A post popped up in my Bluesky feed from Renfe: đźš„ Renfe se suma a la declaraciĂłn conjunta @cer-railways.bsky.social y @eurocities.eu para âś… Triplicar el tráfico para 2050âś… Conectar todas las capitales y grandes ciudadesâś… Billetes integrados y financiaciĂłn sostenible¡Una Europa más conectada y verde! 🌍🔗 renfe.com/es/es/grupo-… — Renfe (@renfeoperadora.bsky.social) […]
There’s this railway joke* where a passenger is at Calais FrĂ©thun station, staring at the “Londres, Ebbsfleet – Voie 3” sign. The passenger stops a gnarled SNCF employee and asks “How do I get to London?” (in French, obviously), and the response is “Well I wouldn’t start from here!” That […]
Today the European Commission released its “plan to accelerate high-speed rail across Europe” (press release here). Only it’s not a plan. And Community of European Railways (CER), the state owned railways’ trade body, stated this will “revolutionise the way travel distances are perceived in Europe” (press release here). Only this […]
In December 2023 the Paris-Berlin night train re-started after a 9 year hiatus. Operated as a Nighjet service by Ă–BB, SNCF provided motive power for the train from Mannheim to Paris. They even put SNCF stickers on some of the carriages, and Ă–BB lauded the launch of the service as […]
One of the side effects of the fracturing of the social media landscape has been it has become harder to follow breaking news that has niche importance. If it’s the big questions of war and peace, sure, we all still see it. But what is happening in European railways – […]
I was a guest this week on the Green Signals podcast about rivals to Eurostar and their chances of success. You can watch it here: You can likewise get it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. Also – amazingly! – the comments on Youtube are mostly constructive. That is […]