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Chiel
@chiel.uk
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Transport lover, bit of a nerd :)
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What if you use the Linux server for that tho
September 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Enjoy getting delayed🙃
September 26, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Idk I do think this depends on what you study, engineering type is like Dutch uni here, while teacher English was very very queer lmao
September 12, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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That makes sense, at least there’s that new eu law(? Proposal?) now saying to add bike spaces so that’s something
July 16, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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E320’s have 15kV don’t they?
I just checked and they don’t, but adding 15kV to a 25kV capable train (to my non technological brain) doesn’t seem that hard?

And the 3M’s can be re rebuilt to get TVM again for that super reliable train🤣
July 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Oooh I forgot that was a thing, the seat numbers, thanks!
June 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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i know, but i wanted seat selection and the rest of the plan got changed so much that it doesn't make sense haha
June 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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the latter, i had a separate seat reservation for the ICE from brussel that i already got refunded from ÖBB
June 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Basically with how much I travel in them🙃
June 2, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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To be fair it is a team effort between most of the r/interrail mod team
May 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Nice! Are you also in the discord? If not it is a great place to get support and submit feature request, plus general travel chatter :)
May 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Looks like trainlog.me !
I’m sure I’ve ranted about this before :)
Trainlog
Your go-to app for storing and sharing public transport trips. Use Trainlog to create, edit, share routes using OSM data, and more.
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May 17, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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And now on the Eurostar towards the Netherlands again, but not before seeing the train that delayed us from Peterborough.
Departure screen showing Amsterdam E320 solo seat St Pancras International coming up from the escalator, with an e320 on either side A steam train in London King’s Cross
May 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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It was a great time! Now unfortunately back to the Netherlands again :(
A group picture next to the voyager that carried us from Penzance to Aberdeen Sunset over the water Sunset over the coastline A game of monopoly (I won)
May 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Aaand here is the special stuff, Penzance to Aberdeen (via Newport south wales) direct train
Crosscountry voyager at sunrise in Penzance Playing Minecraft on a steam deck
May 3, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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And then today, from London to Penzance to do something special tomorrow👀
A London Underground train, a pride flag can be seen above the train Paddington station from the entrance at Paddington Square A lot of beers on a table, a GWR First class logo can be seen on the seat opposite A fallen bag that once held some port for tomorrow…
May 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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And after some EMR enjoyment with @coastwaywill.me it’s off to the hotel for me.
Emr first class seat A Thameslink class 700 at Brent Cross West
May 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Definitely enjoyed myself yesterday even tho the delay
Avanti breakfast with scrambled eggs St. Pancras approaching from euston A LNER hop on board beer A cancelled Liverpool lime street train I was hoping to get
May 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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And then off towards Liverpool via Carlisle and London
TPE West Coast Kitchen Carlisle Castle Beers in an Avanti Pendolino
April 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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A lovely early morning Swansea-Manchester TfW premier service!
A DB class 67 locomotive next to a TfW class 150 at Swansea Interior of TfW Premier service, in first class The menu for the TfW Breakfast The Big Breakfast
April 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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And after completing that it was on towards Wales for an early morning special
A certificate showing “congratulations chiel for completing the longest journey on our network between Aberdeen and Penzance” from CrossCountry Back in the same unit again as we did Aberzance with, in first class The Bull of Birmingham new street A GWR first class seat
April 30, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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*northwards to Aberdeen😅
April 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM