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Jon Worth
@jon.gruene.social.ap.brid.gy
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Brit who became German and is moving to France. Runs the #CrossBorderRail project and writes about railways and EU politics. Politically green, lives happily without […]

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And just look at the insides of this. I 🥰 it. My grandfather - an industrial electrician - would be purring over this!
Motor of the turntable
November 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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The joy of old audio kit: you can still make something of this

All I need is the right converter cable and I’m playing MP3s off an iPhone on a 1966 amplifier and some 1970s speakers 😀
Philips amp and LES speakers
November 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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The turntable is Philips AG 2230, 1964-67. But I’m getting nothing from the motor here. Needs work https://hifi-wiki.com/index.php/Philips_AG_2230
Partially disassembled turntable
November 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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This is the input 😀
An iPhone with lightning to headphone jack
November 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Jon‘s latest adventures in retro audio

Philips AG9018 amp

From 1966

Valves, pre transistors

Bought for €10

https://www.hifiengine.com/manual_library/philips/ag9018.shtml
November 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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One of the most controversial things I discovered in my #crosschannelrail work is that the Avelia Horizon trains ordered by Eurostar do not comply with existing Channel Tunnel evacuation rules in the case of a controlled stop

The whole background, and how to […]

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TGV M with 34.5m on a red arrow along it
November 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Ortlieb Germany assured me this year their French distributor (Sportpulsion) could repair holes in my pannier bags, so no need to send the bag to Germany

The bag is now back… and they didn’t patch the hole properly! 😡
Bag returned
November 22, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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We might finally get passenger trains Tornio - Haparanda next year! #CrossBorderRail

Thanks @Jonas_Bostrom for the news!

https://valtioneuvosto.fi/sv/-/regeringen-foreslar-kompletteringar-i-budgetpropositionen-for-2026?languageId=en_US
EUR 1.9 million is proposed for launching passenger rail traffic between Tornio and Haparanda and EUR 0.8 million is proposed for passenger rail traffic between Helsinki and Hanko. The increases would be implemented as a transfer from appropriations for basic transport infrastructure management.
November 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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So I might have to go to the island in January

7th January

Oh, €44 is not too bad

Errrr... only if you book a return. €63 for a single

But I would return to Brussels, damn it

#crosschannelrail
Loads of trains for €44 €63 for a single
November 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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French journalists when they hear a politician talking about the Régiolis trains 🤷‍♂️

#CrossBorderRail background: https://jonworth.eu/news-that-regiolis-cross-border-trains-cannot-operate-in-germany-is-actually-nothing-new/
Just put the politician's words in the story Check if it's true Of course I'll just put the politician's words in!
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Sadly not my train
Frecciarossa front Side of nose
November 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Aaaand now the EST is cancelled completely. Wooo hooo! 🎉
11:55 ‹ Back Connection details all 5G • .. • Bookmark trip Wed 19. Nov 2025 • Trip is not possible 13:51 Liège-Guillemins › Stop cancelled EST 9450 Duration: 2h 14m 2h 14m • Delays in operations Journey information 16:05 V 1 stop Paris Nord > • Stop cancelled Booking not possible. Booking Nearby Journeys Profile
November 19, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Why Taktfahplan is a great thing, part 5745677

Because when you don’t have it you’re screwed

I know my Eurostar Thalys Liege - Paris is delayed later today

But there’s 90 mins between 13:13 and 14:40 with no Bruxelles-Paris departure

Had there been a 13:40 […]

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11:05 ‹ Start page •ll 5G Connections Bruxelles Midi Paris Nord * Today, 11:02 ° 1 pers. =* Show fastest connections ° Options Inactive > 13:13 - 14:38 | 1h 25m 13:13 14:38 EST 9340 R from Bruxelles Midi from 129,00 € 13:17 - 15:46 | 2h 29m | 1 transfers TGV 9830 R from Bruxelles Midi TGV 7044 R from 106,00 € 14:40 - 16:05 | 1h 25m EST 9350 R from Bruxelles Midi from 99,00 € Booking Nearby Journeys Profile
November 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Drielandentrein having a normal day 🤦‍♂️

Delay due to an earlier journey delayed due to an earlier journey delayed due to an earlier journey

This timetable is simply too fragile!
10:23 < Back Journey Wed 19. Nov 2025 RE 18 to Liege-Guillemins • Delay due to earlier journey > 09:17 09:30 09:20 09:36 09:21 09:36 09:29 09:45 09:30 09:45 09:34 09:49 09:34 09:49 09:37 09:52 09:37 09:52 09:41 09:56 09:48 09:57 09:59 10:07 09:59 10:07 10:04 10:12 10:04 10:13 • Aachen Hbf › Pl. 1 Aachen West P1. 2 Herzogenrath Pl. 3 Eygelshoven Markt Pl. 1 Landgraaf Pl. 3 Heerlen Pl. 4 Valkenburg(NL) Pl. 2 Meerssen Pl. 2 Booking 2 Nearby Journeys Profile 10:23 < Back •• | / Journey • Delay due to earlier journey > 10:17 10:22 10:20 10:25 10:21 10:26 10:29 10:34 10:30 10:35 10:34 10:39 10:34 10:39 10:37 10:42 10:43 10:43 10:47 10:47 10:48 10:48 10:59 10:59 10:59 10:59 11:04 11:04 11:04 11:04 11:11 11:11 11:17 11:17 Aachen Hbf > Pl. 6 Aachen West Pl. 2 Herzogenrath Pl. 3 Eygelshoven Markt Pl. 1 Landgraaf Pl. 3 Heerlen Pl. 4 Valkenburg(NL) Pl. 2 Meerssen Pl. 2 Booking Maastricht 2 Nearby Pl. 5b Journeys Profile
November 19, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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And then the GPS wouldn’t update to check out. It thought I was in Vaals but I was actually in Maastricht. And then seems to have charged me zero? 🤔 (€24,35 was to Köln)

This Naveo GPS ticketing system needs more work! 😀
22:501 < My tickets Bookings 18. November 2025 eezy.nrw Fahrt 1 Erwachsener 0,00 € eezy.nrw Fahrt 1 Erwachsener 24,35 € Route Departures Tickets eezy
November 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Way back to Maastricht. Drielandentrein Aachen - Maastricht cancelled. So I try to take bus 350 to Aachen instead. But the driver has no idea what my EEZY NRW Naveo ticket even is 🤷‍♂️ He looks at it says “but it says Ehrenfeld!” which it does. So I can’t prove […]

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Genutzt werden können mit naveo alle Nahverkehrszüge zwischen Köln, Aachen und Maastricht sowie im Aachener Verkehrsverbund (AVV) zusätzlich die Linien RB 20, RB 33 und RE 4 sowie alle Buslinien der ASEAG.
November 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Quick stop at Köln Horrem International #crosschannelrail
Horrem station
November 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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👍 Snälltåget is offering a Stockholm - København - Hamburg DAYTIME #CrossBorderRail train next year https://www.snalltaget.se/en/day-train-hamburg-copenhagen-stockholm

👎 No way to take bikes on it (yeah, Snäll is as bad as SJ in this regard, and an […]

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- Do I need a passport to travel with the train? All passengers must carry valid travel documents: • A passport with an MRZ code, or • An EU-standard national ID card containing an MRZ code or chip, issued by an EU/EEA national authority. The ID document must be presented during ticket inspection. This applies to all travellers, including children. Border police carry out regular checks. + Can I travel with a pet? - How much luggage may I bring? You may bring two pieces of hand luggage (maximum 55 × 45 × 25 cm) and one smaller personal item, such as a handbag. For a smoother journey, we recommend packing smaller, soft bags rather than one large hard suitcase. Smaller bags are easier to carry on board and fit on the luggage rack or between seats. Large suitcases can be harder to manage and may block aisles or emergency exits. - Can I bring a bicycle? It is not possible to bring a bicycle on the train. The exception is folding bikes packed in a bag, which must then comply with hand luggage dimensions.
November 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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All right. Let’s try this. Maastricht - Köln using EEZY NRW ticketing based on GPS in AVV’s naveo app

It’s odd for me to board a train not knowing what it’ll cost me! 😳
Drielandentrein that’s a Tweelandentrein at Maastricht. It’s a blue and white Stadler EMU
November 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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How many tabs do you need to open to work out the cheapest way from Maastricht to Köln... #CrossBorderRail
A load of tabs with various public transport icons
November 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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🤯

There’s a Drielandentrein at Liège!

Departing on time!

All the doors work!

Ok, the toilet is broken, and it smells of piss inside the carriages as a result. You can’t have it all.
Drielandentrein in Liege Broken toilet sign
November 18, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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The #crosschannelrail report PDF, and the video from the launch today, are now online: https://crossborderrail.trainsforeurope.eu/crosschannelrail-final-report-released-and-the-next-steps/

And the questions I couldn't answer at the event are answered in […]

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Jon and Dafydd Pugh who works for Kent in Brussels at the report launch
November 17, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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I’ll have to follow up all the #crosschannelrail stuff later

As I’m now off to the Commission

Günter Hanreich is a former director of Eurostat - the room is named after him […]

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Salle Günther Hanreich | 1954-20061
November 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Thanks to all my followers for giving me a good laugh about Thalys maps and warning stickers this evening.

Sometimes you can’t fix rail absurdities and just need to laugh instead!
The map. There are so many errors with this The weird warning sticker
November 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Why do rail companies so often struggle with the basics of maps?
A Eurostar map with lines through Lille drawn wrong
November 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM