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Jul 9, 2022, 26 tweets

Welcome to #CrossBorderRail Day 23 - Bern (CH) to Villach (AT) twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

#CrossBorderRail Train 77
IC 815 (IC 8 line) 11:02 Bern - Zürich HB 11:58
Ave speed: 126 km/h
Operator: @railservice

Train type: Class 460 & IC2000 carriages
⚡️
🚲: ✅
🦽: ✅ (step free)
📶: ❓(with app, strange system)
🍽: ✅

#CrossBorderRail Train 78
S7 12:11 Zürich HB - Rapperswil SG 12:52
Ave speed: 55 km/h
Operator: @railservice

Train type: Stadler KISS double deck EMU
⚡️
🚲: ✅
🦽: ✅ (step free)
📶: ⛔️
🍽: ⛔️

#CrossBorderRail Train 79
IR 2023 13:03 Rapperswil SG - St Gallen 13:55
Ave speed: 68 km/h
Operator: @sudostbahn Voralpenexpress

Train type: Stadler Traverso
⚡️
🚲: ✅
🦽: ✅ (step free)
📶: ⛔️
🍽: ⛔️ (there’s a vending machine)

Ok. It’s a vending machine. But what a vending machine and system! You can get excellent coffee, @sudostbahn branded beer and wine and… errr… polenta with mushrooms to cook at home!

The first class is extraordinary - super seats and massive windows. Second class also very good. Stadler & @sudostbahn - I like this *a lot*

It’s too early for beer. But a Voralpen Express coffee does just fine!

Sorry @sob_ch I cited the wrong Twitter handle earlier! Your train is still fantastic meanwhile 🙂

#CrossBorderRail Train 80
SBA 11251 14:09 St Gallen - St Margrethen SH 14:37
Ave speed: 59 km/h
Operator: Thurbo

Train type: Stadler GTW 2/8
⚡️
🚲: ✅
🦽: ✅ (step free)
📶: ⛔️
🍽: ⛔️

#CrossBorderRail Train 81
S3 5769 15:00 Lustenau - St Margrethen SG 15:04
Ave speed: 41 km/h
Operator: @unsereOEBB

Train type: Talent EMU
⚡️
🚲: ✅
🦽: ✅ (step free)
📶: ⛔️
🍽: ⛔️

#CrossBorderRail Train 82
S4 11455 15:07 St Margrethen SG - Buchs SG 15:47
Ave speed: 63 km/h
Operator: @sob_ch

Train type: Stadler Flirt EMU (older design)
⚡️
🚲: ✅
🦽: ✅ (step free)
📶: ⛔️
🍽: ⛔️

A new @merseyrail EMU and a @railservice double deck EMJ parked up at Stadler’s plant at St Margrethen

#CrossBorderRail Train 83
RJX 169 15:54 Buchs SG - Wörgl Hbf 18:41
Ave speed: 84 km/h
Operator: @unsereOEBB

Train type: RailJet - @SiemensMobility Taurus locomotive & Viaggio carriages with control car
⚡️
🚲: ✅
🦽: ✅ (with a lift)
📶: ✅
🍽: ✅

I’ve now crossed all of the borders for today!

It took me 15 mins to cycle from St Margrethen 🇨🇭 to Lustenau 🇦🇹 and 4 mins by train back. This is the rail bridge, and the road customs posts

I’m now travelling on my own again. Thanks for the good conversations in Bern and on the SBB & SOB trains @pdfguru @AufGleis13 @Felyxorez @AdamTywoniak @_wrzlbrnft_ @ChSieberGasser Philip Gasser and Till Burckhardt!

Vorarlbergbahn. #kurventweet

There’s a woman with a permanent scowl on her face reading an astrology magazine - and she’s occupying the only seat in this carriage with the nice window views approaching Landeck Zams. And she’s never looking up to enjoy this!

Wakeboard beside the line

Old meets new at Innsbruck. A @SiemensMobility @unsereoebb Vectron on the turntable

#CrossBorderRail Train 84
RE 1529 18:50 Wörgl Hbf - Schwarzach St Veit 20:48
Ave speed: 64 km/h
Operator: @unsereOEBB

Train type: Talent EMU (CityJet renovated version)
⚡️
🚲: ✅
🦽: ✅ (step free)
📶: ✅ (first regional train with wifi for *days*!)
🍽: ⛔️

Ah 😎

I might be in Austria, but @db_bahn chaos can reach me here too!

My planned train later Schwarzach St Veit - Villach delayed at least 90 mins due to chaos in Germany

Luckily @unsereOEBB is putting on a 🚌 at Schwarzach! 💪

This is @unsereOEBB 😍

And no, the Birdy 🚲 cannot save me today!

Riverside

Waiting for a rail replacement bus at Schwarzach St Veit

Rail replacement bus
Replacing late running train EC 117 Schwarzach St Veit - Villach that’s currently 2 hours late
Ave speed: ?? km/h
Operator: organised by @unsereOEBB

Bus type: a reasonable modern Mercedes
⛽️
🚲: ✅ (in the hold)
🦽: ⛔️
📶: ⛔️
🍽: ⛔️

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