Matt Fullerton
@mattbirgit.de
Sustainable Mobility enthusiast working for DB Fernverkehr on international ticketing, amongst other things. Used to work on Open Data and Air Quality measurement & management. All opinions just mine :-)
Here is part of the response I received from VRR after enquiring about the situation:
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Here is part of the response I received from VRR after enquiring about the situation:
Refreshments involve a coffee machine and a vending machine. What I like though, is that there's a little seating area beside the machines. Nice touch. And the coffee isn't bad at all. It all feels a bit nicer than a regional train but substandard compared to an ICE.
November 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Refreshments involve a coffee machine and a vending machine. What I like though, is that there's a little seating area beside the machines. Nice touch. And the coffee isn't bad at all. It all feels a bit nicer than a regional train but substandard compared to an ICE.
Another day, another train test, except this time I have to pay 🥳
It's time to finally try out "the competition" and with the Sbahn being so messed up any train starting or ending at Ostbahnhof is welcome. We're off to the Spielwiesn in Augsburg 🤩
It's time to finally try out "the competition" and with the Sbahn being so messed up any train starting or ending at Ostbahnhof is welcome. We're off to the Spielwiesn in Augsburg 🤩
November 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Another day, another train test, except this time I have to pay 🥳
It's time to finally try out "the competition" and with the Sbahn being so messed up any train starting or ending at Ostbahnhof is welcome. We're off to the Spielwiesn in Augsburg 🤩
It's time to finally try out "the competition" and with the Sbahn being so messed up any train starting or ending at Ostbahnhof is welcome. We're off to the Spielwiesn in Augsburg 🤩
If there's one thing we have down that way, it's plenty of DMUs! Perhaps by then Wasserburg will finally be electrified and we'll have a few spare.
November 6, 2025 at 10:31 AM
If there's one thing we have down that way, it's plenty of DMUs! Perhaps by then Wasserburg will finally be electrified and we'll have a few spare.
Nice smooth journey, arriving into Frankfurt early. The train is wide and roomy, the internet worked well. It's not a revolution but a very useful train for people to board easily and if you need diesel instead of electric traction.
November 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Nice smooth journey, arriving into Frankfurt early. The train is wide and roomy, the internet worked well. It's not a revolution but a very useful train for people to board easily and if you need diesel instead of electric traction.
I admit, I'm a little excited
November 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I admit, I'm a little excited
@seatsixtyone.bsky.social Berlin/Poland trains should now be bookable/reservable all the way through to payment & ticket on bahn.de for dates from 14.12.
October 23, 2025 at 10:43 AM
@seatsixtyone.bsky.social Berlin/Poland trains should now be bookable/reservable all the way through to payment & ticket on bahn.de for dates from 14.12.
However, my son decided last minute to switch to the 1889 "Fenster" auf carriage...
October 18, 2025 at 11:36 AM
However, my son decided last minute to switch to the 1889 "Fenster" auf carriage...
I have a whole collection of these, where do I insert the system disk!?
September 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I have a whole collection of these, where do I insert the system disk!?
Seems I missed our big beautiful map at www.deutschebahn.com/de/presse/pr.... With Brig, Antwerpen, and Zagreb on it 😅: www.deutschebahn.com/resource/blo...
September 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Seems I missed our big beautiful map at www.deutschebahn.com/de/presse/pr.... With Brig, Antwerpen, and Zagreb on it 😅: www.deutschebahn.com/resource/blo...
Here are timetables in Sarajevo and Strizivojna-Vrpolje and our (handwritten!) tickets. We wanted to take the connection with a change (450/748) instead of the direct train 396 to Zagreb. My wife had figured it out. In Zagreb a portion of the train was coupled on to our night train heading west.
September 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Here are timetables in Sarajevo and Strizivojna-Vrpolje and our (handwritten!) tickets. We wanted to take the connection with a change (450/748) instead of the direct train 396 to Zagreb. My wife had figured it out. In Zagreb a portion of the train was coupled on to our night train heading west.
Thanks for a great article and documentation! We took the train from Sarajevo to Zagreb with one change in Strizivojna-Vrpolje in 2010. I've attached a couple of photos.
September 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Thanks for a great article and documentation! We took the train from Sarajevo to Zagreb with one change in Strizivojna-Vrpolje in 2010. I've attached a couple of photos.
Probably my last trip on a DB IC1, at least on the Amsterdam/Berlin route. Looking forward to the return of a Bordbistro but will miss these a little bit too 😊
September 10, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Probably my last trip on a DB IC1, at least on the Amsterdam/Berlin route. Looking forward to the return of a Bordbistro but will miss these a little bit too 😊
To change gears: the trip allowed me to increase my international train travel horizons. I had a chance to take a quick look around magnificent Antwerpen station and to try out the new ECD train to Amsterdam. Moving around Belgium and the Netherlands by train has also been educational.
September 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
To change gears: the trip allowed me to increase my international train travel horizons. I had a chance to take a quick look around magnificent Antwerpen station and to try out the new ECD train to Amsterdam. Moving around Belgium and the Netherlands by train has also been educational.
We finished our tour in Ieper which provided a chance for me to try the Flemish stew and the children to finally get some proper Belgian waffles. I would have liked to have stayed for the Last Post daily tribute at 8pm at Menin Gate but it would have made the day a bit too long.
September 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
We finished our tour in Ieper which provided a chance for me to try the Flemish stew and the children to finally get some proper Belgian waffles. I would have liked to have stayed for the Last Post daily tribute at 8pm at Menin Gate but it would have made the day a bit too long.
We visited the Hill 62 Memorial & Museum (incl. preserved trenches/tunnels), the Passchendaele museum & Tyne Cot cemetery. Passchendaele has a track for children and does a great job of explaining how the war progressed with a focus on the conflict around Ieper. It was hard going but worthwhile.
September 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
We visited the Hill 62 Memorial & Museum (incl. preserved trenches/tunnels), the Passchendaele museum & Tyne Cot cemetery. Passchendaele has a track for children and does a great job of explaining how the war progressed with a focus on the conflict around Ieper. It was hard going but worthwhile.
Our main aim in Brussels was to see some comic museums. This was particularly for my daughter who likes to draw. The first, Centre Belge de la Bande Dessinée, the Comic Art Museum, is well done and certainly a nice place to spend the afternoon but maybe a little too "academic" in places for kids?
September 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Our main aim in Brussels was to see some comic museums. This was particularly for my daughter who likes to draw. The first, Centre Belge de la Bande Dessinée, the Comic Art Museum, is well done and certainly a nice place to spend the afternoon but maybe a little too "academic" in places for kids?
We do sell them, just (as usual) not if starting outside Germany 😊
September 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
We do sell them, just (as usual) not if starting outside Germany 😊
August 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
This Birdy is starting to come in handy and hasn't caused me any bother on any trains (Munich and Frankfurt areas) so far. Thanks to @jonworth.eu for the recommendation!
August 5, 2025 at 6:24 AM
This Birdy is starting to come in handy and hasn't caused me any bother on any trains (Munich and Frankfurt areas) so far. Thanks to @jonworth.eu for the recommendation!
Bei mir ist es Zeit für eine Neue... sie kommt mir ein Bisschen wie eine Computer-Maus vor!
June 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Bei mir ist es Zeit für eine Neue... sie kommt mir ein Bisschen wie eine Computer-Maus vor!
Glad we got that one cleared up
June 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Glad we got that one cleared up
But I don't want to think about that, we've been travelling near or along the mediterrean coast all day, the delay might make for a lovely ocean sunset.
June 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
But I don't want to think about that, we've been travelling near or along the mediterrean coast all day, the delay might make for a lovely ocean sunset.