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Eurostar trains to a theme park (no, not that one!)

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Jon Worth

25 Apr 2025
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A Eurostar at Paris Nord

Ken Tindell on Bluesky asked me to assess this one.

There is not a hope this will happen. I am confused as to why anyone would possibly suggest it.

How to avoid using inappropriate stock photos of trains

How to avoid using inappropriate stock photos of trains

This week I stumbled across a story in the Bruxelles EU publication Rapporteur, arguing for a "rail revolution in Poland", illustrated using a Russian Railways RZD Sapsan train: I am pretty sure, politically, you do not want RZD as part of your revolution! Earlier this week the TRAN
10 Oct 2026 5 min read
Platform numbers, finger pointing, and the end for some modern locomotives
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Platform numbers, finger pointing, and the end for some modern locomotives

In the Newsletter this week Bullshit Meter: Direct Köln - London trains will depart Gleis 5 at Köln Hbf Good week: Finally Poland sees sense with platform numbers Bad week: DSB slammed by the Danish audit office Also a bad week: End of the line for Škoda's modern locomotives
09 Oct 2026 7 min read
Bullshit Meter: Direct Köln - London
trains will depart
Gleis 5 at Köln Hbf

Bullshit Meter: Direct Köln - London
trains will depart
Gleis 5 at Köln Hbf

A news report in the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger reckons direct trains to London will depart from Köln Hbf Gleis 5 (Platform 5). I have analysed this in much more depth in this separate article, but it strikes me that while the idea has some merit, it is still a hell
09 Oct 2026 1 min read
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