#CrossBorderRail so far
414
Border lines
investigated
1183
Trains taken
176646km
246
Bike stages
5897km
News
30 trains costing €376 million for France-Germany services – parked up without any prospect of operations until 2027
Regional rail services between France and Germany are poor, but change is supposed to be around the corner. A fleet of new Régiolis trains for the these services has been ordered and built (and I set out to find them) but when the operations of these trains will start, and […]
North Macedonia’s phantom rail line, and why I am worried they’re repeating the error at the other end of the country
The railway line from Thessaloniki (Greece) to Bitola (North Macedonia) via Florina has a long history. It was completed in 1894, before the Balkan Wars in 1913 resulted in the final 17km ending up in Yugoslavia. Trains continued to run on the cross border section until 1987, and then ceased, […]
9th July 19:00 CEST – presentation of the first conclusions of #CrossBorderRail South East Europe 2024
The research phase of #CrossBorderRail 2024 is done, so now it is time to start to assess what I learned. The first conclusions will be presented in a public webinar at 19:00 CEST on 9th July. The webinar has now concluded, and you can view it here: The slides that […]
Live Blog – #CrossBorderRail South East Europe Day 30 01 Jul 2024 – Arrival of night train, Zürich – Lausanne – Dijon – Nuits-sous-Ravières
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 […]
Live Blog – #CrossBorderRail South East Europe Day 29 30 Jun 2024 – Arrival of night train, Beograd – Zagreb, onto night train
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 […]
Live Blog – #CrossBorderRail South East Europe Day 28 29 Jun 2024 – Tirana – Shkodër – Podgorica, onto night train
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 […]
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