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Live Blog – Conclusions Tour Day 11 – 29 September – Berlin – Hagen – Herzogenrath – Maastricht – Liège – Bruxelles
Jump to: Updates | Summary videos | Borders & background | Route map | Photos Today’s live text updates Text updates are auto-generated from Mastodon – follow me on Mastodon @jon@gruene.socialSome updates will also be occasionally be posted on Bluesky – follow me @jonworth.eu Jump to: Updates | Summary […]
Read More#CrossBorderRail: what am I trying to find? And what’s the goal?
15 June 2022, and it is Day 2 of my very first #CrossBorderRail tour, and it is a gorgeous sunny morning in Nijmegen in Netherlands. I unfold the Birdy bike and cycle off towards the 6th border of the project at that stage, the dismantled line between Nijmegen and Kleve […]
Read MoreThe accessibility problems with Alstom’s new TGV-M train – with implications for future Channel Tunnel operators
There is no way to sweeten this: my original conclusion that Alstom’s Avelia Horizon (known as TGV-M with SNCF) is not legal at higher station platforms outside France was incorrect. Because transparency and correcting my errors matters to me, you can read the original blog entry in full here – […]
Read MoreFrom Turmantas to Nova Gorica – #CrossBorderRail improvements due in 2025
All of the borders listed are places I have been, and are among my priority borders where problems need to be fixed. I cannot claim credit for having solved any of these, but I am quite sure me repeatedly talking about them – especially Turmantas! – has likely not been […]
Read MoreLive Blog – 2024 Extra Day 20 March – Bruxelles – Essen – Rosendaal – Kapellen – Charleroi – Berzée
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 media – there are always posts on Mastodon (@jon@gruene.social & #CrossBorderRail) and Bluesky (@jonworth.eu & Custom Feed) Today’s live […]
Read MoreBring the ideas of #CrossBorderRail home during the holidays
Once in a while someone gives you an idea so simple you wonder why you never thought of it yourself. “Jon, did you ever think of making a board game to explain the problems with international rail in Europe?” the producer of a documentary I am working on asked me […]
Read MoreLive blog – Autumn 2023 Day 14, 29 Sep, Brugge – Hasselt – Maastricht – Roermond – Mönchengladbach – Köln – Berlin
Jump to: Text updates | Summary videos | Latest photos | Today’s background | Today’s route Text updates This day was live-tooted on Mastodon, and the updates only showed here on the site on the day itself. You can still find the Mastodon thread from the day here: https://gruene.social/@jon/111146491962210147 […]
Read MoreLive blog – Autumn 2023 Day 13, 28 Sep, s’Hertogenbosch – Tilburg – Turnhout – Brugge
Jump to: Text updates | Summary videos | Latest photos | Today’s background | Today’s route Text updates This day was live-tooted on Mastodon, and the updates only showed here on the site on the day itself. You can still find the Mastodon thread from the day here: https://gruene.social/@jon/111141206857975579 […]
Read MoreLive blog – Autumn 2023 Day 11, 16 Sep, Grävenwiesbach – Bad Homburg – Frankfurt(Main) – Wustermark – Berlin
Jump to: Text updates | Summary videos | Latest photos | Today’s background | Today’s route Text updates This day was live-tooted on Mastodon, and the updates only showed here on the site on the day itself. You can still find the Mastodon thread from the day here: https://gruene.social/@jon/111072954711151714 […]
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