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Lisboa-Madrid to be a bit less painful

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Jon Worth

15 Jan 2025 • 1 min read
A Talgo train on a bridge

Rather surprisingly I think this one might happen: Lisboa-Madrid will likely improve once the Elvas-Evora line opens

https://www.dn.pt/economia/lisboa-madrid-obriga-a-troca-de-comboio-mesmo-com-nova-linha-de-évora

My railway work: no shortage of meaning, but for the EU institutions that can be uncomfortable

My railway work: no shortage of meaning, but for the EU institutions that can be uncomfortable

I stumbled across an excellent essay about the EU this week: "Not a messaging problem. Why institutional narratives keep failing" by Meisoon Nasralla and Lilit Poghosyan. They write: "We are told, once again, that Europe “has a communications problem.” [...] as if proximity to citizens were an issue
11 Apr 2026 5 min read
A tram-train for Nijmegen - Kleve: the option with the fewest downsides
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A tram-train for Nijmegen - Kleve: the option with the fewest downsides

In the Newsletter this week Analysis: The solution for Nijmegen - Kleve is a tram-train Bullshit Meter: Monocab as a solution for rural rail lines Good week: Rail passengers in Lithuania get half price tickets Bad week: RegioJet pulls out of the Polish long distance rail market Very bad week:
10 Apr 2026 10 min read
Monocab as a solution for rural rail lines

Monocab as a solution for rural rail lines

Another week, another Gadgetbahn. This time one from Germany - Monocab. It's supposedly so important there is even a Wikipedia page about it. This thing is a narrow monorail that is supposed to balance on a single traditional rail track, and has a gyroscope to keep it upright.
10 Apr 2026 1 min read
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