Border on the Enniskillen and Bundoran Railway. Creative Commons Images Old railway station, Ballyshannon, by Albert Bridge, 25 July 1981, CC BY-SA 2.0 Road bridge over former railway line in Tonregee near Ballyshannon, Donegal (N 54ยฐ 30′ 52″, W 8ยฐ 12′ 29″), NearEMPTiness, 27 May 2016, 12:19:38, CC BY-SA 4.0
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The โฌ2bn question: why has Eurostar still not ordered any new trains?
Is there space for a further Channel Tunnel operator at the Temple Mills depot off the HS1 line at Stratford? The issue rumbles on, with ORR expected to make a decision on the issue by this autumn according to The Times today. But what if the extra capacity at the […]
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 MoreA story of two tunnels: Kriva Palanka to Gyushevo, and the Channel Tunnel
When I went to Kumanovo in June of 2024 and found a railway station half complete, I must admit I did not think trains would run there any time soon. But this week I was proven wrong – the first part of the line that will eventually connect Skopje ion […]
Read MoreLive blog โ Autumn 2023 Day 08, 8 Sep, London – Paris โ Nuits-sous-Raviรจres
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/111028262660153949 […]
Read MoreLive blog โ Autumn 2023 Day 07, 6 Sep, Wexford – Rosslare – Fishguard – Cardiff โ London
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/111016612298146369 […]
Read MoreLive blog โ Autumn 2023 Day 05, 4 Sep, Belfast – Newry โ Dublin
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/111005954856746766 […]
Read MoreLive blog โ Autumn 2023 Day 04, 3 Sep, Dublin – Strabane – Derry โ Belfast
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/111000044052001048 […]
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