Welcome to #CrossBorderRail

Since 2022 I have been investigating international railways all over Europe. Find out what the issues are, and how we put the problems right!

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#CrossBorderRail so far

407
Border lines
investigated

1086
Trains taken
166310km

229
Bike stages
5623km

News

Live blog – Day 00, 2 May – Berlin – Kiel – Oldenburg

02.05.2023

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/110297559218045093 […]

Saturday 13 May – #CrossBorderRail goes to the DB Museum Nürnberg and there’s a new event with local activists in Bamberg

25.04.2023

It’s taken a bit of planning to get the events on 13 May right, but now everything is set – come and discuss and learn about international railways and transport politics in Nürnberg and in Bamberg! At 15:00 on Saturday 13 May I will visit the DB Museum Nürnberg, and […]

How to live-blog – using Mastodon, WordPress and Peertube

18.04.2023

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 […]

Events planned, routes adjusted, and crowdfunding ongoing – #CrossBorderRail is 2 weeks away!

17.04.2023

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 […]