In 2022 my #CrossBorderRail project was mostly live tweeted. But then Elon Musk broke Twitter, and I have had to work out how to revise my digital communication strategy for the 2023 project. This blog post explains how I intend to do it! But before I start, a word about […]
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Events planned, routes adjusted, and crowdfunding ongoing – #CrossBorderRail is 2 weeks away!
On 2nd May – just two weeks from now – I set off on my latest #CrossBorderRail adventure. This time I am going back to all of Germany’s rail borders that I did not visit in 2022. You can find the background about the 2023 project here. This post gives […]
Read MoreLive blog – 6 April – Enschede to Nuits-sous-Ravières, via De Panne
Jump to: Text updates | Summary videos | Latest photos | Today’s background | Today’s route Text updates Text updates are auto-generated from Mastodon – follow me on Mastodon here: gruene.social/@jon Jump to: Text updates | Summary videos | Latest photos | Today’s background | Today’s route […]
Read MoreLive blog – 5 April – Nuits-sous-Ravières to Enschede
Jump to: Text updates | Summary videos | Latest photos | Today’s background | Today’s route Text updates This day of live coverage is done. You can find the thread from the day here: https://gruene.social/@jon/110145856584433871 Jump to: Text updates | Summary videos | Latest photos | Today’s background […]
Read MoreThe Deutschlandticket – when is a regional train not a regional train?
The reason I am doing my #CrossBorderRail all the Germany borders project in May 2023 is to test the new Deutschlandticket, the 49 Euro flat rate public transport ticket that will start that month. It is the permanent successor to the temporary 9 Euro Ticket available for three months in the […]
Read MoreMapping my #CrossBorderRail projects
I take a lot of pride in making sure my #CrossBorderRail projects are well mapped. But how do you even map rail routes? It’s not as if it’s something someone does every day! So here I am going to outline how I do everything. It might be useful for others. […]
Read MorePhotos from the main 2022 project now on Flickr, licensed for re-use
A selection of the photos from the main #CrossBorderRail Project 2022 have now been uploaded to Flickr – all the albums are here. So far there are 1154 pictures total so far, of railways, stations, and other odds and ends, from 26 countries (all European Union countries except IE, MT, […]
Read More#CrossBorderRail 2023 – repeat the postcard marathon?
#CrossBorderRail in 2022 comprised 40 main route days, and a few extra days from Berlin to the Poland and Czechia borders – and each and every day of the project I wrote two real postcards. One each day went to the European Commissioner for Transport, Adina Vălean, and one went […]
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