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Bullshit Meter: Arriva NL to run international high speed trains
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (160+ words) Here we go again. Arriva NL wants to run direct trains from Netherlands to France, as reported by De Dagelijkse Standaard (this week) and Treinreiziger (in July), and maybe from 2028. Yet in 2023 they said they wanted to do the same,…...
A rail journey to the outer reaches of the EU, and a record to set
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (355+ words) Today, finally, the first passenger trains since 1988 have crossed the border bridge between Tornio 🇫🇮 and Haparanda 🇸🇪 (OpenRailwayMap), services finally resuming more than a year after the border bridge was repaired and electrified. When Finnish broadcaster YLE asked me about this…...
Forget it. The Caledonian Sleeper is not going to run through the Channel Tunnel
1+ week, 4+ day ago (422+ words) There's a higher chance that Scotland becomes independent, and joins the EU and Schengen, than the Caledonian Sleeper is extended through the Channel Tunnel under the current political framework. I am not joking. Whatever the SNP and The Scotsman might…...
Direct trains Trieste - Beograd
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (253+ words) Italian Transport Minister Matteo Salvini went to meet President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić, and promised there would be Trieste - Beograd direct trains. There was no commitment as to when these trains would run, or whether they would be freight or…...
Oh deer. An animal strike makes my trip rather Silly
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (747+ words) Today should have been simple enough. A TER train Nuits-sous-Ravières - Paris Bercy, a TGV Paris Nord - Lille Flandres, then SNCB IC trains Lille Flandres - Kortrijk and Kortrijk - Brugge. But a half an hour out of Nuits, bang. The train hits…...
Praha - Berlin - København: well at least the carriages can complete the entire journey
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (96+ words) In the Newsletter this week Analysis: Praha - Berlin - København: well at least the carriages can complete the entire journey Bullshit Meter, retrospective: Lisboa-Madrid to be a bit less painful Good week: Andorra to get a railway (well, a tram,…...
Kyiv-Chișinău train to run every day from end of June onwards
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (209+ words) When I took the Kyiv - ChiÈinÄu train last summer, I must admit it was not my best journey. Having boarded it just a few kilometres into Ukraine at Mohyliv-Podilskyi, it then crawled its way across Moldova, on a…...
TGVs Bruxelles - France, the unloved other high speed train from Belgium
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (94+ words) In the Newsletter this week Analysis: TGVs Bruxelles - France, the unloved other high speed train from Belgium Bullshit Meter: NS to operate trains Amsterdam - Utrecht - Germany from 2028 Good week: Trains from Luxembourg find new life in Romania Also a Good…...
Beograd - Zagreb - Ljubljana trains back and faster by 2029
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (205+ words) Observer of rail in the Balkans Fabian Vendrig sent me this story about plans to have the infrastructure in place by 2029 to be able to run a Beograd - Zagreb - Ljubljana train with a reasonable trip time, pointing to the renovation…...
SNCF would sooner leave passengers stranded than make simple timetable adjustments
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (92+ words) In the Newsletter this week Analysis: SNCF would sooner leave passengers stranded than make simple timetable adjustments Bullshit Meter: Beograd - Zagreb - Ljubljana trains back and faster by 2029 Good week: New Cottbus - Legnica service from December 2026 Good week, possibly: Renfe to…...