g67q336wgzx23uw'>nevent1q…23uw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And we have #CrossBorderRail videos too 😀<br/><br/>Here’s today’s intro<br/><br/><a href="https://peertube.netzbegruenung.de/w/2PdjqYH4PmrhYWpUCRxkTS">https://peertube.netzbegruenung.de/w/2PdjqYH4PmrhYWpUCRxkTS</a> 2026-02-18T06:30:54+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrxerthkgp74fewxf93ttk3h6mnrz5a9ssg0vdcg9596g67q336wgzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgcddrrw Welcome to today&#39;s thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 03 - 18 Feb - Ravières - Dijon - Culmont Chalindrey - Paris – Genève<br/><br/>New borders:<br/>None<br/><br/>Borders already crossed:<br/>Russin 🇨🇭 - Pougny-Chancy 🇫🇷<br/><br/>Today starts with a scenic detour en route to Paris – from Ravières via Dijon and Culmont Chalindrey onto the old main line through Troyes to Paris Est. Then an event at the Assemblée Nationale in Paris, and finally a TGV Lyria to Genève.<br/><br/>Today&#39;s routes on the routes map:<br/><a href="https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2026-spring-tour_1361108#8/47.519056/4.229736">https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2026-spring-tour_1361108#8/47.519056/4.229736</a><br/> <img src="https://gruenesocial-userfiles.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/116/089/983/628/112/377/original/20a2a37db5beabfd.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-18T06:29:45+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs85qhucvlt5zrudw73wgj7ys20fk6lkxj4wze09jmgd39rg0pfqgqzypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgxdnmeu Before I speak at an event about night trains tomorrow in Paris, I wanted to understand the Siemens Vectron not approved in France issue<br/><br/>Vectron *exists since 2010* and *is approved in 20 countries*, but NOT FRANCE<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vectron_(locomotive)#Homologation_overview">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vectron_(locomotive)#Homologation_overview</a><br/><br/>In autumn 2024 both Beacon <a href="https://beaconrail.com/en/2024/10/04/6418/">https://beaconrail.com/en/2024/10/04/6418/</a> and Alpha <a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/traction-and-rolling-stock/first-vectrons-for-france-in-70-loco-framework-contract/67279.article">https://www.railwaygazette.com/traction-and-rolling-stock/first-vectrons-for-france-in-70-loco-framework-contract/67279.article</a> have ordered France-compatible Vectron locomotives...<br/><br/>... but since then nothing 2026-02-17T18:29:39+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxjmumgyc06u794ypy84ltmacxpvtcqa3jwrsgn5u68faez6w92gszypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvg5efjwf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstsgu0stmq2lpenc2z0zlz7lnls60gqleu9y6lfn0f5cutl29k6hsq39l6x'>nevent1q…9l6x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And we have now approached, stopped at, and departed from Sens 17 mins late, and NOTHING has been explained<br/><br/>Basically: if it&#39;s about patronising customers to take their responsibility, then SNCF announces it over and over<br/><br/>If it&#39;s about SNCF&#39;s own responsibility - like if the train is on time - then they don&#39;t bother 2026-02-07T14:48:13+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstsgu0stmq2lpenc2z0zlz7lnls60gqleu9y6lfn0f5cutl29k6hszypu0k8d4qx46qdlpyn0u7arv9v9a634xsgxg0a8lwk8vj6pzazqvgl3nl4d In the vein of <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1z4zrjp3vfyh7kjv455u7zndjpuz652ewlsl6r82fyftsalq2dr4qhzwtw6" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Olivier Razemon</span> (<span class="italic">npub1z4z…wtw6</span>)</a></span> &#39;s recent post about SNCF announcements, on this TER we HAVE been told<br/>- to not inadvertently press emergency buttons in the toliets<br/>- that smoking in toilets will lead to an immediate stop of the train<br/>- to not open doors when the train is stopped outside stations (you can&#39;t anyway)<br/>- keep luggage off seats as the train is full (about 20% of the seats are occupied)<br/><br/>What we HAVE NOT BEEN TOLD<br/>- that we are 30 minutes late (my estimate)<br/>- the reason for that delay 2026-02-07T14:36:14+01:00