Jon Worth
@jon.gruene.social.ap.brid.gy
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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Fixing Dresden-Görlitz is already 20 years late. What difference is a year going to make? 🤷♂️
(I don't mean this seriously, obviously)
https://mastodon.online/@bahnoev/115651715806190827
(I don't mean this seriously, obviously)
https://mastodon.online/@bahnoev/115651715806190827
#Bahn #ÖV #News (@[email protected])
Kein Geld für Strecken Dresden-Prag und Dresden-Görlitz: Pro Bahn fürchtet „Kollaps“ https://www.saechsische.de/sachsen/kein-geld-fuer-strecken-dresden-prag-und-dresden-goerlitz-pro-bahn-fuerchtet-kollaps-RE3HUOZHRRG75LLSDQW67YBL7U.html (€) https://archive.ph/eqQiH [@[email protected]] Sachsen auf dem Abstellgleis? Der Bundeshaushalt 2026 ist beschlossene Sache. Doch für vordringliche sächsische Bahnstrecken steht kein Geld geplant. Das sorgt im Freistaat für Unmut und Kritik.
mastodon.online
December 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Fixing Dresden-Görlitz is already 20 years late. What difference is a year going to make? 🤷♂️
(I don't mean this seriously, obviously)
https://mastodon.online/@bahnoev/115651715806190827
(I don't mean this seriously, obviously)
https://mastodon.online/@bahnoev/115651715806190827
On Federica Mogherini, and the third scandal in six years to rock the College of Europe
https://euroblog.jonworth.eu/on-federica-mogherini-and-the-third-scandal-in-six-years-to-rock-the-college-of-europe/
https://euroblog.jonworth.eu/on-federica-mogherini-and-the-third-scandal-in-six-years-to-rock-the-college-of-europe/
December 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
On Federica Mogherini, and the third scandal in six years to rock the College of Europe
https://euroblog.jonworth.eu/on-federica-mogherini-and-the-third-scandal-in-six-years-to-rock-the-college-of-europe/
https://euroblog.jonworth.eu/on-federica-mogherini-and-the-third-scandal-in-six-years-to-rock-the-college-of-europe/
Reposted by Jon Worth
@jon This sounds like good news in cross border ticketing:
> Das Berchtesgadener und das Salzburger Land sollen zu einem Verkehrsverbund zusammenwachsen. Das hätte für die Fahrgäste vor allem finanzielle Vorteile. Besitzer eines Deutschlandtickets etwa könnten damit dann auch im Salzburger Land […]
> Das Berchtesgadener und das Salzburger Land sollen zu einem Verkehrsverbund zusammenwachsen. Das hätte für die Fahrgäste vor allem finanzielle Vorteile. Besitzer eines Deutschlandtickets etwa könnten damit dann auch im Salzburger Land […]
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mastodon.social
December 2, 2025 at 10:17 AM
@jon This sounds like good news in cross border ticketing:
> Das Berchtesgadener und das Salzburger Land sollen zu einem Verkehrsverbund zusammenwachsen. Das hätte für die Fahrgäste vor allem finanzielle Vorteile. Besitzer eines Deutschlandtickets etwa könnten damit dann auch im Salzburger Land […]
> Das Berchtesgadener und das Salzburger Land sollen zu einem Verkehrsverbund zusammenwachsen. Das hätte für die Fahrgäste vor allem finanzielle Vorteile. Besitzer eines Deutschlandtickets etwa könnten damit dann auch im Salzburger Land […]
Ah. SNCF has a “Flash sale”
Where do they think you’ll go?
To/from Paris of course!
Where do they think you’ll go?
To/from Paris of course!
December 2, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Ah. SNCF has a “Flash sale”
Where do they think you’ll go?
To/from Paris of course!
Where do they think you’ll go?
To/from Paris of course!
I'm going to Paris on Thursday and thought "ah maybe on a Thursday in early December there might be a cheap TGV to get back instead of the TER"
Errr no
One is sold out completely, the other only has first class tickets left
Errr no
One is sold out completely, the other only has first class tickets left
December 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I'm going to Paris on Thursday and thought "ah maybe on a Thursday in early December there might be a cheap TGV to get back instead of the TER"
Errr no
One is sold out completely, the other only has first class tickets left
Errr no
One is sold out completely, the other only has first class tickets left
Further to that “why are French railway station platform numbers so confusing” I present you: Laroche Migennes
3 platforms with a 1
2 platforms with a 2
And J
Obviously!
Oh and 1Bis on the sign is 1B in the app. Which is helpful!
3 platforms with a 1
2 platforms with a 2
And J
Obviously!
Oh and 1Bis on the sign is 1B in the app. Which is helpful!
November 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Further to that “why are French railway station platform numbers so confusing” I present you: Laroche Migennes
3 platforms with a 1
2 platforms with a 2
And J
Obviously!
Oh and 1Bis on the sign is 1B in the app. Which is helpful!
3 platforms with a 1
2 platforms with a 2
And J
Obviously!
Oh and 1Bis on the sign is 1B in the app. Which is helpful!
Amount of hours wasted today because of SNCF
5 hours 30 minutes
Because they are doing upgrades on the line here daytimes meaning no trains between 10am and 5pm every weekday for 5 months (no nights, no weekends, oh no! And no rail replacement buses either) I had to borrow a car and drive […]
5 hours 30 minutes
Because they are doing upgrades on the line here daytimes meaning no trains between 10am and 5pm every weekday for 5 months (no nights, no weekends, oh no! And no rail replacement buses either) I had to borrow a car and drive […]
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gruene.social
November 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Amount of hours wasted today because of SNCF
5 hours 30 minutes
Because they are doing upgrades on the line here daytimes meaning no trains between 10am and 5pm every weekday for 5 months (no nights, no weekends, oh no! And no rail replacement buses either) I had to borrow a car and drive […]
5 hours 30 minutes
Because they are doing upgrades on the line here daytimes meaning no trains between 10am and 5pm every weekday for 5 months (no nights, no weekends, oh no! And no rail replacement buses either) I had to borrow a car and drive […]
After being left out of pocket yesterday due to the problems of #CrossBorderRail between Belgium and France, I have just sent my open letter to Community of European Railways
Let's see what response I get 😀
Here's the letter […]
Let's see what response I get 😀
Here's the letter […]
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gruene.social
November 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
After being left out of pocket yesterday due to the problems of #CrossBorderRail between Belgium and France, I have just sent my open letter to Community of European Railways
Let's see what response I get 😀
Here's the letter […]
Let's see what response I get 😀
Here's the letter […]
My #CrossBorderRail trip from Brugge 🇧🇪 to Nuits-sous-Ravières 🇫🇷has gone very badly, and will leave me €59.94 out of pocket
So Alberto Mazzola of CER is getting an open letter and an invoice for €59.94 from me
Here's the letter 👇 […]
So Alberto Mazzola of CER is getting an open letter and an invoice for €59.94 from me
Here's the letter 👇 […]
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gruene.social
November 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
My #CrossBorderRail trip from Brugge 🇧🇪 to Nuits-sous-Ravières 🇫🇷has gone very badly, and will leave me €59.94 out of pocket
So Alberto Mazzola of CER is getting an open letter and an invoice for €59.94 from me
Here's the letter 👇 […]
So Alberto Mazzola of CER is getting an open letter and an invoice for €59.94 from me
Here's the letter 👇 […]
I’m going to have to foot €56 from my own pocket for a hotel in Migennes for this
I think I might send an “invoice” to state rail industry trade lobby Community of European Railways for the €56
Because they say we don’t need law to fix this
Today’s case shows we do!
I think I might send an “invoice” to state rail industry trade lobby Community of European Railways for the €56
Because they say we don’t need law to fix this
Today’s case shows we do!
November 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I’m going to have to foot €56 from my own pocket for a hotel in Migennes for this
I think I might send an “invoice” to state rail industry trade lobby Community of European Railways for the €56
Because they say we don’t need law to fix this
Today’s case shows we do!
I think I might send an “invoice” to state rail industry trade lobby Community of European Railways for the €56
Because they say we don’t need law to fix this
Today’s case shows we do!
And a rat 🐀 just ran by
November 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
And a rat 🐀 just ran by
And here I am stranded at effing Paris Bercy because the last train to Bourgogne goes at 19:27, and I missed it because #CrossBorderRail Kortrijk-Lille broke down earlier
You could put money into improving what we know works
Or plough it into 💩 like this […]
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You could put money into improving what we know works
Or plough it into 💩 like this […]
[Original post on gruene.social]
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gruene.social
November 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
And here I am stranded at effing Paris Bercy because the last train to Bourgogne goes at 19:27, and I missed it because #CrossBorderRail Kortrijk-Lille broke down earlier
You could put money into improving what we know works
Or plough it into 💩 like this […]
[Original post on gruene.social]
You could put money into improving what we know works
Or plough it into 💩 like this […]
[Original post on gruene.social]
I have heard of it
And it’s a pile of abject 💩
Invest in something we know works - like Kortrijk-Lille #CrossBorderRail that broke down today leaving me stranded https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/115615338012219281
And it’s a pile of abject 💩
Invest in something we know works - like Kortrijk-Lille #CrossBorderRail that broke down today leaving me stranded https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/115615338012219281
European Commission (@[email protected])
Attached: 4 images The EU is investing in brilliant solutions to revolutionise sustainable commuting. One of them is Monocab 🚆 A gyro-stabilised monorail cabin offers autonomous, on-demand transport. It's designed to complement public transit by enhancing mobility in less populated areas and making your journey both planet-friendly and convenient. 🚆 Have you heard of any other innovative transport solutions? #WorldSustainableTransportDay 📸©Monocab Owl
ec.social-network.europa.eu
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I have heard of it
And it’s a pile of abject 💩
Invest in something we know works - like Kortrijk-Lille #CrossBorderRail that broke down today leaving me stranded https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/115615338012219281
And it’s a pile of abject 💩
Invest in something we know works - like Kortrijk-Lille #CrossBorderRail that broke down today leaving me stranded https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/115615338012219281
Aaaagghhh
Lille Europe
SNCF Staff tells me I can only board the TGV departing in 7 mins if I change ticket
No portiques at Lille Europe and board anyway, find train manager, explain
“You should have changed your ticket!”
“I cycled across the border, took a metro and need to get to Bourgogne […]
Lille Europe
SNCF Staff tells me I can only board the TGV departing in 7 mins if I change ticket
No portiques at Lille Europe and board anyway, find train manager, explain
“You should have changed your ticket!”
“I cycled across the border, took a metro and need to get to Bourgogne […]
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gruene.social
November 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Aaaagghhh
Lille Europe
SNCF Staff tells me I can only board the TGV departing in 7 mins if I change ticket
No portiques at Lille Europe and board anyway, find train manager, explain
“You should have changed your ticket!”
“I cycled across the border, took a metro and need to get to Bourgogne […]
Lille Europe
SNCF Staff tells me I can only board the TGV departing in 7 mins if I change ticket
No portiques at Lille Europe and board anyway, find train manager, explain
“You should have changed your ticket!”
“I cycled across the border, took a metro and need to get to Bourgogne […]
SNCF would sooner leave me stranded (and queue to change ticket) than let me on. Absolute *******
November 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
SNCF would sooner leave me stranded (and queue to change ticket) than let me on. Absolute *******
As there’s part of Rijsel called Mons, do Dutch speakers also call it Bergen?
November 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
As there’s part of Rijsel called Mons, do Dutch speakers also call it Bergen?
So much amitié it’s a diesel train on an electrified line (and still is) because neither has a EMU for each other‘s systems 🤷♂️ https://rail.chat/@andreaswiedenhoff/115616957916223383
Andreas Wiedenhoff (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image 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.
rail.chat
November 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
So much amitié it’s a diesel train on an electrified line (and still is) because neither has a EMU for each other‘s systems 🤷♂️ https://rail.chat/@andreaswiedenhoff/115616957916223383
So #CrossBorderRail IC 19736 was cancelled Mouscron 🇧🇪- Lille 🇫🇷
I need to blag my way onto a later TGV Lille - Paris (TGV 7534)
But I can find no SNCF source it didn’t run. Only Belgian sources. Can anyone find me a SNCF proof?
I need to blag my way onto a later TGV Lille - Paris (TGV 7534)
But I can find no SNCF source it didn’t run. Only Belgian sources. Can anyone find me a SNCF proof?
November 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
So #CrossBorderRail IC 19736 was cancelled Mouscron 🇧🇪- Lille 🇫🇷
I need to blag my way onto a later TGV Lille - Paris (TGV 7534)
But I can find no SNCF source it didn’t run. Only Belgian sources. Can anyone find me a SNCF proof?
I need to blag my way onto a later TGV Lille - Paris (TGV 7534)
But I can find no SNCF source it didn’t run. Only Belgian sources. Can anyone find me a SNCF proof?
“There are certain conversations on WhatsApp that, generally speaking, someone might somehow be able to listen to,” he said. 🤦♂️
https://mastodonsweden.se/@kallekn/115616598687459973
https://mastodonsweden.se/@kallekn/115616598687459973
Kalle Kniivilä (@[email protected])
Who leaked Witkoff’s call advising Kremlin on how to get Trump on side? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/26/who-leaked-steve-witkoff-call-kremlin-trump-analysis
mastodonsweden.se
November 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
“There are certain conversations on WhatsApp that, generally speaking, someone might somehow be able to listen to,” he said. 🤦♂️
https://mastodonsweden.se/@kallekn/115616598687459973
https://mastodonsweden.se/@kallekn/115616598687459973
Part 2 of today‘s Belgian strike impacted #CrossBorderRail Brugge-Gent-Lille
Is there a 15:36 Gent-Lille?
✅ SNCB app connection search
❌ SNCB app station departure screen (gives error)
❌ Screen on platform at Gent (says Kortrijk, no pic though)
✅ DB Navigator
Is there a 15:36 Gent-Lille?
✅ SNCB app connection search
❌ SNCB app station departure screen (gives error)
❌ Screen on platform at Gent (says Kortrijk, no pic though)
✅ DB Navigator
November 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Part 2 of today‘s Belgian strike impacted #CrossBorderRail Brugge-Gent-Lille
Is there a 15:36 Gent-Lille?
✅ SNCB app connection search
❌ SNCB app station departure screen (gives error)
❌ Screen on platform at Gent (says Kortrijk, no pic though)
✅ DB Navigator
Is there a 15:36 Gent-Lille?
✅ SNCB app connection search
❌ SNCB app station departure screen (gives error)
❌ Screen on platform at Gent (says Kortrijk, no pic though)
✅ DB Navigator
So the 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 taskforce for #crosschannelrail trains started today, I discovered by chance on LinkedIn
I knew this taskforce was to happen. But I’ve heard nothing about the agenda or who’s even in it
This doesn’t bode well for it doing solid work, sadly
I knew this taskforce was to happen. But I’ve heard nothing about the agenda or who’s even in it
This doesn’t bode well for it doing solid work, sadly
November 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
So the 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 taskforce for #crosschannelrail trains started today, I discovered by chance on LinkedIn
I knew this taskforce was to happen. But I’ve heard nothing about the agenda or who’s even in it
This doesn’t bode well for it doing solid work, sadly
I knew this taskforce was to happen. But I’ve heard nothing about the agenda or who’s even in it
This doesn’t bode well for it doing solid work, sadly
I spent hours trying to get a German regional paper to take the Régiolis #CrossBorderRail saga sensibly
I went through ways to frame it, helped the journalist ask the Eisenbahnbundesamt the right questions, back and forth with all of the detail
And now the article is out - with a massive […]
I went through ways to frame it, helped the journalist ask the Eisenbahnbundesamt the right questions, back and forth with all of the detail
And now the article is out - with a massive […]
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gruene.social
November 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I spent hours trying to get a German regional paper to take the Régiolis #CrossBorderRail saga sensibly
I went through ways to frame it, helped the journalist ask the Eisenbahnbundesamt the right questions, back and forth with all of the detail
And now the article is out - with a massive […]
I went through ways to frame it, helped the journalist ask the Eisenbahnbundesamt the right questions, back and forth with all of the detail
And now the article is out - with a massive […]
Picardie
Région abolished in 2016
Trains running with its branding still, with the amusing slogan “ensemble, réinventons la Picardie” (together we’ll re-invent Picardie)
Abolishing it is a reinvention of sorts 😀
Région abolished in 2016
Trains running with its branding still, with the amusing slogan “ensemble, réinventons la Picardie” (together we’ll re-invent Picardie)
Abolishing it is a reinvention of sorts 😀
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Picardie
Région abolished in 2016
Trains running with its branding still, with the amusing slogan “ensemble, réinventons la Picardie” (together we’ll re-invent Picardie)
Abolishing it is a reinvention of sorts 😀
Région abolished in 2016
Trains running with its branding still, with the amusing slogan “ensemble, réinventons la Picardie” (together we’ll re-invent Picardie)
Abolishing it is a reinvention of sorts 😀
It’s 09:18 and I’m outside Paris Nord, one of France’s most important stations
And there are 5 long distance trains in the next hour
5
That’s it
And there are 5 long distance trains in the next hour
5
That’s it
November 25, 2025 at 8:20 AM
It’s 09:18 and I’m outside Paris Nord, one of France’s most important stations
And there are 5 long distance trains in the next hour
5
That’s it
And there are 5 long distance trains in the next hour
5
That’s it