2026-08-01T06:00:34Z https://njump.me Martin Hoffmann https://njump.me/npub19er8cxnemkx3zccv05cuvuvx9srn7svcv2xjj74t53kajrc98messhp8au https://f2.tchncs.de/accounts/avatars/109/290/449/048/358/719/original/fcc5267ddd2b3420.jpg https://f2.tchncs.de/accounts/avatars/109/290/449/048/358/719/original/fcc5267ddd2b3420.jpg https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxx7kj8te8lgx6l2fh5yue65dphpt5w0ywquyklde8yz6grmr2pcgzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xn95f98 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdmds7xj34ua9qd5w8suzps7z5c6rp78dgp53msj6s0nq7ckmxefste6hep'>nevent1q…6hep</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If you consider that a nine carriage Talgo set is equivalent to roughly five traditional carriages and if we assume that these sets will have a mix of seated, couchette, and sleeper accommodation, then that sounds about right. 2026-04-23T08:01:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9lzjm76yykyfmd63yjsyu84xnjfaq8jz8gz8vkfd82482x8eflrqzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0x735dvr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvpg7yn3nxpq4760vqwlm6cees3n9my08pnzwg22gqk2ldtdgua8gj5pzkg'>nevent1q…pzkg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Dunno. We complained about poorly flung together software back in the nineties. There might be more of it now, but there also is much much more software now.<br/><br/>Similarly, people complain that they can’t find a plumber who cares. Maybe software is just a regular craft now? 2026-03-13T07:54:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2jhcnk8fcme6h83cg5wncl98m582qufe6zcjqq9qa4gcsxw6zzkgzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xpq90h5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswvaqhmx4ay2puwps5dtq654e49n3h8l9wu7cy4gkzmsyeva2avask0pvw6'>nevent1q…pvw6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>With an e-bike? Doubt it. 2026-02-20T14:08:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgg7xrxhdyywe74gqmpa7q5j9g8xszdzptlurx56srvwgazdxmkaqzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xqzmurc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv663qcedhhh5sss98fj2y9w0j7jndw8ng85rm7fyk53t99xeqg3g6q7j4m'>nevent1q…7j4m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I am not entirely convinced by DB’s demand prediction.<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/115/746/296/410/750/582/original/8cf8b5ba0d306caf.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-19T12:45:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv663qcedhhh5sss98fj2y9w0j7jndw8ng85rm7fyk53t99xeqg3gzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xmrrc4a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2yqumk8g6tssmvdwfg5z8npe24srtrgkze9mfcqn7ezvg8u9adkghnyq4t'>nevent1q…yq4t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We’re now down to doing 40 (or maybe even 30?) for a bit south of Cullemborg on the Utrecht – Den Bosch line. Feels like they need to rebuild the whole thing quite soon, which will be fun for north-south services. 2025-12-19T11:09:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2yqumk8g6tssmvdwfg5z8npe24srtrgkze9mfcqn7ezvg8u9adkgzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0x385eny In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstgrc4ghfefzx9fyfznv5j7yst3qnpj8j8qlxhnn4kgvckr8kk66sjy29u2'>nevent1q…29u2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Top Tip Toot: When you are travelling through the Netherlands with a QR code* ticket (like, say an Interrail mobile pass), have a cloth handy so you can clean the windows of the barcode reader.<br/><br/>* Pedant corner: not a QR code. Is there a commonly understood yet technically correct term for these<br/>things? 2025-12-19T09:52:37Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstgrc4ghfefzx9fyfznv5j7yst3qnpj8j8qlxhnn4kgvckr8kk66szyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xp3ntjz The Christmas Interrail pass has been activated. Time to head to Germany.<br/><br/>All the ICEs out of the Netherlands have big red “forget about it” warnings.<br/><br/>Eurobahn has told their subcontractor that they are totally fine now and don’t need them any more, so – no surprise there – every second Venlo train is cancelled.<br/><br/>I’ll try for one of the not-yet cancelled ones and hope for the best. It is the quickest non-ICE way towards Köln, after all. 2025-12-19T09:44:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq52h92k2ydlca43387ltcdfrjusmd3x7pcdh9wqsgnt5yjzuz43czyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0x3lnh5w Before the Great Belt fixed link, railway ferries carried trains between the Danish islands of Sealand and Funen between Korsør and Nyborg.<br/><br/>But in some winters the sea was frozen so thick, particularly the harbour in the bay of Nyborg, that the ferries couldn’t operate.<br/><br/>So, short branch lines were build to Halsskov and Knudshoved from where passengers and goods could be carried over the frozen sea by ice boats, essentially sleighs with a sail. This happend in 1887/8 and 1892/3.<br/><br/>Later, piers were built in Halsskov and Knudshoved and ice breakers kept a passage open between them during the strong winters of 1922/3 and 1928/9.<br/><br/>In the 1950s, both Halsskov and Knudshoved became ports for car ferries and the railways disappeared.<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/115/648/833/634/674/849/original/f2ba3e27644ce1b3.png"> <br/> 2025-12-02T07:56:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0lu44rujmwmvv0qr3jlajwh8r2vxyh2cuz75nh25a38n6che3q5czyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xcv63y7 Colleagues came back from Stockholm on the night train and missed their connection in Hamburg. They didn’t know of AJC (my fault for not briefing them properly) so believed staff when they told them they have to buy new flexpreis tickets.<br/><br/>Do we think there is a chance of them getting the money back? And if so, who best to contact about it in what way?<br/><br/>Also, so much for “We don’t need regulation, we have agreements.” 2025-10-13T11:05:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsflzxmht9hup0q7auudmcm62c3y4ttd2jmzyfxgcnwhdvnahjvleqzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xuhr4xj The special feature of the Deutschlandticket isn’t really its price but that it is valid not just on trains but on all the things. So, for my second weekend, I have come up with the idea to travel from Dortmund all the way to Bonn using only trams.<br/><br/>As usual, I haven’t done any research or, God forbid, planning, so I don’t even know whether that is possible. Join me and we’ll find out together!<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/115/354/280/125/481/432/original/8352f2b1fa3aea74.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-10-11T07:10:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq9k5v8cykyfszk2etwx4uxyq05zarmw7ns8gkvchvm67ffxlzk0czyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0x40x55h Eurostar 9322 to Paris Nord is expected to arrive October next year.<br/><br/>(Edit: Someone posted before first coffee. The delays is, of course, 9943 minutes, not 9943 hours, i.e., just a couple days …)<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/115/009/143/051/035/811/original/a73b6190a25a3806.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-11T08:17:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswrkwq8cpdxuzr508c9df4kyemyt8wk0fm04d65psykkt03dq6prczyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0x0lj2ar In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyw2u5kthvllz47le9a4h4u27ymuuvyzzp4ljz8vkdhvedl0rhvxqhtsaar'>nevent1q…saar</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Köln Hbf (the station chapel is sort of visible in the background). Let’s hope we get out of here without issue.<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/114/868/205/178/110/773/original/15f63944bef0bf30.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-07-17T10:55:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyw2u5kthvllz47le9a4h4u27ymuuvyzzp4ljz8vkdhvedl0rhvxqzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0x6cmlkg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8jyjq432qylkx50lh4anln500j0t6mag60jhwq2guf9pxr7d24dqd7dmre'>nevent1q…dmre</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That’s better. Got an unreserved proper window seat. Backwards for now, but we will turn around in Köln, so that’s on purpose.<br/><br/>I’m not keen on four hours “nonstop” to Basel, but one has to suffer for one’s … art? 2025-07-17T10:32:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8jyjq432qylkx50lh4anln500j0t6mag60jhwq2guf9pxr7d24dqzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0x0rrs2h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp9q3hvhp2puttpvxkxmgdra0tf648qgqg7c7s305kyc40svqqt3cxypyg4'>nevent1q…pyg4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Right. Not sure how “every single seat reserved” qualifies as “low demand” but let’s try the other one, then. 2025-07-17T10:22:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp9q3hvhp2puttpvxkxmgdra0tf648qgqg7c7s305kyc40svqqt3czyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xzrr5aq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxvd6ky3l28d2hewtvq8upm0cz69de0tp7c6e9f9xpy20lu6mltksjyt9xf'>nevent1q…t9xf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Decision time for the next leg to Frankfurt Airport. I need the 12:27 ICE from there. However, the 12:21 also goes there but will be a lot less busy. In theory that should be fine. It doesn’t do the dip into Köln Hbf so should be quicker. However, because of issues on the high speed line, it has three extra stops where, if things go wrong, it could be overtaken.<br/><br/>I think I’ll risk it anyways. Should be more pleasant. And if I loose another hour, so be it.<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/114/868/055/863/945/382/original/b502f84f83536044.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-07-17T10:17:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxvd6ky3l28d2hewtvq8upm0cz69de0tp7c6e9f9xpy20lu6mltkszyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0x9armgn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqkp564cgp2gmkwzund5mkrsc4ahlfawc2n0qkluqart3lcxvtt7q4x86nj'>nevent1q…86nj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Of course the man in a suit with the big tablet in front of him started an angry zoom call the just won’t end.<br/><br/>Buy that effing company already. It’s just money. 2025-07-17T09:13:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqkp564cgp2gmkwzund5mkrsc4ahlfawc2n0qkluqart3lcxvtt7qzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0x5cz50t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszyacqz8zhqdtxt29cjkc77w74ptnn0s9v8avg94ep8xl4qyejlhq0h62t0'>nevent1q…62t0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Welcome to Germany: The train from Aachen to Köln is kaputt and cancelled. There’s another one half an hour later, but this route is quite busy on a good day.<br/><br/>Luckily I noticed it early enough and could switch to the train to Düsseldorf in Herzogenrath. So I’ll be back on the Venlo route once we arrive at Mönchengladbach.<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/114/867/682/607/642/908/original/7860be792394e43b.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-07-17T08:42:22Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszyacqz8zhqdtxt29cjkc77w74ptnn0s9v8avg94ep8xl4qyejlhqzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xcc63td In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvqarmh2g3nnl5x0kc68yl6x0603m75eyqehy97m8xa37ehpj7ugqzauc2v'>nevent1q…uc2v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Arriva is doing shenanigans. First train is for Kerkrade, second for Aachen which just arrived. There aren’t any signals in between and the platform displays can’t deal with it either.<br/><br/>But hey: the train to Aachen is indeed going.<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/114/867/600/331/356/613/original/19b694c9c8074cb9.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-07-17T08:21:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvqarmh2g3nnl5x0kc68yl6x0603m75eyqehy97m8xa37ehpj7ugqzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xhslycg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspuk0mtp9wxujgqqksjm0hg2fe0zylk7dz2pwq2ylf3kwpp89rlvgps5pn9'>nevent1q…5pn9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The person in the row before me is studying an Interrail paper map.<br/><br/>Welcome to the family, mate! 2025-07-17T07:05:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsd434tvxyjqpmx7nm5d2fr998ex563fdz6jmcem0szhnnluyjgqpgzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xgyxmxj Turns out it wasn’t Mussolini who made the trains run on time but Ferrari.<br/><br/>Let me explain. And by explain I mean “greatly oversimplify.”<br/><br/>Back in 2006, Luca di Montezemolo, chairman of Ferrari (among other things), was so fed up with the state of Italian railway services that he decided to create a private operator. Getting this off the ground was one formidable uphill battle, but one of the side effects was that Trenitalia realised they needed to get their act together.<br/><br/>And, lo and behold, performance did improve and, somehow, they also applied what they’d learned to local services where there wasn’t any competition.<br/><br/>And so it happens that by and large, trains are running on time rather than basically always being fifteen minutes late for no reason at all. 2025-07-17T06:16:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspuk0mtp9wxujgqqksjm0hg2fe0zylk7dz2pwq2ylf3kwpp89rlvgzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xu93d80 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstdfds7wd76elytpst83rhsj7nhudhe7vq6ydq39srrhle2qgfursjxv3ml'>nevent1q…v3ml</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Self OH: “I think I’ll go straight to Italy. Trains are more reliable there.” 2025-07-17T05:56:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstdfds7wd76elytpst83rhsj7nhudhe7vq6ydq39srrhle2qgfurszyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0x8h44uf Travel thread time!<br/><br/>This one is going to be chaotic. In lieu of a plan I have an Interrail pass and a hotel booking in Venice for tomorrow evening.<br/><br/>Since Arriva seems to be running some trains at least, I have now decided to go to Cologne via Aachen.<br/><br/>And whither then? I cannot say. 2025-07-17T05:14:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2jyzmuzhmyhk865ruuwlgpua70g2ny3rs42r8x5t0rcw2czhvkyqzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xdssnwk Also a quick reminder that deploying double bendy busses really means that you need a tram. 2025-07-02T07:58:22Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2gua3sufshgk9av6d2p92htp6ehk8csyze0np25h862dk04wewsgzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xwrxg59 Nine hours is a pretty spectacular delay.<br/><br/>(The bridge in Rendsburg was closed from 23:05 for engineering works which presumably was why the train was scheduled 45 minutes earlier than usual to make it through before curfew. But it wasn’t to be.)<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/114/686/249/188/810/722/original/b51dc661e97ca7e7.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-06-15T07:41:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxrjjuz99t2crshv0yjm7deeldtrg9200mcpvqc72j30ks670xkpszyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0x6ws3dz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2jr7fjmx50af5772znewcjhul2daasjny7aa5y8trlxpupsvgxess2qqk4'>nevent1q…qqk4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hm. Must be something refurbished though. Those seats look suspiciously like previous generation ICE seats. 2025-05-20T18:29:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswzxhg9jm38dck2lpayt9g9raffzfu8dk57saxhqy8s9fdze3lvkczyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xnj75v7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv25pn6ykfc4yxtvfxmjwx4367gmql7f47zln86xjkusgkstj0f6clm3kmj'>nevent1q…3kmj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Looks like you got a new Siemens set? Pity. The older LRC carriages are real nice. 2025-05-20T16:48:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgde8grffyrl8lhvadcm2vgnhzdyvnftk4urgcyaznhw78qr7uuvqzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xvgy49v If Lenovo has stopped shipping to the US, shouldn’t that mean that Thinkpads get cheaper in Europe? 2025-04-10T06:51:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszh3j3w97f73tm42lcypggmlxz3xpfv85ymrfdcuvnahw9tpsegnszyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xeefdpx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqn4pj0xkles8lyh80w862yh2sd2gtxxz2gh0y3c6x7sj3gyt6hghhhg3p'>nevent1q…hg3p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Counter point: You need some sort of Internet connection for NTP, GPS<br/>doesn’t work indoors, those nifty DCF-77 clocks only work within roughly a thousand kilometres of Frankfurt, and the clock in the oven is the most used clock in many households. 2025-03-16T19:39:45Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8k66yzye52l54eypyzauehgrd3rzumlf3tgpy337hqhrwpuyy4fgzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xutcacx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgwmmp8qq6ydqt027hysxpzajefwsdq3asxuy8mezmzne9pwpp29svh5dq5'>nevent1q…5dq5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Listening to this Danish IC3 diesel train depart – it also really is only a glorified bendy bus, albeit with really nice interior. 2025-03-08T20:32:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgwmmp8qq6ydqt027hysxpzajefwsdq3asxuy8mezmzne9pwpp29szyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xl66jxh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvnymydj4hnqyhp05f5k0kgw5e32vlhxfs24rj2k6pxw2k387xapq6st4g7'>nevent1q…t4g7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Final train of the day. Did DSB get rid of the terrible Ansaldo Breda trains?<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/114/128/106/124/620/122/original/755e781336b24dee.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-08T17:58:22Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvnymydj4hnqyhp05f5k0kgw5e32vlhxfs24rj2k6pxw2k387xapqzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xqd2yce In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs25mfvfj3x5z3l6k2mjthrjs8f2q9q0l58ceymjgt6w09jn66ep9gw2ersk'>nevent1q…ersk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Went to the Jernbanecafèen (i.e., the Railway Cafe) but then saw through the window that they were smoking inside.<br/><br/>What’s wrong with you, Denmark? 2025-03-08T17:22:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs25mfvfj3x5z3l6k2mjthrjs8f2q9q0l58ceymjgt6w09jn66ep9gzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xfatlsw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs982j8sxnretdp6myaq8r33dpsgsf2qkmzqqrswh6fzsher8a70kqrn97dw'>nevent1q…97dw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>At Kolding: “The Eurocity train to Hamburg at 6:15 has been cancelled. Instead you will have to take a bus.” It could all be worse. 2025-03-08T17:17:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs982j8sxnretdp6myaq8r33dpsgsf2qkmzqqrswh6fzsher8a70kqzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xhq7hju In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsty7x2tejdj76gzwju0zn35nf0t9na4ntlxyyzspxv0787lqjlvwg2y3hl4'>nevent1q…3hl4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In order to squeeze the bridge into the existing railway with the station of Rendsburg very close to the canal, they had the build the northern ramp as a 270 degree loop. So get to see the bridge from below as well.<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/114/127/607/022/492/302/original/51a6a744f24ffdd1.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-08T15:51:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsty7x2tejdj76gzwju0zn35nf0t9na4ntlxyyzspxv0787lqjlvwgzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xhsu8ma In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszy22xqy284l2muxxxm0jt6yecwp9vl945f2kamhfze7tue0fmvsqu0jlpf'>nevent1q…jlpf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The highlight of this bit of railway is the bridge over the Kiel Canal in Rendsburg providing 42 metre clearance for passing ships.<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/114/127/597/058/731/706/original/315ddc6ec60041d8.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-08T15:48:53Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszy22xqy284l2muxxxm0jt6yecwp9vl945f2kamhfze7tue0fmvsqzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xwk6ng9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvk0y7527vp9tg3p5jffnkusre5s0x59wx7texdtyv6eexaq86kwsqxx2w9'>nevent1q…x2w9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Researches pubs in Kolding … 2025-03-08T15:09:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvk0y7527vp9tg3p5jffnkusre5s0x59wx7texdtyv6eexaq86kwszyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xztvmpg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyzvapdjgpfuw2hyaquj8mpwvwul7dlzau5k3rm4z4s8ghdn70mggzm6aqk'>nevent1q…6aqk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Trouble is, the avoiding line is partially single track and currently the only electrified line north. So we’ve been waiting somewhere (Abzw Horn) to let none other than the next southbound Copenhagen Eurocity pass. 2025-03-08T14:25:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyzvapdjgpfuw2hyaquj8mpwvwul7dlzau5k3rm4z4s8ghdn70mggzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xy9s5vp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrh7dzqsldy7xpdwwnymadmvtrf4qqyre953d3uvjrwlwn3nqvyfqcwhph8'>nevent1q…hph8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Here it is, coming in from Rothenburgsort which means we’re going to go via the goods avoiding line. At least something good.<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/114/127/169/533/503/678/original/63a051ca8c41d384.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-08T14:00:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrh7dzqsldy7xpdwwnymadmvtrf4qqyre953d3uvjrwlwn3nqvyfqzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0x46j8u5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdp5jpaaw3c98kwuz37jlwml6pxmkxrwgtjjrqaae0guacq9yw7zsg8qls5'>nevent1q…qls5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh, good. The Eurocity is arriving from Copenhagen two hours late, currently expected to arrive at the same minute as it is due to depart. I have a ten minute transfer in Kolding.<br/><br/>Why does the only train connection between central and northern Europe have to suck so much? 2025-03-08T13:34:30Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdp5jpaaw3c98kwuz37jlwml6pxmkxrwgtjjrqaae0guacq9yw7zszyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xe0vzqe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrxsszlymf3f8fnu3cwhskuj4yk6a2nxjaqa2pqpm9g58sn9yq0kgjjjqss'>nevent1q…jqss</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Why Landungsbrücken, you ask? Well:<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/114/127/045/431/921/593/original/10d12d7ff3af8d25.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-08T13:28:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrxsszlymf3f8fnu3cwhskuj4yk6a2nxjaqa2pqpm9g58sn9yq0kgzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xpgr70c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0gjega5qqthk3gxkgrtf8w9lu2n0alp3xsqd95ydd8axkjxzdgjs474vr2'>nevent1q…4vr2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That train leaves in over an hour, so considering the lovely sunny weather I’ve decided to do the sensible thing and walk from Sternschanze down to Jungfernstieg.<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/114/126/986/467/246/065/original/6a0b6ab9a0cc1e07.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-08T13:13:37Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0gjega5qqthk3gxkgrtf8w9lu2n0alp3xsqd95ydd8axkjxzdgjszyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xnugqsf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyg2yrwz3qxquvungtnfwn0tgapphg634azsyktcnt6y96j5x3wlcrgkf7d'>nevent1q…kf7d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Nope. This S3 is ten minutes late and will miss the train. The previous one was only six minutes late and I missed it. Right back to central station and unto the cursed Eurocity. 2025-03-08T12:35:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyg2yrwz3qxquvungtnfwn0tgapphg634azsyktcnt6y96j5x3wlczyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0x8f6szr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs084nh04xsdq2syxvuj75ff49x5wnlkx9vngcqmf0knjd0kaes3rgw9c9qm'>nevent1q…c9qm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Next I shall attempt a bit of S-Bahn castling. The northbound regional trains are only starting in Pinneberg today, so I have to get there by S-Bahn. The suggested connection is to first take an S5 to Eidelstedt and then an S3 from there resulting in a four minute connection in Pinneberg. But all the S3s are running a couple minutes late, so this probably isn’t going to work.<br/><br/>But I can the Eurocity to Denmark at Neumünster with the following regional, do it is worth a shot.<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/114/126/805/337/048/372/original/061b3402e3c2c774.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-08T12:27:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs084nh04xsdq2syxvuj75ff49x5wnlkx9vngcqmf0knjd0kaes3rgzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xevhfds In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq05hham0ah2een5e48m7r77al4u5lln23kpgp0vrgu43r9n425qsyjjraw'>nevent1q…jraw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There seem to be different levels of ICE 1 renovations.* This unit still has the windows in the bathrooms.<br/><br/>* This particular renovation got the very German term Lebensdauerverlängerung or life span extension. 2025-03-08T10:24:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq05hham0ah2een5e48m7r77al4u5lln23kpgp0vrgu43r9n425qszyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xjedf6n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz4cy8m76n64dty36wheee5535hzwq48h670atwffuhtdqkz5zpaqkzh4rw'>nevent1q…h4rw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>“Welcome aboard this train to Hamburg heigh-bee-eff.” Honestly, that is the best way to name the station in English, since that’s what it says in tour ticket and travel plan.<br/><br/>“Cologne Trade Fair/Deutz” meanwhile is pretty confusing. You have to translate it back into German to make any sense of it. 2025-03-08T10:12:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz4cy8m76n64dty36wheee5535hzwq48h670atwffuhtdqkz5zpaqzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0x4hstl0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswywyv5nkklrq5hn7t25djrs3mlujrr563zfltadtjd2f3ljsgl3qw0hzga'>nevent1q…hzga</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Of course, Stadtbahn is way more fun than Anhalter Bahn and its cuttings and tunnels.<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/114/126/176/796/276/016/original/afad08b3ece41ee3.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-08T09:47:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswywyv5nkklrq5hn7t25djrs3mlujrr563zfltadtjd2f3ljsgl3qzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xu2rvrd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2nmux08rr6uefssxehqgah4fmwjkvav880mj8avgayt3va795ntsm4p5vp'>nevent1q…p5vp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The new Czech Comfort Jet carriages have this button next to the toilet door which, if you push it, makes beep and seemingly does nothing else. To open the door, you have to push it.<br/><br/>Everyone pushes the button twice before eventually finding the little “push” sticker.<br/> <br/>Also, why are people incapable of closing doors quietly?<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/114/126/122/651/773/964/original/c117e02fc1c21e1a.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-08T09:33:56Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2nmux08rr6uefssxehqgah4fmwjkvav880mj8avgayt3va795ntszyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xsnqx99 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswu0hqsdglq4hn4s69an2qt5qvsfmxdykkxwpqhuw5uvfxlg5k6dsm0td72'>nevent1q…td72</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The old Schönefeld Airport station. for some reason we are going the eastern route and onto Stadtbahn today. Let’s hope the timetable they made for that is generous enough so I can make my twenty minute connection to Hamburg.<br/><br/>Also, is something unusual behind us or are all the trainspotters here for the boring old Vector? Not the first group I’ve seen this morning.<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/114/126/095/289/042/180/original/e5c2b6695a9eb35d.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-08T09:26:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswu0hqsdglq4hn4s69an2qt5qvsfmxdykkxwpqhuw5uvfxlg5k6dszyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0x9a8p3g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyanygfptg26zcsdf9s95aw5czv5fkxshlksl52yqnng3w9rkr7eg8ar759'>nevent1q…r759</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>First, Anička will take us to Berlin. This early Saturday service is super busy, particularly its single first class carriage. Voluntary downgrade into the far end of second class which is a little better until Dresden-Neustadt and then fills up, too.<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/114/125/770/609/910/007/original/e130d538cdf1ff2f.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-08T08:04:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyanygfptg26zcsdf9s95aw5czv5fkxshlksl52yqnng3w9rkr7egzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xktfc8v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr563ujw69kqnqhuztz4ztaw07dmlykm6mv35c0u8hjuj38gn6xzgweyz82'>nevent1q…yz82</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Approaching the train shed with the sailcloth roof can only mean one thing: part two of this journey is about the start.<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/114/125/749/273/437/861/original/eb9da4cd62e4b090.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-08T07:58:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr563ujw69kqnqhuztz4ztaw07dmlykm6mv35c0u8hjuj38gn6xzgzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xv902ss In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspcmvyl3z33z9ce5ap9ye0cuaw58wkytrrstnxnkvlr3cydlc546cfkxcxp'>nevent1q…xcxp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Buses in Dresden have proper vehicle numbers complete with check digit and all.<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/114/121/452/855/703/906/original/5faea648d770619d.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-07T13:46:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspcmvyl3z33z9ce5ap9ye0cuaw58wkytrrstnxnkvlr3cydlc546czyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xkeq8du In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszmn4t5c52yj5uwghj4ypmz8sexjwjntm9r86qvk35yxppw8z3w4ql837t9'>nevent1q…37t9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Here we are, 147 minutes late, the average run time of a contemporary movie film.<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/114/117/042/533/127/917/original/688d15200fcf7547.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-06T19:04:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszmn4t5c52yj5uwghj4ypmz8sexjwjntm9r86qvk35yxppw8z3w4qzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xhmym2y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfjp6stlstv2yakvmu2exdgas36jyc4ycy4qtu8llkc3tpqjfg7kcfhsjj7'>nevent1q…sjj7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Pretty much all of first class is reserved specifically for the Leipzig – Dresden section. Probably because while these ICEs are always busy, the parallel regional service is way worse. 2025-03-06T17:57:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfjp6stlstv2yakvmu2exdgas36jyc4ycy4qtu8llkc3tpqjfg7kczyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xzz4vqp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyg5s9vfcucvxemka8gk54k36lhm6th3450uun2yr0wk672r858rcr5uw4g'>nevent1q…uw4g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You’d always know this is Leipzig Hbf from those very unique track number light boxes.<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/114/116/737/078/130/272/original/c04262fbed5266e7.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-06T17:47:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyg5s9vfcucvxemka8gk54k36lhm6th3450uun2yr0wk672r858rczyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xyqqnuy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9kfd86yqat2wy9rt25khqhk7c9vzar75a0wtz2qgwmf58tntgv9qn8znxs'>nevent1q…znxs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>All the sidings on the Fulda – Bebra line are filled with goods trains. We even had to overtake one on the left track, blocking an oncoming goods train.<br/><br/>The problem in Germany isn’t the state of the infrastructure, the problem are the way too many trains. 2025-03-06T15:47:37Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9kfd86yqat2wy9rt25khqhk7c9vzar75a0wtz2qgwmf58tntgv9qzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xrzsyu4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0c80rq66lysntu5jkej9qgz8r67k2dt2puqmu0hsa399jmlhxtcc2mytut'>nevent1q…ytut</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The good news is that the Dresden train is definitely behind us and has two stops more than us, so I should make it. The bad news is that it is already running 35 minutes late. It won’t be in Dresden before eight and I kind of had an appointment for seven. 2025-03-06T15:39:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0c80rq66lysntu5jkej9qgz8r67k2dt2puqmu0hsa399jmlhxtcczyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xqp8s4r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs057m2mly25ml90zrqjajazh6w7hksv7ge8ggll0pzh80nsp20x8cv9mdcn'>nevent1q…mdcn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This junction is called Forsthaus and you can kind of see why.<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/114/115/980/874/533/083/original/49a4acb56ed15d5c.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-06T14:34:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs057m2mly25ml90zrqjajazh6w7hksv7ge8ggll0pzh80nsp20x8czyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xnyc5a7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqsjewl0x3ctulpvxyral40m7jurdvwxdjlh9dqezwnzkuw5hpflgmdmrph'>nevent1q…mrph</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I may have finally chosen poorly. I picked the delayed direct train to Leipzig after too many people wandered over to the first train. It left twenty minutes before the Dresden train, but we are now doing the Grand Tour of Frankfurt with lots of bonus stops, currently in Niederrad. Probably going to miss the connection in Leipzig, too. 2025-03-06T14:31:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqsjewl0x3ctulpvxyral40m7jurdvwxdjlh9dqezwnzkuw5hpflgzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xtcaep9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq559j0g26mx9eqlhx2xkxdrur39dvzd4xf22k8nvjrlrelj4eh0c0e5crr'>nevent1q…5crr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Someone is already sitting in the sun at the far end of the platform.<br/><br/>Outrageous! 2025-03-06T13:45:11Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq559j0g26mx9eqlhx2xkxdrur39dvzd4xf22k8nvjrlrelj4eh0czyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xusdjhr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst6p6mtx3af97rt84khwj4gtjpvs86c82mes88j476l9tlfd36vqqzd9yd0'>nevent1q…9yd0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sounds about right.<br/><br/>Since when is a 1st class Interrail not good enough for a DB lounge any more? Greedy bastids.<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/114/115/747/503/320/936/original/0a0a56767f8f4745.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-06T13:35:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqst6p6mtx3af97rt84khwj4gtjpvs86c82mes88j476l9tlfd36vqqzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xyey0fp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsznsl9hkcev7nepwljhztzt4ukduppgvz340f0j6twrmz5g82988sz47zmh'>nevent1q…7zmh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>DB is having a thing here and the CTO of DB InfraGO is speaking. So, er, I have notes for you. 2025-03-06T13:29:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsznsl9hkcev7nepwljhztzt4ukduppgvz340f0j6twrmz5g82988szyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xz8mvax In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgfu4cmkjagss2smw0w53q9q03el3dfgjx67h9jm0wdd4cwrnzqactsp9v4'>nevent1q…p9v4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Frankfurt Hbf 85 minutes late. There would be a direct connection to Leipzig, but that train is also an hour late. So now we have a train 15:02, 15:08-ish, and 15:18. The last one would be best since it goes to Dresden where I really want to go, but it is running short and is overcrowded. More decisions. 2025-03-06T13:28:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgfu4cmkjagss2smw0w53q9q03el3dfgjx67h9jm0wdd4cwrnzqaczyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xzwp88x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdx7pe47jk4xmn73f47gsc9jlhu3sx8m78yd32g63rzzplvmncfvcfec0ws'>nevent1q…c0ws</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We’re parked in Limburg Süd now.<br/><br/>I don’t mind the delay too much. But that woman doing endless Zoom meetings is getting on my nerves. 2025-03-06T12:30:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdx7pe47jk4xmn73f47gsc9jlhu3sx8m78yd32g63rzzplvmncfvczyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xvys2de In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv7gx9vez580z50fefsgs2cf7hyg37jflr2ranvs9gpnqg4tqdk0qa0v7h9'>nevent1q…v7h9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Something’s up on the high-speed line. We’re currently stopped in Montabaur and will apparently also stop in Limburg Süd. I have roughly half an hour buffer in Frankfurt. Doesn’t look good. 2025-03-06T11:23:30Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv7gx9vez580z50fefsgs2cf7hyg37jflr2ranvs9gpnqg4tqdk0qzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0x58nvzx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8qtnye44pv7pdszpuyl5vdjxylskj4yyj7xnupxvhtax27vjs39cu4vv3z'>nevent1q…vv3z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The leading unit is a 406.* Wish me luck!<br/><br/>* The previous generation of trains doing the Amsterdam and Brussel services with lots of issues.<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/114/114/944/230/008/930/original/74e6f22d91ee9761.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-06T10:11:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9tdstgdmxfeqwrwz04lzseu5dcp9zh6r3xy2gasqlhj289p0u8ngzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0x6sgdln In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstrqy74fets3dsnv77lfwapl37rvq798k2qg47kk9v0xhazghfytcs35c46'>nevent1q…5c46</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It was about the delay. And also maybe about it being an old composition, but you’d have to know what to look for. 2025-03-06T10:06:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8qtnye44pv7pdszpuyl5vdjxylskj4yyj7xnupxvhtax27vjs39czyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xgt35rh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstaae72ezgckhqhytddeg338fpa7ruz2605reg6kxuluhwdsq433ca2dh29'>nevent1q…dh29</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Let’s risk it. The new passengers are already very annoying. 2025-03-06T09:59:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstaae72ezgckhqhytddeg338fpa7ruz2605reg6kxuluhwdsq433czyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xs6vqpu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstxl8gm0rp2h02tkmgznf08z6c73n2tpp97n3xtml3e3d0mhq539c9zfw5e'>nevent1q…fw5e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My plan was to change in Duisburg to ICE 625 which starts in Essen and should be rather quiet. However, it only starts in Düsseldorf today due to “delay from previous journey” and “technical difficulties with the train.”<br/><br/>Now, do I risk it and change in Düsseldorf or bite the bullet and use the very busy train I am already on to Frankfurt Airport? 2025-03-06T09:47:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstxl8gm0rp2h02tkmgznf08z6c73n2tpp97n3xtml3e3d0mhq539czyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0x8a3wjm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs878p4tplgcsxn8ve78n7f5nnnvl3p8dq0dvzlnkx98cccxkzqc8czmgs7h'>nevent1q…gs7h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The train still insists to stop in Den Bosch next even as we are pulling into Duisburg.<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/114/114/837/130/239/034/original/4d296697beb6832f.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-06T09:43:53Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs878p4tplgcsxn8ve78n7f5nnnvl3p8dq0dvzlnkx98cccxkzqc8czyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0x7vqlma In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrm8czazsqny9mt75zdxgkhm5au7jq3tqpq7xu4y2e00hcmn7dlcgnru78j'>nevent1q…u78j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We didn’t stop in Emmerich. Did they “forget” to tell the border police that we are not rerouted any more? 2025-03-06T08:55:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrm8czazsqny9mt75zdxgkhm5au7jq3tqpq7xu4y2e00hcmn7dlcgzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xjep59p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw6hrmjqnm260hvsmj64gjevtv8a7lq5egzsq0fn07dj4k32s53pgwkc6yt'>nevent1q…c6yt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And the emergency alert thing also works.<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/114/114/552/887/527/061/original/8270b3439b48e90e.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-06T08:31:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw6hrmjqnm260hvsmj64gjevtv8a7lq5egzsq0fn07dj4k32s53pgzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xp4g4n7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrrer9tusngy2hu34gdujucn2htt8yw7tru0cy3ey5k2zkfgmvp7c2zjw4d'>nevent1q…jw4d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ach, now you confused the information systems.<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/114/114/459/911/654/093/original/bbef0bec1052ea4a.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-06T08:07:56Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrrer9tusngy2hu34gdujucn2htt8yw7tru0cy3ey5k2zkfgmvp7czyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xsxa3e4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx45lcg8e56d2fjh3yz3xf0mqdwu8a78qct82xzaf0hf5gztgmjkqzxefys'>nevent1q…efys</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Correction: the rerouting has been cancelled. 2025-03-06T07:53:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsx45lcg8e56d2fjh3yz3xf0mqdwu8a78qct82xzaf0hf5gztgmjkqzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0x73tllc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8waemy22dgz29hhmg3fzly0anlkdwd0rvwnzmpcjr7yct2uvrn0cz47sq0'>nevent1q…7sq0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So much for boring: The Arnhem – Oberhausen line is closed due to a truck on fire and we are being rerouted via Venlo. Let’s see how much delay this means. 2025-03-06T07:44:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8waemy22dgz29hhmg3fzly0anlkdwd0rvwnzmpcjr7yct2uvrn0czyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xz3ux2w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgxk7l7ln3rqkf38k5nrwkkdykuftuxvyz54qhhtsyaqj27jt0k0crltmkm'>nevent1q…tmkm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Complaint about the new ICE sets: the door to the quiet compartment is rattling all the time, making the compartment not very quiet at all. 2025-03-06T07:40:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgxk7l7ln3rqkf38k5nrwkkdykuftuxvyz54qhhtsyaqj27jt0k0czyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xk5tpef In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd8f6pw8kwj2qx555qqvnj08uk02rd3lk06ngmjs07j6f9gud4xfql7sld7'>nevent1q…sld7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Before I can start the actual adventure, I have a family thing in Germany, so today will be a boring ICE run across the country. The dubbeltje towards Munich is first.<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/114/114/342/163/798/328/original/8a3b0c7bf1f6c4f7.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-06T07:38:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsd8f6pw8kwj2qx555qqvnj08uk02rd3lk06ngmjs07j6f9gud4xfqzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xc5w0ah In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstw5uklgp6kmat9dy5egdpll50wlz0plgwfvlg5f8uwuge0wfntyga82d0v'>nevent1q…2d0v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Eurocity Direct is doing Eurocity Direct things. Luckily, that’s not where I’m going.<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/114/114/184/889/402/723/original/49ee1ebb1c29c571.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-06T06:58:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstw5uklgp6kmat9dy5egdpll50wlz0plgwfvlg5f8uwuge0wfntygzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xl0jq68 Time to go on an adventure again!<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/114/114/127/808/681/468/original/69ce9190d7a63391.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-06T06:43:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxucxg9eud4vy40z8p79lj0z0p2aph4qz2rkmdv0kt3mx2xurfulqzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xtxwm4k Pretty cool light this morning.<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/113/820/246/816/661/527/original/b8704d3ad466676b.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-01-13T09:05:41Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp0yfywhnc0cml70354f28y00l50jawa0s8t03wds74nrvgmptm8qzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0x00lvq2 The direct, classic trains between Brussels and Paris established during the Olympics are coming back in the new timetable.<br/><br/>SNCF and SNCB have thought long and hard how to make them as inconvenient as possible and settled on running them as Ouigo Classic. No Interrail, mandatory reservation, bonkers baggage rules.<br/><br/>So, not an option for going to Paris, then. 2024-12-04T12:50:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvm6y58nv3e2y4negt5nkqrrt6gtqv34n5c3s73z0phz9k5d0eghgzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xr7w8je I’d love to play the #page42 game, but what is the second sentence?<br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/113/554/018/546/206/342/original/2587af2e9b54a9da.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-11-27T08:40:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvkd7t3qxrx2yvtvrv7f8rn62eqfw7hsehgef9kpy85r7mp9mmg0szyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xudhm6c DSB has reported their plan to run a Copenhagen – Gothenburg – Oslo #CrossBorderRail service with their new Talgo sets to the Danish authorities. Timetable and start date are redacted, but it looks a bit like two daily services and they say they will request slots in Sweden in 2025, so either end of next year or end of 2026?<br/><br/><a href="https://www.jernbanenaevnet.dk/Media/638645887011839529/Anmeldelse%20af%20planlagt%20ny%20passagerrute%20-%20med%20overstregninger.pdf">https://www.jernbanenaevnet.dk/Media/638645887011839529/Anmeldelse%20af%20planlagt%20ny%20passagerrute%20-%20med%20overstregninger.pdf</a> 2024-10-29T08:36:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9jluuppupnca4kylec7g0nf56x25sn9v769ey0fc2f5jk0exwu8czyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xwzw20p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp2r3tnjl32hgdv6f5czkl6lawdmtd2rx2k97pmdcls664nxxx5xcfd2pef'>nevent1q…2pef</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I believe the narrative for both hydrogen railway projects in Germany is that they are using hydrogen that is a byproduct of unrelated chemical<br/>manufacturing. But apparently, this isn’t quite as reliable as is claimed. 2024-09-10T14:47:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspuvwwk84hly8g9d6dsrx8rre4fu7mmz79yhx4zhzafwyqlgr9pngzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xqlkzve In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgeqz4papkjj505rax8d9fw868srcjsvr370s3zjqsa4ec29mnxkg72qhj2'>nevent1q…qhj2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Nice tidbit from the article: The hydrogen for the trains is transported by lorry, presumably using diesel fuel. They want to make their own green hydrogen but that’s not yet a thing. 2024-09-10T13:52:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw4cnrs3dh86tdkchagn5fe6v2kkqctl7ep33xxu23rk99h9xy67gzyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0x8smew5 Minor change of plans. Since I won’t finish Poland in the #RailwayHistoryMap before my grand journey, I uploaded the current state with Szczecin, Poznań, and Wrocław divisions done and the rest missing various abandoned lines.<br/><br/><a href="https://map.railwayhistory.org/#overview@7/51.5646/18.51">https://map.railwayhistory.org/#overview@7/51.5646/18.51</a><br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/113/077/878/764/929/759/original/75bd5df645ddea32.png"> <br/> 2024-09-04T06:33:23Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyphly40hesfjxpe6j86tu5ukz8agcx9cncdacw8kmpggf24l8j2czyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xjp69yu Ever wondered why you have a million variations of Noto Sans on your system? OpenType font files are limited to 64k glyphs and Noto Sans trying to provide a complete Unicode font exceeds by, like, a lot. 2024-09-03T08:14:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgj6l6ecc855ne3mvq8v4lsnrc83nfv07l7l5yuhcxx4xm3vypk5czyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xdm52d8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9afu9an3vd3xplmlfxx6uf29gfjug3g9wx8p0jwe2zag8nyhln6qyp2rvl'>nevent1q…2rvl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>How difficult is it to get to and from either port by public transport? I ended up going to Stranraer from Belfast because there is a bus line connecting directly to the terminal. 2024-08-30T12:51:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs23uw2vdtlj43zkk0j6aj47zuy4nplfvgxfyvulk9zwr42jawfqmczyqhyvlq608wc6ytrp37nr3n3sckqw06pnp3g62t64wjxmkg0q5l0xx043zf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2zlga2xwpceuvupfzdnwyltghhrhqzpsys5uzxz5rhq95grzsx9q09m83w'>nevent1q…m83w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Did you take the Belfast to Liverpool ferry? 2024-08-30T07:42:23Z