#CrossBorderRail so far
449
Border lines
investigated
1292
Trains taken
206902km
270
Bike stages
6533km
News
What happens if the record attempt goes wrong?
18 trains. 100 hours and 9 minutes. If it all goes to plan for the trip from Kemijärvi to Lagos. But what happens if it doesn’t go to plan and something doesn’t work? Re-plan and reschedule accordingly. But there are limits. First, 100 hours 9 minutes is the fastest trip […]
Social media for the Longest journey record attempt
My big project – the Record attempt: Longest train journey in the EU – starts in a week, and I am refining the social media strategy for it. And I need a little bit of feedback from you, my followers! First of all, a little background about the project. The […]
How do I make a live mapping system for the Longest Journey?
When I attempt the Longest journey in the EU, I want to keep people online informed where I am and how the trip is progressing, and do this automatically if I can. There is a sort of racing element to all of this: where I should be, and whether I am […]
Live Blog – #CrossBorderRail 2026 Spring Tour Day 35 – 7 June – Aachen – Eupen – St Vith – Troisvierges – Luxembourg – Paris – 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 2026 Spring Tour Day 34 – 5 June – Paris – Liège – Maastricht – Aachen
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 2026 Spring Tour Day 33 – 29 May – Ravières – Besançon – La Chaux-de-Fonds – Bonfol – Dannemarie – Belfort – Dijon – 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 […]
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