Keith Barrow
@keithbarrow80.bsky.social
Editor of Today's Railways Europe, amateur photographer, occasional railway and aircraft modeller. Views expressed here are my own.
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Into Swansea earlier this evening. Transport Minister Heidi Alexander comments today, cancelling any further electrification works - reminds me why I find the route into Swansea depressing.
November 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Into Swansea earlier this evening. Transport Minister Heidi Alexander comments today, cancelling any further electrification works - reminds me why I find the route into Swansea depressing.
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Protests outside of Paris Est this evening - with news of the Nightjets to Vienna and Berlin potentially being axed due to reduced funding from SNCF, it would seem the community’s come together to send them a message… @seatsixtyone.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Protests outside of Paris Est this evening - with news of the Nightjets to Vienna and Berlin potentially being axed due to reduced funding from SNCF, it would seem the community’s come together to send them a message… @seatsixtyone.bsky.social
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1/ An ongoing crisis at Russian Railways is deepening, with a 50% cut on payments to employees and such a severe shortage of personnel that some divisions of the company are down to 40% of their intended staff numbers. Despite this, it has imposed a ban on hiring. ⬇️
May 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
1/ An ongoing crisis at Russian Railways is deepening, with a 50% cut on payments to employees and such a severe shortage of personnel that some divisions of the company are down to 40% of their intended staff numbers. Despite this, it has imposed a ban on hiring. ⬇️
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And another sad news for dining car lovers: the ARkimbz Bistro car on the SJ EuroNight project is now finally and terminally cancelled.
It was a rumour first, I had hinted at it for months, it was finally confirmed in the media some time ago. Last week news broke it‘s not going to happen 😔
It was a rumour first, I had hinted at it for months, it was finally confirmed in the media some time ago. Last week news broke it‘s not going to happen 😔
April 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
And another sad news for dining car lovers: the ARkimbz Bistro car on the SJ EuroNight project is now finally and terminally cancelled.
It was a rumour first, I had hinted at it for months, it was finally confirmed in the media some time ago. Last week news broke it‘s not going to happen 😔
It was a rumour first, I had hinted at it for months, it was finally confirmed in the media some time ago. Last week news broke it‘s not going to happen 😔
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The court is mightier than Le Pen 🎉
March 31, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The court is mightier than Le Pen 🎉
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More bad news for Channel Tunnel rail freight: DB Cargo's Ditton Junction (Liverpool) to Neuss (Germany) train, carrying aluminium for Novelis, ceased on 26 March, the traffic having been lost to road. The only remaining cross-Channel flows are now French mineral water and Toyota cars from the UK.
March 27, 2025 at 11:43 AM
More bad news for Channel Tunnel rail freight: DB Cargo's Ditton Junction (Liverpool) to Neuss (Germany) train, carrying aluminium for Novelis, ceased on 26 March, the traffic having been lost to road. The only remaining cross-Channel flows are now French mineral water and Toyota cars from the UK.
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Il Arlecchino 🇮🇹 The Harlequin
Italy's unique 1960 luxury train is back. Dates for 2025:
18 May/29 June: Milan - Desenzano (Lake Garda) & Verona (€25?)
200+ more heritage trains...
ℹ️: www.fondazionefs.it/en/itinerari...
Italy's unique 1960 luxury train is back. Dates for 2025:
18 May/29 June: Milan - Desenzano (Lake Garda) & Verona (€25?)
200+ more heritage trains...
ℹ️: www.fondazionefs.it/en/itinerari...
March 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Il Arlecchino 🇮🇹 The Harlequin
Italy's unique 1960 luxury train is back. Dates for 2025:
18 May/29 June: Milan - Desenzano (Lake Garda) & Verona (€25?)
200+ more heritage trains...
ℹ️: www.fondazionefs.it/en/itinerari...
Italy's unique 1960 luxury train is back. Dates for 2025:
18 May/29 June: Milan - Desenzano (Lake Garda) & Verona (€25?)
200+ more heritage trains...
ℹ️: www.fondazionefs.it/en/itinerari...
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New open-access operator Gemini Trains has announced plans to launch cross-Channel services in competition with Eurostar. Initial services will be London - Paris/Brussels with further destinations under development.
March 24, 2025 at 9:45 AM
New open-access operator Gemini Trains has announced plans to launch cross-Channel services in competition with Eurostar. Initial services will be London - Paris/Brussels with further destinations under development.
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Austrian operator WESTbahn has placed an order with Stadler for three 250 km/h SMILE trainsets. The 11-car multi-system units are due to be introduced on Wien - Graz - Klagenfurt - Villach services via the new Koralmbahn from March 2026.
March 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Austrian operator WESTbahn has placed an order with Stadler for three 250 km/h SMILE trainsets. The 11-car multi-system units are due to be introduced on Wien - Graz - Klagenfurt - Villach services via the new Koralmbahn from March 2026.
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Interrail tickets are on sale again, 15% off until April 1st, buy now and start any time within the next 11 months
I recommend buying from https://allaboard.eu/interrail who will give you a free refund unlike if you buy direct
For adults aged 28-59, the pass I […]
[Original post on masto.ai]
I recommend buying from https://allaboard.eu/interrail who will give you a free refund unlike if you buy direct
For adults aged 28-59, the pass I […]
[Original post on masto.ai]
March 11, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Interrail tickets are on sale again, 15% off until April 1st, buy now and start any time within the next 11 months
I recommend buying from https://allaboard.eu/interrail who will give you a free refund unlike if you buy direct
For adults aged 28-59, the pass I […]
[Original post on masto.ai]
I recommend buying from https://allaboard.eu/interrail who will give you a free refund unlike if you buy direct
For adults aged 28-59, the pass I […]
[Original post on masto.ai]
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Well, there we have it, the Easter and spring travel markets on the most popular #NightJet routes decimated by poorly planned engineering works #nighttrain @seatsixtyone.bsky.social
March 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Well, there we have it, the Easter and spring travel markets on the most popular #NightJet routes decimated by poorly planned engineering works #nighttrain @seatsixtyone.bsky.social
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Netherlands Railways (NS) has unveiled a mock-up of its future Civity Duo high-capacity partially double-deck EMU, 60 of which have been ordered from CAF. The first units are due to enter service in 2029.
March 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Netherlands Railways (NS) has unveiled a mock-up of its future Civity Duo high-capacity partially double-deck EMU, 60 of which have been ordered from CAF. The first units are due to enter service in 2029.
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To paraphrase Zelensky, 'I don't need reposts, I need bullets'.
Please join me in donating to Ukraine.
Please give any amount that you can. There are multiple options for which specific cause to support at the link below.
war.ukraine.ua/donate/
Please join me in donating to Ukraine.
Please give any amount that you can. There are multiple options for which specific cause to support at the link below.
war.ukraine.ua/donate/
Donate to Ukraine’s defenders
The National Bank of Ukraine has decided to open a special fundraising account to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
war.ukraine.ua
February 28, 2025 at 9:49 PM
To paraphrase Zelensky, 'I don't need reposts, I need bullets'.
Please join me in donating to Ukraine.
Please give any amount that you can. There are multiple options for which specific cause to support at the link below.
war.ukraine.ua/donate/
Please join me in donating to Ukraine.
Please give any amount that you can. There are multiple options for which specific cause to support at the link below.
war.ukraine.ua/donate/
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Unsurprisingly, this petition is racing at pace. 👇👇
No second state visit for Trump
This is UNBELIEVABLE. Keir Starmer has just handed Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting him for a second state visit to the UK. It’s totally unprecedented, and I was so outraged when I he...
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Unsurprisingly, this petition is racing at pace. 👇👇
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One day the remote control device we put up Trump's ass will take pride of place in KGB museum.
February 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
One day the remote control device we put up Trump's ass will take pride of place in KGB museum.
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In the March 2025 issue of Today's Railways Europe OUT NOW: Big changes for Brussels - Amsterdam services, farewell Fret SNCF, Osijek: a Croatian rail centre, and 29 pages of news from 28 countries. Subscribe and save: bit.ly/3D9cRcB
February 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
In the March 2025 issue of Today's Railways Europe OUT NOW: Big changes for Brussels - Amsterdam services, farewell Fret SNCF, Osijek: a Croatian rail centre, and 29 pages of news from 28 countries. Subscribe and save: bit.ly/3D9cRcB
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🇮🇹 A new luxury train to tour Italy: “Orient Express, La Dolce Vita” leaves the workshop.
A dining & sleeper train from Orient Express for Italy, 3 day trips €8,000.
www.orient-express.com/la-dolce-vita/
(State rail has Treni Touristici for €300 if you’re not in that league! www.fstrenituristici.it)
A dining & sleeper train from Orient Express for Italy, 3 day trips €8,000.
www.orient-express.com/la-dolce-vita/
(State rail has Treni Touristici for €300 if you’re not in that league! www.fstrenituristici.it)
February 26, 2025 at 10:21 AM
🇮🇹 A new luxury train to tour Italy: “Orient Express, La Dolce Vita” leaves the workshop.
A dining & sleeper train from Orient Express for Italy, 3 day trips €8,000.
www.orient-express.com/la-dolce-vita/
(State rail has Treni Touristici for €300 if you’re not in that league! www.fstrenituristici.it)
A dining & sleeper train from Orient Express for Italy, 3 day trips €8,000.
www.orient-express.com/la-dolce-vita/
(State rail has Treni Touristici for €300 if you’re not in that league! www.fstrenituristici.it)
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37 years ago tonight, at 2200 on 14 February 1988, British Rail signed off the formal acceptance for the first Class 91.
That very locomotive, now numbered 91101, was in service with @lner.co.uk today. Here it is ready to work a rake of Mark 3 coaches to Leeds in June 1989, captured by Carl Looker.
That very locomotive, now numbered 91101, was in service with @lner.co.uk today. Here it is ready to work a rake of Mark 3 coaches to Leeds in June 1989, captured by Carl Looker.
February 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
37 years ago tonight, at 2200 on 14 February 1988, British Rail signed off the formal acceptance for the first Class 91.
That very locomotive, now numbered 91101, was in service with @lner.co.uk today. Here it is ready to work a rake of Mark 3 coaches to Leeds in June 1989, captured by Carl Looker.
That very locomotive, now numbered 91101, was in service with @lner.co.uk today. Here it is ready to work a rake of Mark 3 coaches to Leeds in June 1989, captured by Carl Looker.
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ÖBB has ordered 30 additional Mireo EMUs from Siemens. The order, which comprises 25 3-car and five 4-car car sets, will take ÖBB's Mireo fleet to 100 units.
February 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM
ÖBB has ordered 30 additional Mireo EMUs from Siemens. The order, which comprises 25 3-car and five 4-car car sets, will take ÖBB's Mireo fleet to 100 units.
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Ah. CSU in Bayern wants out of the Deutschlandticket from 2026
www.deutschlandfunk.de/bayern-will-...
Short sighted. Non collaborative. Smug. Superior. And wrong. Exactly what you'd expect from the CSU on transport policy.
www.deutschlandfunk.de/bayern-will-...
Short sighted. Non collaborative. Smug. Superior. And wrong. Exactly what you'd expect from the CSU on transport policy.
Deutschlandticket - Bayern will sich nicht mehr an den Kosten beteiligen
Die bayerische Landesregierung will sich nicht mehr an der Finanzierung des Deutschlandtickets beteiligen.
www.deutschlandfunk.de
February 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Ah. CSU in Bayern wants out of the Deutschlandticket from 2026
www.deutschlandfunk.de/bayern-will-...
Short sighted. Non collaborative. Smug. Superior. And wrong. Exactly what you'd expect from the CSU on transport policy.
www.deutschlandfunk.de/bayern-will-...
Short sighted. Non collaborative. Smug. Superior. And wrong. Exactly what you'd expect from the CSU on transport policy.
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Eurostar services between Amsterdam and London resume today with three daily services on weekdays and Sundays and two on Saturdays. The new UK Terminal at Amsterdam Centraal also opens today. Eurostar plans to gradually ramp up capacity on the route to five daily services by 2026.
Photo: Q. Vosman
Photo: Q. Vosman
February 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Eurostar services between Amsterdam and London resume today with three daily services on weekdays and Sundays and two on Saturdays. The new UK Terminal at Amsterdam Centraal also opens today. Eurostar plans to gradually ramp up capacity on the route to five daily services by 2026.
Photo: Q. Vosman
Photo: Q. Vosman
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465908 freshly repainted in Network SouthEast livery is seen peeking out of the shed at Wabtec Doncaster Works.
February 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM
465908 freshly repainted in Network SouthEast livery is seen peeking out of the shed at Wabtec Doncaster Works.
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ÖBB has released images of the first Class 4706 (Stadler KISS) double-deck EMU for Railjet services. 14 of these 200 km/h 6-car units will enter service on the Vienna–Salzburg route from 2026. Photo: ÖBB
February 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
ÖBB has released images of the first Class 4706 (Stadler KISS) double-deck EMU for Railjet services. 14 of these 200 km/h 6-car units will enter service on the Vienna–Salzburg route from 2026. Photo: ÖBB
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If you are one of the 13 million people now struggling to access NHS dental care share this jaw dropping report & join me & the @thebda.bsky.social
in asking @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
where the governments promised plan to fix NHS dentistry is?
in asking @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
where the governments promised plan to fix NHS dentistry is?
THE SHOCKING state of NHS dentistry in England is today again laid bare
Where is Gov’ts promised plan to fix it @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social?
If you’re one of 13 million people struggling to access NHS dental care share this jaw dropping report & join me in asking him
youtu.be/Hu0Okad5O1w?...
Where is Gov’ts promised plan to fix it @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social?
If you’re one of 13 million people struggling to access NHS dental care share this jaw dropping report & join me in asking him
youtu.be/Hu0Okad5O1w?...
THE SHOCKING state of NHS dentistry in England has today - again - been laid bare
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
February 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
If you are one of the 13 million people now struggling to access NHS dental care share this jaw dropping report & join me & the @thebda.bsky.social
in asking @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
where the governments promised plan to fix NHS dentistry is?
in asking @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
where the governments promised plan to fix NHS dentistry is?
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When something is a success, people like to associate themselves with it. So it's noticeable how quiet the Brexiters are.
inews.co.uk/opinion/brex...
inews.co.uk/opinion/brex...
Brexit cheerleaders have gone awfully quiet – so let me remind you what they did to Britain
If we do talk about it, we start to recognise the gulf between their words and reality
inews.co.uk
February 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
When something is a success, people like to associate themselves with it. So it's noticeable how quiet the Brexiters are.
inews.co.uk/opinion/brex...
inews.co.uk/opinion/brex...