Today’s live text updates
Although the #Schengen problem is so deep. At least with #CrossBorderRail I could theoretically solve something at some border. With Schengen I’ve no theory of change.
In the end systematic work about #Schengen - same as I’ve done with #CrossBorderRail - would be useful here. To show not only how costly and discriminatory and disruptive this all is, but that *it doesn’t work*
Approaching Forbach 🇫🇷 - Saarbrücken 🇩🇪 #CrossBorderRail
No obvious ethnic minority passengers in my carriage so my bet is the Bundespolizei will just walk through
An Indian tour group in the next carriage likely won’t be so lucky, but I can’t see them from here
There was even a locomotives convoy at Nuits this morning. #CrossBorderRail
Departing Nuits on a sunny morning
The birds are pooing on the SNCF sign, and the trains are keeping the bushes in check
Aaaannnddd ECE 392 is a DSB rubber nose (diesel under wires the whole way), not a Talgo. Because 🤷♂️ even a year after the launch DSB and Talgo still cannot get the Talgo trains running correctly.
Because Talgo builds shit.
So tomorrow I am off on "holiday" (we'll see how relaxing it proves to be)
And as ever, no flying
Day 1 is Nuits-sous-Ravières - Skanderborg 🇩🇰
TODAY all the trains ran well enough to allow all connections to be reached. Will it be the same tomorrow? 😀
Posts will be sporadic, and tagged #CrossBorderRail
And meanwhile Riga - Vilnius tickets have now become available for 1st August, so that is fixed. But as it is €24 using an Interrail day for that is not sensible. #CrossBorderRail
Note the German, French, Swiss, Austrian, Belgian, Czech and Dutch apps are always on my phone 😀 #CrossBorderRail
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Today’s introduction and summary videos
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Today’s photos
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Today’s background
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