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Faster trains between München and Milano, and München and Roma? Possible, but not quite in the way Merkur frames it

Over on Mastodon, Gregor Herrmann pointed me towards this story in German publication Merkur about German, Austrian and Italian railways planning faster rail connections between München and Milano, and München and Roma. ORF and Die Presse covered the story in Austria, but here I am going to focus on the[Read More…]

21.02.2023 0 comments

A diagram to explain EU cross border rail passengers rights – and to push for political change

I managed to make a bit of a name for myself throughout the Brexit process by turning the complexities of the it into complex flow diagrams. I’ve used similar techniques to explain party leadership processes in UK and Germany, how to choose a Bundesliga team to support, and even a[Read More…]

16.01.2023 0 comments

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If COVID is now endemic, it’s time to discuss permanent changes to the way we behave – like wear-a-mask zones on long distance trains

Christian Drosten has today stated that the COVID pandemic is over, and the virus is now endemic. That has led, rather predictably, to the demand that all Corona protection measures be lifted in Germany – FDP Justice Minister Buschmann was the swiftest to make this demand today. But that COVID[Read More…]

26.12.2022 1 comment

Germany’s 49 Euro Ticket Deutschlandticket – a FAQ

My Mastodon and Twitter feeds have been full of people asking about how Germany’s new 49 Euro public transport ticket (also known as Deutschlandticket) is going to work. So here in this post I will try to give answers to all the frequently asked questions about the ticket! All of[Read More…]

04.10.2022 3 comments

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Europe’s railways: unable to play the role they should in the climate transition

Two interesting pieces of information about transport and the climate transition crossed my timeline yesterday. This tweet from TUMI: Transport: Save money, protect the climate ?‍♀️?‍♂️????@IPCC_CH pic.twitter.com/M04fFglFmN — ?‍♀️?‍♂️??⚡ (@TUMInitiative) April 5, 2022 And this New York Times story entitled In Europe, It’s Planes vs. Trains. For Many Travelers, Rail[Read More…]

06.04.2022 2 comments

How to use Deutsche Bahn’s De Connect tickets for train trips between Germany and London

Background Deutsche Bahn used to sell tickets called London Spezial that offered incredible value train tickets from Germany to London, changing onto the Eurostar in Brussels. These tickets were discontinued in March 2020, officially due to a change of Eurostar’s IT systems, but more likely because they were sometimes so[Read More…]

22.03.2022 14 comments

Skyscanner for rail? Before we can even build such a thing we need a European rail timetable

In as far as there is a debate about the problems of cross border railways in Europe, one question crops up over and over: “why is there no Skyscanner for rail?” If one website can aggregate all the flights in Europe and allow a customer to compare prices and book[Read More…]

14.01.2022 4 comments

#BerlinBledBerlin trip report

I am writing this blog post at the end of a 5 day trip from Berlin to Bled in Slovenia by train and back, through the 4th wave of the COVID pandemic and crossing Austria in lockdown. I’ve been tweeting about the trip as I went along on the hashtag[Read More…]

04.12.2021 1 comment

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#ZugGegenFlug – an idea

Mark Smith and Simon Calder are having a race today. Mark is taking the new Lumo train from London to Edinburgh, and Simon is racing him – on a flight. It’s a bit of fun, but with a serious purpose – as passengers often underestimate the time it takes them[Read More…]

21.10.2021 12 comments

How to book a Stockholm-Hamburg train ticket, using the Stockholm-Malmö night train

*** WARNING: I have never done this personally! Attempt this at your own risk! *** Anders Peterson, Associate Professor in traffic systems at Linköping University in Sweden, posed an interesting question on Twitter: An attractive train route from Sweden to continental Europe is train 3 (night train Stockholm-Malmö), Ø-train (shuttle[Read More…]

14.10.2021 0 comments

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Faster trains between München and Milano, and München and Roma? Possible, but not quite in the way Merkur frames it

A diagram to explain EU cross border rail passengers rights – and to push for political change

If COVID is now endemic, it’s time to discuss permanent changes to the way we behave – like wear-a-mask zones on long distance trains

Germany’s 49 Euro Ticket Deutschlandticket – a FAQ

Europe’s railways: unable to play the role they should in the climate transition

How to use Deutsche Bahn’s De Connect tickets for train trips between Germany and London

Skyscanner for rail? Before we can even build such a thing we need a European rail timetable

#BerlinBledBerlin trip report

#ZugGegenFlug – an idea

How to book a Stockholm-Hamburg train ticket, using the Stockholm-Malmö night train

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A diagram to explain EU cross border rail passengers rights – and to push for political change

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