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Welcome to today's thread - 2025 #CrossBorderRail Finale Day 45 - 5 August … |
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The long route home. Hopefully without mishap!Fingers crossed a crucial 14 min … |
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Here's today's #CrossBorderRail music trackWelcome HomeSelina & Han… |
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#CrossBorderRail Finale Train 166 of 169REX 304:57 Wien Praterstern - Wien Meid… |
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REX 304:57 Wien Praterstern - Wien Meidling 05:14Distance: 8.5kmAverage speed: … |
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Here’s this morning‘s intro video https://peertube.netzbegruenung.de/w/o2gB… |
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#CrossBorderRail Finale Train 167 of 169RJX 36805:35 Wien Meidling - Zürich HB… |
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@jon Good that this train gets a top score; it's a 10 hour journey. The ter… |
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RJX 36805:35 Wien Meidling - Zürich HB (via Schwarzach) 15:20Distance: 836kmAv… |
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Post #Awr02csCk2GXMxB94C by [email protected] |
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Ah haPerfect! 😀The only #CrossBorderRail line with passenger traffic, sort o… |
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Post #AwrOhPfP94cDBPAo4W by [email protected] |
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And there are four active #CrossBorderRail lines where the track is legally act… |
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Post #AwrOhPmqhOZPYUekfw by [email protected] |
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So I have been to all bar 5 active railway #CrossBorderRail lines between all o… |
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There are however still 67 disused and dismantled #CrossBorderRail lines I have… |
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Post #AwrOhQ2RlP2yKrxCzI by [email protected] |
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So I have used the long trip today, and reasonable WiFi, to update my map of al… |
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I have changed how I list these borders nowA line that crosses a border multipl… |
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Post #AwrOhRj1UahLZCsizQ by [email protected] |
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Stats are as follows:Active passenger line - visited by 🚆 (135)Active passen… |
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Active line, no passenger service - visited by 🚆 (3)Active line, no passenge… |
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Dismantled or disused line - visited by 🚲 (85)Dismantled or disused line - v… |
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Narrow Gauge or Other Special Lines - visited (10)Narrow Gauge or Other Special… |
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So that gives a total of3️⃣8️⃣8️⃣#CrossBorderRail lines visited!�… |
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Post #AwrQ3a8uyafRzz73Vw by [email protected] |
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@jon this whole project was really insightful to watch. thanks a lot for your w… |
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#CrossBorderRail Finale Train 168 of 169TGV 922615:34 Zürich HB - Dijon Ville … |
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TGV 922615:34 Zürich HB - Dijon Ville 18:00Distance: 327.6kmAverage speed: 135… |
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Post #AwrdM0pRnPjPNe7lCq by [email protected] |
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We’ve now had 6 or 7 announcements warning us about pickpockets and keeping a… |
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Arriving at Mulhouse (but NOT at Basel) they warn you to not open the doors bef… |
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Ok, I checked. In TGV Lyria anyway they’ve got no problem with you locking yo… |
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Meanwhile about the #CrossBorderRail train into Vatican City: I emailed the mus… |
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Post #AwrdM1DYLn0uaPP0mO by [email protected] |
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@jon Leo wants to build an L to loop around the City |
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@jon Does the train not have some kind of cutout where doors don't open if … |
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@pseudomonas of course it does. Which is exactly what makes this announcement s… |
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@jon@pseudomonas I remember hearing a rather stressed DB conductor making such … |
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@freya @jon that sounds like a horrendously bad idea; relying on passengers, wh… |
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#CrossBorderRail Finale Train 169 of 169TER 9135818:33 Dijon Ville - Nuits-sous… |
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TER 9135818:33 Dijon Ville - Nuits-sous-Ravières 19:19Distance: 89.4kmAverage … |
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Post #Awrl3PFjYzN7GG3gPY by [email protected] |
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Aaanndd SNCF’s loathing of Interrail hits new heights!SNCF Connect hasn’t b… |
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I wanted to check I wasn’t at fault so I went to find a staff memberBy luck t… |
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@freya @pseudomonas ok, once in a while, if *necessary* say it. Not at every st… |
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Post #Awrl4KgI2vTzN7vCDY by [email protected] |
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@jon I was surprised about that a few weeks ago when I wanted to get a reservat… |
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@jon Before trainwide door locking was a thing (because there was no cable conn… |
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@clarity it is. Old Corail carriages had this issue. But it’s never been the … |
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@jon Hah! I missed you in Basel by a few days, I was there on Saturday. I trave… |
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@jbqueru I hope it worked well! One day I’ll eventually take that ferry! 😀 |
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@jon It worked very well. Trains were all on time, ferries less so. I would do … |
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@jbqueru I’ve cycled onto enough ferries in the Nordics and have seen a bit o… |
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@jon I trust that you know how to do this far better than most. |
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@niklas_net Right, it's quite recent.But the solution generally is just use… |
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@jon Listen to Robert Muldoon everybody https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsUv5Wg… |
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@jonThat always sorta baffled me. Like, ok, do you want us all to get up and ha… |
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@jon as an aside, the note to use the TER machines for regional tickets is grat… |
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@deadliftbear this you mean? |
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@jon As far as I have experienced it as a tourist, french railway ticketing is … |
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@jon Would travelling in on the freight service be allowable? |
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@jon Well if they warn you, go for it. What else are you supposed to do in this… |
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@jon Just cancel those mandatory “seat” reservations for Interrail travelca… |
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@jon Need to rephrase it, "is this eternal death or will it rise again...t… |
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@meganL given I was one of the people who did this https://en.wikipedia.org/wik… |
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@technicalotter i think that’s suspended too! |
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@jon @deadliftbear A slightly off-topic question: Are there any other cultures … |
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@threedaymonk @deadliftbear I had always assumed it depended on the height the … |
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@jon @deadliftbear The ceiling-level signs in Gare Montparnasse are also down f… |
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@jon I'm an ex-Catholic, but I figured that you don't have to be a beli… |
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@kupfers I’ll ask the train manager |
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@jon bingo |
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@publixpace Right. Nothing is organised in a passenger friendly manner. Nothing. |
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@phrawzty but it’s a non issue in a single deck German train as your luggage … |
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@jon hard to see how that cable would constitute a terrorist risk. If someone t… |
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@pseudomonas I think there’s a fundamental error in your argument there: logi… |
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@jon"For your convenience and safety" |
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And off goes the last train of the #CrossBorderRail Finale... |
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@jon So very glad you're home safely. |
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And here's the last #CrossBorderRail video for this trip https://peertube.n… |
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@jon I see this hasn't improved... |
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@nordkommission Yeah, someone else had received that, so I wrote to them a more… |
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@jon The thing: even if we as Streckensammler could go all the way up to the ga… |
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@nordkommission Well I could probably cycle somewhere on the Vatican side if ne… |
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@jon I have enjoyed a great armchair journey! Have a good rest & thank you. |
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@jon Thanks, what a trip! ❤️ |
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@jon ✔️🎉💃 |
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@jonIn the middle of summer... Perfect. |
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@jon Home, sweet home, for better or worse... |
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@jon congratulations! What a series of trips! Now lie back and relax. |
