Trainficionado

Trainficionado

@trainficionada.bsky.social

Train lover from Europe. Love to travel around, especially France and Italy.

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Ich könnte in den Teppich beißen. Die Dummheit nimmt kein Ende 🤮

That really is a fine journey, Cologne to Mainz, with a view on the river, its vineyards, its castles and its amazing small towns like Boppard, Assmannshausen, Rüdesheim and so on. So many temptations to make a break 😁

hidden europe@hiddeneurope.eu

This month is all about the 19th edition of our book, Europe by Rail, to be published on 22 June. But which of the 52 routes would you like to take first?

Italo in Germany? That does sound great 👍!

Jon Worth@jonworth.eu

Let’s put it this way: based on what I’ve heard on the grapevine, this Stuttgarter Zeitung article about Italo entering the German rail market is plausible www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.oeffe...

Hello @jonworth.eu ! This interesting for you? Sounds a bit overly ambitious, but who knows... Nice to hear that trains still are a subject in politics.

Tschechien News@tschechiennews.bsky.social

Tschechien treibt den Ausbau seines Hochgeschwindigkeitsnetzes weiter voran und konzentriert sich dabei auf zentrale Verbindungen ins Ausland. Neue Prioritäten sollen die Erfolgschancen bei der EU-Finanzierung erhöhen.

It's better than nothing, I guess, but it still feels mostly like begging. It's not a right, but rather something that is most gracefully granted by her majesty...

👏 YES, disruptions create uncertainty for international passengers, BUT the Agreement on Journey Continuation is now widespread. Faster, simpler, better. Europe by train made easy. #EuropeByTrain #ConnectingEurope #EUTransport

@jonworth.eu continues to amaze me with his insightful work.

Jon Worth@jonworth.eu

Having discovered SNCF's newest Alstom built Avelia Horizon TGV-M trains do not fit Italian tunnels, I set about working out how everything got into such a tangle The 1973 oil crisis and a 2009 decision of the UK government are central to it All explained here 👇 jonworth.eu/rail-path-de...

OMG 😱

Chris Ogilvie@ogilvie.org.uk

Recent storms breached railways in Sicily. Now Italy's west coast mainline linking Naples with Reggio Calabria is under threat. At Paola the sea is now only metres from the railway. Just one storm from being severed.

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Hope everyone had a good Christmas! So it seems CFR in Romania haven't given ÖBB any sleeper inventory for the Dacia, so ÖBB can't sell it, only CFR can. And CFR's website doesn't do reservation-only bookings for passholders. Anyone know who to give a gentle nudge to at CFR?

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This is such a load of BS involving, once more, SNCF. Thank you, @jonworth.eu , for being out there actually researching things.

Jon Worth@jonworth.eu

And here's the latest episode in the Régiolis #CrossBorderRail 🇩🇪🇫🇷 saga It's not CAF (the manufacturer) but SNCF that is type authorisation holder for Régiolis And who has the LOWEST incentive to fix the problems? Yeah, you guess it... Blog post updated 👇 jonworth.eu/news-that-re...

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#Finland bubble I need your help. My bike has been stolen 30 minutes ago in #Tampere. Between Korkinmäki and Turtola. If you see it please report to the police. Can be easily spotted by the red cable ties. Please repost.

Total madness! BUT - what about Germany's efforts to rebuild the country's rail-infrastructure ? Now that could qualify...

Chris Ogilvie@ogilvie.org.uk

🌉 Italy has revealed plans to re-classify its long-awaited €13.5bn (£11bn) bridge across the Strait of Messina as defence spending in order to meet NATO targets. www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/italy...

Hm... Bin nach wie vor im ICE 559 nach Berlin. Hätte bereits vor einer Stunde ankommen sollen, steht jetzt aber schon länger auf der Umleitungsstrecke bei Uelzen. Wann's weitergeht? Keine Ahnung. Ankunft vor 21 Uhr? Zunehmend unwahrscheinlich. Wie sieht es aus @bahn.de ? Irgendwelche Infos?

That dear @jonworth.eu , is a very good question. Which has to be shared and shared and shared again! #DontTouchMySchengen !

Jon Worth@jonworth.eu

And today police came through my train at Frankfurt (Oder) and delayed it. My passport wasn’t checked, but probably because I’m not an ethnic minority. So when, dear European Commission, are you taking action against Germany on this? #Schengen

September 2024, Köln - Paris mit Eurostar. Drei Stunden Verspätung wegen Stromausfall in Lüttich. Juni 2025, Köln - Brüssel stehen wir an fast derselben Stelle... Und keiner weiß, wie es weitergeht. Wenn das wieder drei Stunden werden, platze ich. Ach so, es soll bis Sète gehen...