Ant
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This headline is how I felt when I saw another consultation announced for Great British Rail. The government is the dog from the burning room "This is fine" meme, releasing another consultation while performance & industry workbank burns to the ground. www.railfreight.com/railfreight/...
February 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This headline is how I felt when I saw another consultation announced for Great British Rail. The government is the dog from the burning room "This is fine" meme, releasing another consultation while performance & industry workbank burns to the ground. www.railfreight.com/railfreight/...
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A reminder here: to get a reliable railway you need to invest in the infrastructure. Germany didn’t (enough) for 2 decades. Now finally it’s catching up. Whether the trains on that infra are publicly or privately run isn’t central to on-time performance.
Olaf Scholz mocked British railways over “broken tracks and bad trains”, claiming that "nothing works any more” in the UK. Turns out: Germany rail problems have become so bad that Deutsche Bahn long-distance service is less punctual than even the worst operator in Britain. www.ft.com/content/d3b6...
February 19, 2025 at 6:54 AM
A reminder here: to get a reliable railway you need to invest in the infrastructure. Germany didn’t (enough) for 2 decades. Now finally it’s catching up. Whether the trains on that infra are publicly or privately run isn’t central to on-time performance.
VR Sr1's (3046 and 3005) stand at Helsingin Päärautatieasema as they prepare to work PYO 265 1929 Helsinki to Kemijärvi.
February 4, 2025 at 12:07 PM
VR Sr1's (3046 and 3005) stand at Helsingin Päärautatieasema as they prepare to work PYO 265 1929 Helsinki to Kemijärvi.
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Yes, Swiss trains are reilable - with infrastructure maintenance that actually stops it from deteriorating. However, what stands out most to me is 98.7% of connections made. Do you know what ours is in the UK? No nor to I, and that is part of our problem. www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/...
Swiss trains more punctual than ever in 2024
In 2024, Swiss Federal Railways record best its ever punctuality rate, with 93.2% of trains were on time.
www.swissinfo.ch
January 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Yes, Swiss trains are reilable - with infrastructure maintenance that actually stops it from deteriorating. However, what stands out most to me is 98.7% of connections made. Do you know what ours is in the UK? No nor to I, and that is part of our problem. www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/...
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In today’s Sunday Times: “My decades-long love affair with Interrail” www.thetimes.com/travel/advic...
The Man in Seat 61: My decades-long love affair with Interrail
Mark Smith, who runs the popular rail travel website, looks back on more than a century of the international train pass — and why the thrill is still very much alive
www.thetimes.com
January 12, 2025 at 9:38 AM
In today’s Sunday Times: “My decades-long love affair with Interrail” www.thetimes.com/travel/advic...
Bit chilly up this neck of the woods..
January 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Bit chilly up this neck of the woods..
A quick leap across Paris takes us to Gare De Lyon.
Now it's onwards to Basel SBB
Now it's onwards to Basel SBB
December 8, 2024 at 1:18 PM
A quick leap across Paris takes us to Gare De Lyon.
Now it's onwards to Basel SBB
Now it's onwards to Basel SBB
A change of scenery for this interRail.
Mainly due to the passholders fares to Brussels being sold out..
Mainly due to the passholders fares to Brussels being sold out..
December 8, 2024 at 9:53 AM
A change of scenery for this interRail.
Mainly due to the passholders fares to Brussels being sold out..
Mainly due to the passholders fares to Brussels being sold out..