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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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/
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!
Here I am
In a deserted bar carriage on the TGV to Paris
With a chance of getting to Bourgogne tonight
And I’m only here with this chance because I did the precise opposite of what SNCF told me to do in Lille
In a deserted bar carriage on the TGV to Paris
With a chance of getting to Bourgogne tonight
And I’m only here with this chance because I did the precise opposite of what SNCF told me to do in Lille
November 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Here I am
In a deserted bar carriage on the TGV to Paris
With a chance of getting to Bourgogne tonight
And I’m only here with this chance because I did the precise opposite of what SNCF told me to do in Lille
In a deserted bar carriage on the TGV to Paris
With a chance of getting to Bourgogne tonight
And I’m only here with this chance because I did the precise opposite of what SNCF told me to do in Lille
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?
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
It goes only to Kortrijk
November 25, 2025 at 11:56 AM
It goes only to Kortrijk
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
And just look at the insides of this. I 🥰 it. My grandfather - an industrial electrician - would be purring over this!
November 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
And just look at the insides of this. I 🥰 it. My grandfather - an industrial electrician - would be purring over this!
The joy of old audio kit: you can still make something of this
All I need is the right converter cable and I’m playing MP3s off an iPhone on a 1966 amplifier and some 1970s speakers 😀
All I need is the right converter cable and I’m playing MP3s off an iPhone on a 1966 amplifier and some 1970s speakers 😀
November 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The joy of old audio kit: you can still make something of this
All I need is the right converter cable and I’m playing MP3s off an iPhone on a 1966 amplifier and some 1970s speakers 😀
All I need is the right converter cable and I’m playing MP3s off an iPhone on a 1966 amplifier and some 1970s speakers 😀
The turntable is Philips AG 2230, 1964-67. But I’m getting nothing from the motor here. Needs work https://hifi-wiki.com/index.php/Philips_AG_2230
November 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The turntable is Philips AG 2230, 1964-67. But I’m getting nothing from the motor here. Needs work https://hifi-wiki.com/index.php/Philips_AG_2230
This is the input 😀
November 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This is the input 😀
Jon‘s latest adventures in retro audio
Philips AG9018 amp
From 1966
Valves, pre transistors
Bought for €10
https://www.hifiengine.com/manual_library/philips/ag9018.shtml
Philips AG9018 amp
From 1966
Valves, pre transistors
Bought for €10
https://www.hifiengine.com/manual_library/philips/ag9018.shtml
November 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Jon‘s latest adventures in retro audio
Philips AG9018 amp
From 1966
Valves, pre transistors
Bought for €10
https://www.hifiengine.com/manual_library/philips/ag9018.shtml
Philips AG9018 amp
From 1966
Valves, pre transistors
Bought for €10
https://www.hifiengine.com/manual_library/philips/ag9018.shtml
One of the most controversial things I discovered in my #crosschannelrail work is that the Avelia Horizon trains ordered by Eurostar do not comply with existing Channel Tunnel evacuation rules in the case of a controlled stop
The whole background, and how to […]
[Original post on gruene.social]
The whole background, and how to […]
[Original post on gruene.social]
November 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
One of the most controversial things I discovered in my #crosschannelrail work is that the Avelia Horizon trains ordered by Eurostar do not comply with existing Channel Tunnel evacuation rules in the case of a controlled stop
The whole background, and how to […]
[Original post on gruene.social]
The whole background, and how to […]
[Original post on gruene.social]
Ortlieb Germany assured me this year their French distributor (Sportpulsion) could repair holes in my pannier bags, so no need to send the bag to Germany
The bag is now back… and they didn’t patch the hole properly! 😡
The bag is now back… and they didn’t patch the hole properly! 😡
November 22, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Ortlieb Germany assured me this year their French distributor (Sportpulsion) could repair holes in my pannier bags, so no need to send the bag to Germany
The bag is now back… and they didn’t patch the hole properly! 😡
The bag is now back… and they didn’t patch the hole properly! 😡
We might finally get passenger trains Tornio - Haparanda next year! #CrossBorderRail
Thanks @Jonas_Bostrom for the news!
https://valtioneuvosto.fi/sv/-/regeringen-foreslar-kompletteringar-i-budgetpropositionen-for-2026?languageId=en_US
Thanks @Jonas_Bostrom for the news!
https://valtioneuvosto.fi/sv/-/regeringen-foreslar-kompletteringar-i-budgetpropositionen-for-2026?languageId=en_US
November 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
We might finally get passenger trains Tornio - Haparanda next year! #CrossBorderRail
Thanks @Jonas_Bostrom for the news!
https://valtioneuvosto.fi/sv/-/regeringen-foreslar-kompletteringar-i-budgetpropositionen-for-2026?languageId=en_US
Thanks @Jonas_Bostrom for the news!
https://valtioneuvosto.fi/sv/-/regeringen-foreslar-kompletteringar-i-budgetpropositionen-for-2026?languageId=en_US
So I might have to go to the island in January
7th January
Oh, €44 is not too bad
Errrr... only if you book a return. €63 for a single
But I would return to Brussels, damn it
#crosschannelrail
7th January
Oh, €44 is not too bad
Errrr... only if you book a return. €63 for a single
But I would return to Brussels, damn it
#crosschannelrail
November 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
So I might have to go to the island in January
7th January
Oh, €44 is not too bad
Errrr... only if you book a return. €63 for a single
But I would return to Brussels, damn it
#crosschannelrail
7th January
Oh, €44 is not too bad
Errrr... only if you book a return. €63 for a single
But I would return to Brussels, damn it
#crosschannelrail
French journalists when they hear a politician talking about the Régiolis trains 🤷♂️
#CrossBorderRail background: https://jonworth.eu/news-that-regiolis-cross-border-trains-cannot-operate-in-germany-is-actually-nothing-new/
#CrossBorderRail background: https://jonworth.eu/news-that-regiolis-cross-border-trains-cannot-operate-in-germany-is-actually-nothing-new/
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
French journalists when they hear a politician talking about the Régiolis trains 🤷♂️
#CrossBorderRail background: https://jonworth.eu/news-that-regiolis-cross-border-trains-cannot-operate-in-germany-is-actually-nothing-new/
#CrossBorderRail background: https://jonworth.eu/news-that-regiolis-cross-border-trains-cannot-operate-in-germany-is-actually-nothing-new/
Sadly not my train
November 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Sadly not my train
Aaaand now the EST is cancelled completely. Wooo hooo! 🎉
November 19, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Aaaand now the EST is cancelled completely. Wooo hooo! 🎉
Why Taktfahplan is a great thing, part 5745677
Because when you don’t have it you’re screwed
I know my Eurostar Thalys Liege - Paris is delayed later today
But there’s 90 mins between 13:13 and 14:40 with no Bruxelles-Paris departure
Had there been a 13:40 […]
[Original post on gruene.social]
Because when you don’t have it you’re screwed
I know my Eurostar Thalys Liege - Paris is delayed later today
But there’s 90 mins between 13:13 and 14:40 with no Bruxelles-Paris departure
Had there been a 13:40 […]
[Original post on gruene.social]
November 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Why Taktfahplan is a great thing, part 5745677
Because when you don’t have it you’re screwed
I know my Eurostar Thalys Liege - Paris is delayed later today
But there’s 90 mins between 13:13 and 14:40 with no Bruxelles-Paris departure
Had there been a 13:40 […]
[Original post on gruene.social]
Because when you don’t have it you’re screwed
I know my Eurostar Thalys Liege - Paris is delayed later today
But there’s 90 mins between 13:13 and 14:40 with no Bruxelles-Paris departure
Had there been a 13:40 […]
[Original post on gruene.social]
Drielandentrein having a normal day 🤦♂️
Delay due to an earlier journey delayed due to an earlier journey delayed due to an earlier journey
This timetable is simply too fragile!
Delay due to an earlier journey delayed due to an earlier journey delayed due to an earlier journey
This timetable is simply too fragile!
November 19, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Drielandentrein having a normal day 🤦♂️
Delay due to an earlier journey delayed due to an earlier journey delayed due to an earlier journey
This timetable is simply too fragile!
Delay due to an earlier journey delayed due to an earlier journey delayed due to an earlier journey
This timetable is simply too fragile!