samuele963
@electricsarchive.eu
Living in northern Italy, public transport enthusiast, writing and documenting household electrical installations on my website (electricsarchive.eu) - he/him
Or, the most important transit logo in the world ;)
December 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Or, the most important transit logo in the world ;)
Similarly to Saudi Arabia, South Korea switched from US plugs and 110V to Schuko and 220V (good idea) in the 70s/80s, and thus has Schuko sockets compatible with American-style rectangular wall boxes. Italy also has US-derived boxes, after switching from the European round box standard
November 27, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Similarly to Saudi Arabia, South Korea switched from US plugs and 110V to Schuko and 220V (good idea) in the 70s/80s, and thus has Schuko sockets compatible with American-style rectangular wall boxes. Italy also has US-derived boxes, after switching from the European round box standard
Great video! The Leviton socket is one I've been wanting for my website for a while now. I'd like to start a page for sockets in the shape of one country but with the styling of another.
November 27, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Great video! The Leviton socket is one I've been wanting for my website for a while now. I'd like to start a page for sockets in the shape of one country but with the styling of another.
And CZ/SK/PL use the same standard, but wired the other way around!
Personally I'd love to see the EU actually standardise on schuko for normal household non-polarised and "french" for specific polarised applications, with an actually standardised and enforced polarity
Personally I'd love to see the EU actually standardise on schuko for normal household non-polarised and "french" for specific polarised applications, with an actually standardised and enforced polarity
November 27, 2025 at 11:43 PM
And CZ/SK/PL use the same standard, but wired the other way around!
Personally I'd love to see the EU actually standardise on schuko for normal household non-polarised and "french" for specific polarised applications, with an actually standardised and enforced polarity
Personally I'd love to see the EU actually standardise on schuko for normal household non-polarised and "french" for specific polarised applications, with an actually standardised and enforced polarity
Afaik it's older installations only, generally. At least this is the case in italy, where these supplies exist but are rare. Reportedly they can cause problems with certain EVSEs
November 27, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Afaik it's older installations only, generally. At least this is the case in italy, where these supplies exist but are rare. Reportedly they can cause problems with certain EVSEs
Finland especially can't even keep ticket *machines* or station waiting rooms open, or manage to run regional trains outside of Helsinki, so I can't imagine them doing anything substantial with railways at all. Even the tiny standard gauge extension is remarkable for them
November 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Finland especially can't even keep ticket *machines* or station waiting rooms open, or manage to run regional trains outside of Helsinki, so I can't imagine them doing anything substantial with railways at all. Even the tiny standard gauge extension is remarkable for them
Oh, fair enough. Apologies for the misunderstanding!
November 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Oh, fair enough. Apologies for the misunderstanding!
@garethdennis.uk you may want to remove your recent repost given this info then (or at least supplement it with the necessary context)
November 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
@garethdennis.uk you may want to remove your recent repost given this info then (or at least supplement it with the necessary context)
I can only hope for a constant 2tph on the mainline Trieste-Udine-Pordenone-Treviso-Venezia some day! Right now we only have 1tph on weekday afternoons. It's better between TS and UD but as I have to commute further it's quite a pain
November 16, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I can only hope for a constant 2tph on the mainline Trieste-Udine-Pordenone-Treviso-Venezia some day! Right now we only have 1tph on weekday afternoons. It's better between TS and UD but as I have to commute further it's quite a pain
Italy is just so bad at urban transport unfortunately
November 16, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Italy is just so bad at urban transport unfortunately
Meanwhile on the Udine-Cividale (closed since early 2024) they're installing brand new SCMT :/
(plus some controversy over RFI removing multilingual signage)
(plus some controversy over RFI removing multilingual signage)
November 16, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Meanwhile on the Udine-Cividale (closed since early 2024) they're installing brand new SCMT :/
(plus some controversy over RFI removing multilingual signage)
(plus some controversy over RFI removing multilingual signage)
Honestly as an Italian this looks reasonable, given I'm used to 1tph (peak)/1tp2h (off peak) service. Granted, the region I live in isn't exactly as important as Dublin or Washington though... which merit much better service. But, still, it's important to remember that europe isn't always perfect
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Honestly as an Italian this looks reasonable, given I'm used to 1tph (peak)/1tp2h (off peak) service. Granted, the region I live in isn't exactly as important as Dublin or Washington though... which merit much better service. But, still, it's important to remember that europe isn't always perfect
This sounds about right for Italy unfortunately... frequencies tend to be kinda 'meh' across the country generally. Personally, I have to commute on an important mainline (Trieste-Venezia via Udine) which only sees 1tph on weekday afternoons, and I've been bit by train gaps several times
October 29, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This sounds about right for Italy unfortunately... frequencies tend to be kinda 'meh' across the country generally. Personally, I have to commute on an important mainline (Trieste-Venezia via Udine) which only sees 1tph on weekday afternoons, and I've been bit by train gaps several times
They do have a point there - the French/Spanish railways are crap outside of the HSR network - but using this to pretend that the UK is the best is... ridiculous, for sure
October 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
They do have a point there - the French/Spanish railways are crap outside of the HSR network - but using this to pretend that the UK is the best is... ridiculous, for sure
That's been my experience too, yeah. Seems to be higher than italy where >1tph is very rare
October 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
That's been my experience too, yeah. Seems to be higher than italy where >1tph is very rare
I'm so jealous of their network, compared to the awful service with Slovenia... in fact, it recently got worse here, one regional to Ljubljana has disappeared and the EuroCity will be gone with the next timetable :/
October 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I'm so jealous of their network, compared to the awful service with Slovenia... in fact, it recently got worse here, one regional to Ljubljana has disappeared and the EuroCity will be gone with the next timetable :/
Purtroppo però, oltre a non esserci nessuna pensilina per la pioggia, hanno anche aggiunto questa grata tra il marciapiede della stazione e l'autostazione, forzando le persone a fare il giro per uscire. Quindi, direi che il risultato è una stazione meno intermodale rispetto a quella precedente :/
September 19, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Purtroppo però, oltre a non esserci nessuna pensilina per la pioggia, hanno anche aggiunto questa grata tra il marciapiede della stazione e l'autostazione, forzando le persone a fare il giro per uscire. Quindi, direi che il risultato è una stazione meno intermodale rispetto a quella precedente :/
Aaah, I see. Thanks for the info!
September 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Aaah, I see. Thanks for the info!
I still don't entirely understand why it was specifically the NL to be sued for this - most EU countries use the national operator for the vast majority of services, so what's the difference in the NL? Was it some odd procedural difference that somehow made it not ok?
September 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I still don't entirely understand why it was specifically the NL to be sued for this - most EU countries use the national operator for the vast majority of services, so what's the difference in the NL? Was it some odd procedural difference that somehow made it not ok?
Fair, this is all highly anecdotal anyways - I'd love to have more concrete data. Still, I do believe grid unreliability is overall more of an issue in the US than the EU and that may explain some of these design choices
September 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Fair, this is all highly anecdotal anyways - I'd love to have more concrete data. Still, I do believe grid unreliability is overall more of an issue in the US than the EU and that may explain some of these design choices
I believe this results in high grid costs which then leads to cost-cutting elsewhere (e.g. overusage of overhead power lines, even in urban areas) which then leads to overall grid unreliability. That's probably why generator mandates on ap. blocks have appeared, to counter excessive blackouts
September 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I believe this results in high grid costs which then leads to cost-cutting elsewhere (e.g. overusage of overhead power lines, even in urban areas) which then leads to overall grid unreliability. That's probably why generator mandates on ap. blocks have appeared, to counter excessive blackouts
My theory based on talking with folks from the US is that home generators in SFHs are a lot more common there than Europe, due to grid unreliability which in turn is likely caused by a combination of sprawl (more wires serving fewer people) and excessive household grid connections
September 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
My theory based on talking with folks from the US is that home generators in SFHs are a lot more common there than Europe, due to grid unreliability which in turn is likely caused by a combination of sprawl (more wires serving fewer people) and excessive household grid connections