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"News" that Régiolis cross border trains cannot operate in Germany is actually nothing new

"News" that Régiolis cross border trains cannot operate in Germany is actually nothing new

The latest setback in the entry into service of the new Régiolis fleet for France-Germany cross border services: now there is a problem with the emergency brakes, Le Republicain Lorrain reported yesterday. While the trains are OK to operate in France, but they do not respect the standards on the

News stories, and social media posts for context: from Elvas to Nagykereki

News stories, and social media posts for context: from Elvas to Nagykereki

On 12th July I was at Nagykereki on the Hungarian great plain, trying to find remnants of the former cross border railway line to Episcopia Bihor in Romania. You can see where the line used to run on OpenRailwayMap here, and on my borders map here. In terms of international

Why you probably should not re-gauge railways in Europe

Why you probably should not re-gauge railways in Europe

Once in a while the debate pops up that some country should re-gauge its railways - Finland being the most recent example. In this blog post I am going to delve into this issue, and explain why - in most cases - it does not make sense. But first let&

A high speed rail plan for Europe? Let's start with a high speed rail plan for France's borders

A high speed rail plan for Europe? Let's start with a high speed rail plan for France's borders

The European Commission and the state owned railway companies are getting very excited about the idea there could be a EU masterplan for high speed rail. With that in mind, let's do a little thought experiment. This started as a Bluesky thread, and has been lightly edited into

In this peculiar world of cross border railways, the new slow Bruxelles-Paris OUIGO train makes sense

In this peculiar world of cross border railways, the new slow Bruxelles-Paris OUIGO train makes sense

Bruxelles-Paris by Eurostar (ex-Thalys) 300km/h high speed train takes just 1 hour 22 minutes, but as anyone who has taken it in recent years can testify, the prices can be horribly high, mostly because capacity is not adequate and no one has yet entered the market against the incumbent.