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Green Signals podcast about rivals to Eurostar, and some further thoughts about the challengers

Green Signals podcast about rivals to Eurostar, and some further thoughts about the challengers

I was a guest this week on the Green Signals podcast about rivals to Eurostar and their chances of success. You can watch it here: You can likewise get it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. Also - amazingly! - the comments on Youtube are mostly constructive. That is

Deutschlandfunk and Süddeutsche Zeitung about railway ticketing, and a niche slow train in Croatia

Deutschlandfunk and Süddeutsche Zeitung about railway ticketing, and a niche slow train in Croatia

Warum Bahnfahren in Europa oft so kompliziert ist Mal eben schnell mit ein paar Klicks buchen, das funktioniert nicht. Aber ein paar Tricks gibt es doch, um schneller oder zumindest maximal günstig an eine Fahrkarte zu kommen. "Man sollte die Planung von der Buchung trennen", sagt Jon Worth.

Quoted in the FT "‘We are full’: the rebirth of Europe’s sleeper trains"

Quoted in the FT "‘We are full’: the rebirth of Europe’s sleeper trains"

Before we can really scale up night trains in Europe, someone (other than ÖBB!) has to order some new trains. This is the argument I have been making for some time on my Trains for Europe site. So it was good to have the FT examine the subject. The piece

Meeting Michael Peterson with Die Zeit, and quoted by CNN about shift from planes to trains

Meeting Michael Peterson with Die Zeit, and quoted by CNN about shift from planes to trains

I was one of three regular railway passengers asked by German weekly paper Die Zeit to meet head of DB Fernverkehr Michael Peterson to discuss Deutsche Bahn's current woes. The interview appeared in the printed paper on 9 March 2023, and is online here (paywalled). "Worth: Den

Quoted in Berliner Zeitung about the Brenner pilot project

Quoted in Berliner Zeitung about the Brenner pilot project

I spoke to Peter Neumann of Berliner Zeitung about the plans for new, faster trains on Italy-Germany routes over the Brenner Pass - explained more in English here. This is a quote in German: "Das sind dicke Bretter. Doch Trenitalia, die ÖBB und die DB pflegen eine „gute Kooperation“

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Quoted in Politiken about the European Commission's international rail pilot projects

When the European Commission released details of its pilot services to boost cross-border rail, it caused quite a splash - it was even front page news in Metro in Belgium: The problem was that much of the coverage was mis-guided, at least in part thanks to the European Commission over-selling

Autumn press coverage of the #CrossBorderRail project

Autumn press coverage of the #CrossBorderRail project

Guest on #RailNatter with Gareth Dennis - 4 Jan 2023 Han har krydset alle EU’s grænser i tog i 2022. Nu er han mest af alt bare sur Information - 3 Jan 2023 - Mathias Sonne Aktivisten Jon Worth har i 2022 kørt Europa tyndt og krydset alle europæiske

Trains for Europe gets a mention on France24 television debate about night trains

France24 English's "Talking Europe" show discussed night trains in Europe this week, with Catherine Nicholson moderating a discussion with MEPs Jakop Dalunde (Greens-EFA, Sweden) and Marian-Jean Marinescu (EPP, Romania). Given that Jakop is one of the MEPs who already supports Trains for Europe, his comments are

Politico Europe | 4 things America could learn from Europe when it comes to railways

"Pictures of tangled metal and overturned carriages dominated the news last week following the Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia. Eight passengers lost their lives, and more than 200 were injured because the train was traveling at more than twice the 50 mph (80 km/h) speed limit as it

The Guardian - "End of the line for Europe's iconic night trains?"

The Guardian - "End of the line for Europe's iconic night trains?"

The Guardian - "End of the line for Europe's iconic night trains?", 12.09.2014 "Railways are still the most environmentally sustainable and comfortable way of getting around Europe. You cannot expect people to spend a day on a train – you can expect them to