Jump to: Text updates | Summary videos | Latest photos | Today’s background | Today’s route This is a live blog from a day either before or after my record attempt! The best way to follow #CrossBorderRail as the trip develops is on social mediaThere are always posts on […]
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Live Blog – #CrossBorderRail #LongestTrainEU Day -01 – 4 September – Tallinn – Helsinki
Jump to: Text updates | Summary videos | Latest photos | Today’s background | Today’s route This is a live blog from a day either before or after my record attempt! The best way to follow #CrossBorderRail as the trip develops is on social mediaThere are always posts on […]
Read MoreHelsinki đ«đź – Tallinn đȘđȘ (Rail Baltica tunnel â planned)
Haparanda đžđȘ – Tornio đ«đź
Why you probably should not re-gauge railways in Europe
Once in a while the debate pops up that some country should re-gauge its railways – Finland being the most recent example. In this blog post I am going to delve into this issue, and explain why – in most cases – it does not make sense. But first let’s […]
Read MoreLive Blog – #CrossBorderRail South East Europe Day 01 29 May 2024 – Helsinki – Tallinn
Jump to: Text updates | Summary videos | Latest photos | Today’s background | Today’s route The best way to follow #CrossBorderRail as the trip develops is on social mediaThere are always posts on Mastodon (@jon@gruene.social & #CrossBorderRail)To follow on Bluesky please follow the bridged account there. Today’s […]
Read MoreLive Blog – #CrossBorderRail South East Europe Day 00 28 May 2024 – Arrival of night ferry, Turku – Kupittaa – Helsinki
Jump to: Text updates | Summary videos | Latest photos | Today’s background | Today’s route The best way to follow #CrossBorderRail as the trip develops is on social mediaThere are always posts on Mastodon (@jon@gruene.social & #CrossBorderRail)To follow on Bluesky please follow the bridged account there. Today’s […]
Read MoreThe best #CrossBorderRail lines to visit
#CrossBorderRail is a very political project – to push for better international railway connections between European countries. But one of the things that makes the project so fun is that it has taken me to some wonderful places amongst the 130 borders I have crossed in the past 12 months […]
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