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Welcome to Day 39 #CrossBorderRail - Poprad to Bratislava, via Krakow, Bohumín and Wien twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
Sod. Just broke the plastic rim that keeps the chain in place when the Birdy bike is folded. Had to jog, pushing the bike, to the station. I’ll have to find a way to fix it en route later!
#CrossBorderRail Train 133
IR 8360 07:32 Poprad Tatry - Muszyna 09:10
Ave speed: 46 km/h
Operator: ŽSSK
Train type: Class 913 two section railbus
⛽️
🚲: ✅
🦽: ✅ (step free - low floor section)
📶: ✅
🍽: ⛔️
IR 8360 07:32 Poprad Tatry - Muszyna 09:10
Ave speed: 46 km/h
Operator: ŽSSK
Train type: Class 913 two section railbus
⛽️
🚲: ✅
🦽: ✅ (step free - low floor section)
📶: ✅
🍽: ⛔️
Welcome to #CrossBorderRail Day 38 - Timisoara to Poprad (hopefully) twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
This isn’t Timisoara
This track doesn’t look very good. What happened there?
Welcome to #CrossBorderRail Day 25 twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
This is today’s route map, basically (Bubnjarci - Karlovac is now bike not train)
#CrossBorderRail Train 90
RE 3235 09:22 Ljubljana - Metlika 12:01
Ave speed: 47 km/h
Operator: @slozeleznice
Train type: Stadler low floor DMU
⛽️
🚲: ✅
🦽: ✅ (step free where platform allows)
📶: ✅
🍽: ⛔️
RE 3235 09:22 Ljubljana - Metlika 12:01
Ave speed: 47 km/h
Operator: @slozeleznice
Train type: Stadler low floor DMU
⛽️
🚲: ✅
🦽: ✅ (step free where platform allows)
📶: ✅
🍽: ⛔️
#CrossBorderRail Day 13 - welcome to today’s thread twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
Europe’s top cross border regional network apparently
It’s still a grim SUV. Whatever powers it
Welcome to #CrossBorderRail Day 12 twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
Ok here we go. Berlin Hermannstrasse S-Bahn. Trains are disrupted. But I should still get to Spandau in time for my ICE.
Here’s today’s route map
Back on 17th February I coordinated an open letter about the lack of trains to @kaunas2022 European Capital of Culture
The letter is here 👇
kaunas.trainsforeurope.eu
The letter is here 👇
kaunas.trainsforeurope.eu
We wrote to railway companies
PV from 🇱🇻 replied, saying there was nothing they could do. Polregio 🇵🇱 replied, but we still don't know exactly when they will run the Bialystok-Kaunas train. @RailBaltica replied saying they would keep an eye on everything
PV from 🇱🇻 replied, saying there was nothing they could do. Polregio 🇵🇱 replied, but we still don't know exactly when they will run the Bialystok-Kaunas train. @RailBaltica replied saying they would keep an eye on everything
But the absolute deafening silence... was from the politicians we contacted
European Commissioners
@AdinaValean (for Transport)
and
@GabrielMariya (for Culture)
were recipients
And we have heard nothing from either
I checked - the letter did arrive by email
European Commissioners
@AdinaValean (for Transport)
and
@GabrielMariya (for Culture)
were recipients
And we have heard nothing from either
I checked - the letter did arrive by email
Let's do a little check, shall we?
@albertowmazzola was happy to tell me the other week that Skyscanner for Rail tools exist in Europe
And @CER_railways has trumpeted the need for ticketing platforms in #EUYearOfRail and on #ConnectingEurope Express
A quick 🧵
@albertowmazzola was happy to tell me the other week that Skyscanner for Rail tools exist in Europe
And @CER_railways has trumpeted the need for ticketing platforms in #EUYearOfRail and on #ConnectingEurope Express
A quick 🧵
Were I to want to travel between Tourcoing (in France at the border to Belgium) to Lyon, tomorrow, where can I find the details of the only direct train there is?
Oh, and of course it's a train run by SNCF, member organisation of @CER_railways 👏
Oh, and of course it's a train run by SNCF, member organisation of @CER_railways 👏
Today has been such a weird mix of different things I'm not quite sure how to process it all...
And indeed I'm going to need time to actually properly edit my photos and videos from the #ConnectingEurope express
But for now... Some random bits and pieces
And indeed I'm going to need time to actually properly edit my photos and videos from the #ConnectingEurope express
But for now... Some random bits and pieces
And some more
Doesn't the colour of the... err... coal wagon match the #ConnectingEurope Express perfectly?
Doesn't the colour of the... err... coal wagon match the #ConnectingEurope Express perfectly?
Ostrava is slightly strange but great. And a Škoda tram, and the SNCF conference carriage
Right, so my webinars for the day are done
Now I can concentrate on #ConnectingEurope Express
The first part of the route today is Kraków Glowny 🇵🇱 to Ostrava 🇨🇿
Here's the route, thanks to Open Railway Map - line speeds shown!
Now I can concentrate on #ConnectingEurope Express
The first part of the route today is Kraków Glowny 🇵🇱 to Ostrava 🇨🇿
Here's the route, thanks to Open Railway Map - line speeds shown!
Leaving Kraków north westbound on the mainline towards Katowice - renovations almost done here, but the speed is still just vMax 120 (confirmed with my GPS!) but I assume will be increased soon
West through Zabierzów
West through Zabierzów
At Trzebina, branch south towards Chrzanów - this is not the route the regular EuroCity to Ostrava takes
The line is being upgraded right now, and at the moment the line speed here is not more than 50 km/h
The line is being upgraded right now, and at the moment the line speed here is not more than 50 km/h
Soooo take a deep breath
How do you book a Berlin-Kraków rail ticket?
A #ConnectingEurope thread... Or, more precisely, a #DisconnectedEurope thread!
How do you book a Berlin-Kraków rail ticket?
A #ConnectingEurope thread... Or, more precisely, a #DisconnectedEurope thread!
There are 2 direct Berlin-Kraków trains a day
EuroCity EC 57
Berlin Hbf D: 10:37
Krakow Glowny A: 17:55
EuroNight EN 50457
Berlin Hbf D: 18:43
Krakow Glowny A: 04:08
I couldn't take the EuroCity because of a work contract this morning, and the EuroNight arrives at 4am. No!
EuroCity EC 57
Berlin Hbf D: 10:37
Krakow Glowny A: 17:55
EuroNight EN 50457
Berlin Hbf D: 18:43
Krakow Glowny A: 04:08
I couldn't take the EuroCity because of a work contract this morning, and the EuroNight arrives at 4am. No!
So I need to change somewhere...
DB gave me this option - with 5 minutes to change in Poznan Glowny! 🤯
This one goes via Wroclaw, but look at the timetable! The InterCity stops 22 minutes there... Bizarre
That train is a PKP InterCity, like this:
flickr.com/photos/1349924…
DB gave me this option - with 5 minutes to change in Poznan Glowny! 🤯
This one goes via Wroclaw, but look at the timetable! The InterCity stops 22 minutes there... Bizarre
That train is a PKP InterCity, like this:
flickr.com/photos/1349924…
So tomorrow 22 Sept my #ConnectingEurope express trip starts...
And because I am not a hypocrite I am going to and from the train itself... by train
And because I am not a hypocrite I am going to and from the train itself... by train
22 Sept
Normal trains
Berlin 🇩🇪 - Poznan 🇵🇱 - Kraków 🇵🇱 (9 hrs)
23 Sept
#ConnectingEurope Express
Kraków 🇵🇱 - Ostrava 🇨🇿 (stops there 5 hours) - then 🌙 overnight to Ljublana 🇸🇮, arriving 24 Sept (3.5 + 11 hrs)
24 Sept
Normal train
Ljubljana 🇸🇮 - Villach 🇦🇹
(1.5 hrs)
Normal trains
Berlin 🇩🇪 - Poznan 🇵🇱 - Kraków 🇵🇱 (9 hrs)
23 Sept
#ConnectingEurope Express
Kraków 🇵🇱 - Ostrava 🇨🇿 (stops there 5 hours) - then 🌙 overnight to Ljublana 🇸🇮, arriving 24 Sept (3.5 + 11 hrs)
24 Sept
Normal train
Ljubljana 🇸🇮 - Villach 🇦🇹
(1.5 hrs)
25 Sept
Normal trains
Villach 🇦🇹 - Linz 🇦🇹 - Praha 🇨🇿 - Berlin 🇩🇪 (13.5 hrs - I wanted a scenic route!)
Between 13:00 22 Sept and 21:00 25 Sept...
Over 38 hours train travel in an 80 hour period! Even by my standards that's a bit mad
Normal trains
Villach 🇦🇹 - Linz 🇦🇹 - Praha 🇨🇿 - Berlin 🇩🇪 (13.5 hrs - I wanted a scenic route!)
Between 13:00 22 Sept and 21:00 25 Sept...
Over 38 hours train travel in an 80 hour period! Even by my standards that's a bit mad
So...
I am trying to sort out a Ljubljana - Berlin train trip end of September, and want to do it Ljubljana - Villach, stay the night there, then continue north the following day
The best bet: a💺on EN 40414
But how?
I am trying to sort out a Ljubljana - Berlin train trip end of September, and want to do it Ljubljana - Villach, stay the night there, then continue north the following day
The best bet: a💺on EN 40414
But how?
Deutsche Bahn tells me that EN 40414 runs every day, and that it has seats in 2nd class
D. 21:10 Ljubljana
A. 22:49 Villach Hbf
D. 21:10 Ljubljana
A. 22:49 Villach Hbf
Vagonweb confirms this - 3 seating carriages as far as Villach at least, one of them just Zagreb-Villach Hbf
vagonweb.cz/razeni/vlak.ph…
vagonweb.cz/razeni/vlak.ph…
For some time I have been annoyed there is no discernible strategy for 🇪🇺-wide cross border rail
jonworth.eu/long-distance-…
I am not sure I have all the answers yet... but I think I am starting to get there
Short 🧵
jonworth.eu/long-distance-…
I am not sure I have all the answers yet... but I think I am starting to get there
Short 🧵
First, an idea I first floated on my blog - that the EU ought to procure a pool of night trains - I have now developed into the @TrainsForEurope campaign
Original blog post from September 2020 👇
jonworth.eu/how-could-the-…
Original blog post from September 2020 👇
jonworth.eu/how-could-the-…
Second, timetable and ticketing data remains a mess (and the Rail Passenger Rights Regulation has not improved matters)
How do you solve this one? With some better open data standards
Blog post from November 2019 👇
jonworth.eu/how-a-little-o…
How do you solve this one? With some better open data standards
Blog post from November 2019 👇
jonworth.eu/how-a-little-o…
Right, it's taken a while longer to finish than I'd hoped, but my report about what's happening to the railways in Serbia 🇷🇸 is done 👇
jonworth.eu/how-to-repair-…
#BerlinBeogradBerlin
Summary in the 🧵
jonworth.eu/how-to-repair-…
#BerlinBeogradBerlin
Summary in the 🧵
First, the eyewitness experience
The Subotica - Novi Sad train is probably the worst train I have ever taken, as the infrastructure is so bad. Closing the line to upgrade here makes sense...
The Subotica - Novi Sad train is probably the worst train I have ever taken, as the infrastructure is so bad. Closing the line to upgrade here makes sense...
Second, Serbia's rail upgrade plans
Whether all of these plans will happen, and on time, is the big question, but the plans themselves make a lot of sense - there is a solid logic here
Whether all of these plans will happen, and on time, is the big question, but the plans themselves make a lot of sense - there is a solid logic here
Maja Bucar, from @FDVLjubljana, is giving the initial address to #PPCLjubljana: "one of the positive things of having a conference virtually is that we can reach more people around Europe"
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TEPSA has been hosting our flagship bi-annual Pre-Presidency Conferences (PPC) for decades, always joining up with our Member Institute in the country taking on the upcoming @EUCouncil Presidency, it's become a milestone in the European calendar 💪
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TEPSA Secretary-General Jim Cloos welcomes participants to #PPCLjubljana: "the Presidency gives an impression of ownership in the Member States"
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