Andreas Wiedenhoff
@andreaswiedenhoff.bsky.social
#European 🇪🇺 (#Austrian 🇦🇹 in #Switzerland🇨🇭).
Interested in almost all things international. Posting, i.a., photos of my train trips, past & present.
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Like the previous years, the Christmas tree for the European parliament arrived by NightJet in Brussels today
November 28, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Like the previous years, the Christmas tree for the European parliament arrived by NightJet in Brussels today
#Koblenz 🇩🇪 Hbf. in November 2005: a #DB Class 181.2 dual voltage loco, able to operate under 15 kV and 25kV AC overhead wires, has just been coupled onto an #InterCity for #Luxembourg 🇱🇺. The line follows the #Mosel valley, making this a very scenic ride.
November 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
#Koblenz 🇩🇪 Hbf. in November 2005: a #DB Class 181.2 dual voltage loco, able to operate under 15 kV and 25kV AC overhead wires, has just been coupled onto an #InterCity for #Luxembourg 🇱🇺. The line follows the #Mosel valley, making this a very scenic ride.
A Class 652 electric, displaying the #FS 🇮🇹 “logo inclinato”, at #Brennero/#Brenner border station in spring 2001. The diesel shunter visible in the distance has just pushed her from under the “Austrian” 15kV AC catenary to the “Italian” 3kV DC section and the engine driver has raised the pantograph.
November 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
A Class 652 electric, displaying the #FS 🇮🇹 “logo inclinato”, at #Brennero/#Brenner border station in spring 2001. The diesel shunter visible in the distance has just pushed her from under the “Austrian” 15kV AC catenary to the “Italian” 3kV DC section and the engine driver has raised the pantograph.
Putenfleisch, gegendert: das hatte ich, ehrlich gesagt, nicht auf meiner Bingo Karte für 2025.
Der Truthahn hat übrigens hervorragend geschmeckt. Beziehungsweise, die Truthenne, in diesem Fall.
(Ironiemodus wieder aus, also falls jemand … .)
Der Truthahn hat übrigens hervorragend geschmeckt. Beziehungsweise, die Truthenne, in diesem Fall.
(Ironiemodus wieder aus, also falls jemand … .)
November 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Putenfleisch, gegendert: das hatte ich, ehrlich gesagt, nicht auf meiner Bingo Karte für 2025.
Der Truthahn hat übrigens hervorragend geschmeckt. Beziehungsweise, die Truthenne, in diesem Fall.
(Ironiemodus wieder aus, also falls jemand … .)
Der Truthahn hat übrigens hervorragend geschmeckt. Beziehungsweise, die Truthenne, in diesem Fall.
(Ironiemodus wieder aus, also falls jemand … .)
L'amitié franco-allemande, die deutsch-französische Freundschaft, the railway version: two #Alstom #Coradia railcars, one in #DB 🇩🇪 colours, the other one displaying the #SNCF 🇫🇷 #TER livery, are seen here, coupled together and displaying the European flag 🇪🇺, at #Saarbrücken Hbf in the early 2000s.
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
L'amitié franco-allemande, die deutsch-französische Freundschaft, the railway version: two #Alstom #Coradia railcars, one in #DB 🇩🇪 colours, the other one displaying the #SNCF 🇫🇷 #TER livery, are seen here, coupled together and displaying the European flag 🇪🇺, at #Saarbrücken Hbf in the early 2000s.
These things that stay in a box for decades. Useless, but of a certain emotional value. Like this #Munich 🇩🇪 to #Salzburg 🇦🇹 ticket and the timetable leaflet, from March 1980: D265 #Mozart. My first ever ride on an #SNCF 🇫🇷 #Corail car, which I found comfortable, classy and stylish. (And I still do.)
November 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
These things that stay in a box for decades. Useless, but of a certain emotional value. Like this #Munich 🇩🇪 to #Salzburg 🇦🇹 ticket and the timetable leaflet, from March 1980: D265 #Mozart. My first ever ride on an #SNCF 🇫🇷 #Corail car, which I found comfortable, classy and stylish. (And I still do.)
#Zurich🇨🇭Altstetten one day at dawn, in February 2006: this is the short “Chur portion” of a multi-destination #DB 🇩🇪 #UrlaubsExpress night train, shuttling holidaymakers from northern Germany to various Swiss ski resorts. I was the only one getting off at this suburban station early in the morning.
November 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
#Zurich🇨🇭Altstetten one day at dawn, in February 2006: this is the short “Chur portion” of a multi-destination #DB 🇩🇪 #UrlaubsExpress night train, shuttling holidaymakers from northern Germany to various Swiss ski resorts. I was the only one getting off at this suburban station early in the morning.
A picture taken in autumn 2004 at #Ancona station: this is a northbound #FS 🇮🇹 #Trenitalia #InterCity in #XMPR livery, travelling along the #Adriatica line. The consist, hauled by an E.444R electric, includes #GranConfort type cars - the ones positioned right behind the loco.
November 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A picture taken in autumn 2004 at #Ancona station: this is a northbound #FS 🇮🇹 #Trenitalia #InterCity in #XMPR livery, travelling along the #Adriatica line. The consist, hauled by an E.444R electric, includes #GranConfort type cars - the ones positioned right behind the loco.
Reposted by Andreas Wiedenhoff
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Reposted by Andreas Wiedenhoff
Today, we remember #Holodomor. The famine orchestrated by the Stalinist regime killed millions of Ukrainians.
Hunger must never be a weapon!
At the recent #FoodFromUkraine Summit 🇦🇹 reaffirmed its commitment to global food security.
Hunger must never be a weapon!
At the recent #FoodFromUkraine Summit 🇦🇹 reaffirmed its commitment to global food security.
November 22, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Today, we remember #Holodomor. The famine orchestrated by the Stalinist regime killed millions of Ukrainians.
Hunger must never be a weapon!
At the recent #FoodFromUkraine Summit 🇦🇹 reaffirmed its commitment to global food security.
Hunger must never be a weapon!
At the recent #FoodFromUkraine Summit 🇦🇹 reaffirmed its commitment to global food security.
Reposted by Andreas Wiedenhoff
I served as our Ambassador in Ukraine for 3 years under Putin’s missiles and drones but resigned when Trump kept appeasing Putin. America does not bow to dictators. It’s not who we are.
Here's why this Trump-Putin so-called "peace plan" is a disaster:
Here's why this Trump-Putin so-called "peace plan" is a disaster:
November 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I served as our Ambassador in Ukraine for 3 years under Putin’s missiles and drones but resigned when Trump kept appeasing Putin. America does not bow to dictators. It’s not who we are.
Here's why this Trump-Putin so-called "peace plan" is a disaster:
Here's why this Trump-Putin so-called "peace plan" is a disaster:
This is so depressing.
Слава Україні! 🇺🇦
Слава Україні! 🇺🇦
November 21, 2025 at 6:18 PM
This is so depressing.
Слава Україні! 🇺🇦
Слава Україні! 🇺🇦
A picture taken at dusk, one evening in August 2006: #CityNightLine #CNL service “Aurora” from Basel🇨🇭to Copenhagen 🇩🇰 makes a stop at #Mannheim 🇩🇪. A #DB Class 101 electric is hauling the train. The first car right behind the loco is a double-decker sleeper. I remember, there was also a #DiningCar.
November 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
A picture taken at dusk, one evening in August 2006: #CityNightLine #CNL service “Aurora” from Basel🇨🇭to Copenhagen 🇩🇰 makes a stop at #Mannheim 🇩🇪. A #DB Class 101 electric is hauling the train. The first car right behind the loco is a double-decker sleeper. I remember, there was also a #DiningCar.
The #nightjet logo, seen last night at #Basel🇨🇭SBB. This is a seat car with compartments on the #Zürich to #Berlin 🇩🇪 service. Its home base is #Graz 🇦🇹 which will be reached three days later: this consist performs the Zurich to Berlin vv. and the Zurich to Graz vv. #nightjet runs.
November 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
At #Milano 🇮🇹 C: a stele, as a reminder of a once existing underground platform, from where Jews were transported to Concentration Camps. There’s a video message by Liliana Segre, Italian senator for life and Holocaust survivor, deported from #binario21 at the age of 13.
www.memorialeshoah.it?lang=en
www.memorialeshoah.it?lang=en
November 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
At #Milano 🇮🇹 C: a stele, as a reminder of a once existing underground platform, from where Jews were transported to Concentration Camps. There’s a video message by Liliana Segre, Italian senator for life and Holocaust survivor, deported from #binario21 at the age of 13.
www.memorialeshoah.it?lang=en
www.memorialeshoah.it?lang=en
With an #FS 🇮🇹 #Trenitalia regional service from #Domodossola to #Novara earlier today, along the secondary line via Gravellona Toce and Borgomanero.
November 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
With an #FS 🇮🇹 #Trenitalia regional service from #Domodossola to #Novara earlier today, along the secondary line via Gravellona Toce and Borgomanero.
Good Morning from the #SBB🇨🇭#elvetino #DiningCar on this #InterCity from #Basel to #Brig via #Bern, #Spiez and the #Lötschberg base tunnel. #Breakfast as we catch a glimpse of Lake Thunersee.
@diningcar.at
@diningcar.at
November 19, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Good Morning from the #SBB🇨🇭#elvetino #DiningCar on this #InterCity from #Basel to #Brig via #Bern, #Spiez and the #Lötschberg base tunnel. #Breakfast as we catch a glimpse of Lake Thunersee.
@diningcar.at
@diningcar.at
A picture from the early 2000s, taken from the window of a #Munich 🇩🇪 bound train: as we pass #Prien am Chiemsee, we come across an eastbound #InterCity hauled by a #DB Class 120, displaying its orient-red livery with “Latz” front. The first car is a driving trailer (cab car), seemingly dead-heading.
November 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
A picture from the early 2000s, taken from the window of a #Munich 🇩🇪 bound train: as we pass #Prien am Chiemsee, we come across an eastbound #InterCity hauled by a #DB Class 120, displaying its orient-red livery with “Latz” front. The first car is a driving trailer (cab car), seemingly dead-heading.
When in #Copenhagen 🇩🇰 earlier this month, I took a suburban train to #Helsingør, right by the sea and just opposite #Helsingborg 🇸🇪. A busy railway and ferry hub, it is home to #Kronborg Castle, the setting of #Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. The town is also known as #Elsinore in #Shakespeare's play.
November 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
When in #Copenhagen 🇩🇰 earlier this month, I took a suburban train to #Helsingør, right by the sea and just opposite #Helsingborg 🇸🇪. A busy railway and ferry hub, it is home to #Kronborg Castle, the setting of #Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. The town is also known as #Elsinore in #Shakespeare's play.
A cloudy, or rather foggy, morning at #Udine 🇮🇹 in December 2000, almost 25 years ago: an #FS Class E.444R “Tartaruga” (🐢) electric will soon depart with a southbound #Trenitalia #InterCity in tow.
November 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A cloudy, or rather foggy, morning at #Udine 🇮🇹 in December 2000, almost 25 years ago: an #FS Class E.444R “Tartaruga” (🐢) electric will soon depart with a southbound #Trenitalia #InterCity in tow.
November 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
#Rosenheim 🇩🇪 last week: the #ÖBB #NightJet from #Brussels 🇧🇪 and #Paris 🇫🇷 to #Vienna 🇦🇹, hauled by a Class 193 Siemens #Vectron electric, makes a station stop here. In four weeks’ time this will be history: the Paris portion will no longer run, and the #SNCF stickers on the cars will become redundant.
November 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
#Rosenheim 🇩🇪 last week: the #ÖBB #NightJet from #Brussels 🇧🇪 and #Paris 🇫🇷 to #Vienna 🇦🇹, hauled by a Class 193 Siemens #Vectron electric, makes a station stop here. In four weeks’ time this will be history: the Paris portion will no longer run, and the #SNCF stickers on the cars will become redundant.
9/11 or the Paris terrorist attacks of 13 November 2015: one will always remember where one was when the terrible news popped up. We were in Venice ten years ago. The following day, we visited the French Pavilion at the Biennale d’Arte, adorned with messages of sympathy and grief. 🖤
November 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
9/11 or the Paris terrorist attacks of 13 November 2015: one will always remember where one was when the terrible news popped up. We were in Venice ten years ago. The following day, we visited the French Pavilion at the Biennale d’Arte, adorned with messages of sympathy and grief. 🖤