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The Man in Seat 61

@seatsixtyone.bsky.social

I've just released a short video showing the journey to Orkney, by Caledonian Sleeper to Inverness, the scenic Far North Line to Thurso (Britain's most northerly station) and Northlink Ferries from Scrabster to Stromness on the excellent m/v Hamnavoe. Take a peek!
youtu.be/8TpQJS-a4EM?...

To Orkney by sleeper, Far North Line & ferry

YouTube video by The Man in Seat 61

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February 8, 2026 at 8:39 AM

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Jon Worth

@jon.gruene.social.ap.brid.gy

So you can now directly follow posts from my blog / newsletter site here in the Fediverse - it's @news - and it runs from within Ghost

I'll see if this is a useful addition my more regular activity here!

February 7, 2026 at 1:31 AM

Siège avec vue

@siegeavecvue.rail.chat.ap.brid.gy

Quelq'un veut vivre dans une gare? 🤔 https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/grand-est/ardennes/charleville-mezieres/1-259-m-des-gares-a-louer-sur-leboncoin-3293238.html

Des gares à louer par la SNCF sur Leboncoin : "c'est toujours mieux que de voir une gare qui part en vrille"

Les gares de Revin (Ardennes) ou encore de Romilly-sur-Seine (Aube) sont à louer sur Leboncoin. La SNCF a publié des annonces dans l’espoir d’y installer des activités. En Champagne-Ardenne, 16 autres gares sont à la recherche...

france3-regions.franceinfo.fr

February 5, 2026 at 9:20 PM

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Braid in trains :lesbian_uz: - solidarity with :streik:

@lewd.zug.network.ap.brid.gy

My trip finally begins : Tonight, the :european_sleeper: 453 will bring me in a comfortable wagon-lits to Berlin, the first stop of my #FOSSRail trip from 🇧🇪 Brussels to 🇹🇭 Bangkok connecting the FOSDEM with the FOSSASIA by train.

I will spend the next two weeks […]

[Original post on zug.network]

Ceiling light in an old wagon-lits train.

A Bombardier Traxx locomotive hauling a European Sleeper into Bruxelles-Midi.

A night train arriving in Brussels. It consists of couchette and sleeper carriages.

February 2, 2026 at 6:36 PM

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acb

@acb.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

The Guardian has a piece on British typographer and graphic designer Margaret Calvert, who’s (partially or wholly) responsible for the British highway signage typeface (Transport), the British Rail typeface (Rail Alphabet) and the pictographs on British road signs, and whose autobiography is […]

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mastodon.social

February 3, 2026 at 11:18 AM

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Moritz Kleine-Sendrail 🇺🇦

@moritz-kleine.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

Pano!

#mgb #goms #langlauf #haltaufverlangen

Intérieur de seconde classe des trains MGB, Wagon panoramique avec fenêtres inclinées en plus des baies vitrées, permettant une vue imprenable et de la lumière du soleil dans le salon

February 1, 2026 at 12:48 PM

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Jon Worth

@jon.gruene.social.ap.brid.gy

The first edition of my weekly European railway newsletter went out today https://jonworth.eu/finally-some-progress-for-france-germany-regional-rail/

The first four editions are free, thereafter it'll be a €3 a month subscription

In this edition:
🇫🇷🇩🇪 Régiolis trains
Bullshit about 🇭🇺 trains […]

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gruene.social

January 30, 2026 at 6:43 PM

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Trainfo.eu

@interrailinfosvenska.mastodonsweden.se.ap.brid.gy

1 år på Mastodon! 🎉 🥳

För ett år sen skapade jag det här Mastodon-kontot, det blev jättebra. Förhoppningsvis har fler blivit inspirerade att göra tågresor och hittat info hur det genomförs.

Det har också blivit ett sätt att fånga upp vad som händer och […]

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Kaffe och tjeckisk honungskaka i en tjeckisk restaurangvagn

February 1, 2026 at 7:45 AM

Siège avec vue

@siegeavecvue.rail.chat.ap.brid.gy

I wrote an experimental #substack #travel post, but as I understand some people are agin that platform here, this links to the @blog version.

https://write.as/siegeavecvue/night-trains-olives-and-aperol-how-i-reached-cordoba-without-flying

#interrail #trainsnotplanes #Córdoba #mezquita

An image of a Peruvian finger puppet next to a glass of cava on a train, overlaid with the following text:

Night trains, olives, and Aperol: How I reached Córdoba without flying
36 hours, 9 trains, 1 magnificent mosque, and many olives later.

January 29, 2026 at 8:18 PM

Siège avec vue

@siegeavecvue.rail.chat.ap.brid.gy

I was going through some old photos and came upon this @diningcar beauty from 2012.

No need to buy a sandwich from the trolley! Buy a baguette and some brie in Monoprix. Your #SNCF #voyageur card makes a handy portable knife.

A small picnic on a train table. A piece of baguette from a bag marked "Artisan Boulanger" rests on some paper, next to an apple, and a small cut portion of Pointe de Brie with a white SNCF Carte Voyageur sticking out of it. A bottle of Evian in the background.

January 27, 2026 at 12:03 AM

Siège avec vue

@siegeavecvue.rail.chat.ap.brid.gy

Today's #earworm has been brought to you by Posie, Perkin, and Pootle. #theflumps https://youtu.be/hQGPC6W7eSw

January 24, 2026 at 3:51 PM

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@siegeavecvue.rail.chat.ap.brid.gy

Here's the long-threatened "doing the sums" post from my recent #interrail adventure.

I apologise if it inadvertently contains useful #travel advice.

https://www.siegeavecvue.eu/winterrail-doing-the-sums/

#trainsnotplanes