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Oslo-Göteborg in 1 hour

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14 Jan 2025 • 1 min read
Oslo-Göteborg in 1 hour

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«Hemmelige» lyntog-planer: – Vi har valgt å ligge lavt
Svenske og norske kommuner har i det stille samlet seg om planer om helt ny hurtigjernbane mellom Oslo og Göteborg, Skagerrakbanen.
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Vrbas Nova station on the Novi Sad to Subotica section of the Chinese built line in Serbia
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Photo from the viral insta post

Norway launches panoramic glass roof train to see northern lights

866000 likes on Instagram, but it is not true. NRK even put out a story about the fact that it is fake. There is an Arctic Train to/from Narvik in winter time, but it is an old EMU. Thanks Zugreiseblog for the suggestion to include this one.
13 Feb 2026 1 min read
Interior of the refurbished train. Look at those seats!

Railway churnalism: how many stories do I need about some new seats and a bit of carpet?

Cross Country in the UK has revealed the first of its rebuilt fleet of Voyager DMUs. These trains are getting some new carpets and some new seats. And some new paint. Big deal! It is going to cost £75 million apparently. How do I know? Because in my rail news
12 Feb 2026 2 min read
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