"That isn’t conservatism. It’s debt-financed dependency with a flag decal."

Malgré les vagues de harcèlement sans précédent dont mes collègues et moi faisons l'objet, je continuerai à répondre par les faits. Avec moi, ce ne sont ni les « impressions », ni les croyances, et encore moins les insultes qui comptent : ce sont les données. 1/12

Nieuwe trein naar Parijs, reis vanaf Amsterdam duurt ruim zeven uur

L'European Sleeper Bruxelles – Milan via les Pays-Bas pour l'horaire 2027 La coopérative ferroviaire European Sleeper a annoncé ce mardi le changement d’itinéraire dès décembre de son nouveau train de nuit Bruxelles – Milan, qui sera lancé le 9 septembre. Fini les arrêts à Liège et...

To avoid delays and promote a modal shift to rail, the European Parliament has given a final go-ahead for EU rules that will strengthen cross-border railway capacity coordination. Learn more: link.europa.eu/jhFf8y

Oh @eliasvandeun.bsky.social has dug up something interesting ERA approval for Alstom‘s new TGV-M has been granted today https://eratv.era.europa.eu/Eratv/Home/View/13-383-0001-3-001-001 An important step towards these trains finally entering into service, albeit more than 2 years late

TGV-M, the new high speed train of SNCF Voyageurs, is now homologated to run in France! 🎉 eratv.era.europa.eu/Eratv/Home/V...

As the U.S. starves it of oil, Cuba is pulling off one of the fastest solar revolutions on the planet — with China’s help

The growth of #battery storage in evening peaks has been stunning, and in the last ew months has completely pushed out #gas generators in the Sunshine state.. https://reneweconomy.com.au/big-batteries-took-a-bite-out-of-gas-generators-evening-peak-party-then-they-ate-the-whole-dinner/

Quoted in @ketanjoshi.co's piece in @theguardian.com: a year ago Spain's grid collapsed. Solar was blamed, return to fossil predicted. Investigations found voltage failures. Then Hormuz closed. Spain was shielded as renewables cut wholesale prices by 40%. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

When it comes to the energy transition I'm a glass half full person. I know: plenty of people would say that's terribly naive. They point to the scale of the challenge. They point to vested interests. They point to hard-to-abate sectors. And they're not wrong. But here's what they miss. 🧵

This week's newsletter is out jonworth.eu/a-tram-train... Main article this week: A tram-train for Nijmegen - Kleve: the option with the fewest downsides #CrossBorderRail Also this week: Bullshit Meter: Monocab as a solution for rural rail lines jonworth.eu/monocab-as-a...

How Paris swapped cars for bikes – and transformed its streets

European Sleeper désormais sur les rails entre Paris et Berlin Ce 26 mars, la société ferroviaire European Sleeper a mis en service un nouveau train de nuit entre Paris et Berlin, s’arrêtant entre-autres à Bruxelles. Il remplace partiellement les services ÖBB Nightjet, dont les liaisons vers...

Tonight @EuropeanSlpr is launching their new Paris-Berlin sleeper train. Founder Chris Engelsman: “Demand is there” “Sleepers *can* be profitable”. “European Sleeper is now an established operator, no longer just a startup”. 🥳 Train details at www.seat61.com/trains-and-r...

De Fairphone (Gen 6) met Murena /e/ OS is bijzonder, want het is een Android-telefoon zonder Google. En dat kan eigenlijk heel goed, weg bij big tech. #Tweakers

The final report on the Iberia Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) blackout is out. Many will be blaming renewables and talk about inertia: nonsense. The cause was bad voltage control. Solar and wind could have helped but that was illegal. The fix is is surprisingly easy. www.entsoe.eu/publications...

Noemen alle 'Antisemitisme!'-krijsers buiten de Kamer deze rabbi ook 'antisemitisch'? Misschien ook goed voor de Kamerleden die tijdens het #vragenuurtje schuimbekkend bij de microfoon stonden om even hier naar te kijken en te luisteren. Desnoods 15 keer.

Welcome onboard the very first #GoVolta train from Berlin 🇩🇪 to Amsterdam 🇳🇱! The train just arrived from Amsterdam without any delays (-20 min!!) and is now ready for departure! I paid 10€ for the whole journey which is a very good value! 🙌

Is anyone as ill-suited for great office as Donald Trump? Yes, Pete Hegseth – that’s why Potus likes him | Emma Brockes

Trump thinks brute force will arrest the US’s decline. His heavy-handed actions in Iran are only accelerating it | Owen Jones

When I started working on UK energy in 2007, fossil fuels provided ~78% of electricity. Coal alone: 34%. Wind & solar: less than 2%. Today: wind & solar 33%, fossil fuels 28%, coal 0%. The chart below tells the story better than words can.

The city’s transition away from the car, though fantastically chaotic, has become a global role model, says Simon Kuper: ft.trib.al/PENku7n

The first lesson of war is ‘know your enemy’ – and Britain’s enemy now is Donald Trump | Simon Tisdall

This week's newsletter is out jonworth.eu/hungary-serb... Main piece this week: less analysis, more traveller report - recounting my journey from Kőbánya-Kispest at the edge of Budapest 🇭🇺 to where I am now, Beograd 🇷🇸

Flanders, the northern region of Belgium, may not match the Netherlands as a cycling paradise. But 24% of Flemish employees cycle to work now, twice as many as in 2005! The Brussels Region is behind but catching up: 8 times more people cycle to work now! #Bikesky www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/20...

So today's regular rail newsletter for subscribers is about to go out... *** This week *** Analysis: Positive talk about the future of rail NL-BE Bullshit Meter: Bulgaria - North Macedonia Tunnel by 2028 #CrossBorderRail: Spring tour starts 3rd March Good week: New Trains for Lille Metro [...]

So after some technical issues, the newsletter is finally out This week - EU law on ticketing - Chinese investment in European rail - A bullshit ring line - Good week for Una line - Bad week for Bane NOR that made their own line collapse - And an old picture from Cottbus jonworth.eu/chinese-inve...

"Google is always adding new, smart features that seem almost magical when you first use them. But there is an unspoken 'catch' with nearly all of these features – they need unfettered access to your data to function." Read more at: www.degoogle-your-life.com/en/guides/gm... #bigtech #degoogle

Good news, #Hamburg 🌙🚆 From 13 July 2026, our Paris–Berlin #nighttrain will also stop in Hamburg. A new city to board in the evening, or wake up to in the morning. With easy onward rail links, Scandinavia is now closer than ever. 🎟️ Bookings are open 👉 www.europeansleeper.eu/hamburg

ANY European #marketing or communications agency that invests significant effort into their clients’ (or worse, their own) presence on #GoogleMaps, without even informing them about #OpenStreetMap, cannot be taken seriously any longer. #BuyEuropean, be present on #European maps. 🇪🇺💪

The EU and India have just concluded negotiations on their biggest ever free trade agreement. What does this mean? ⬇️

Breaking News: India and the EU announced a free-trade agreement nearly 20 years in the making.

BREAKING: The European Union and the Mercosur bloc sign a major deal to create one of world's biggest free trade zones after 25 years of talks.

It is so profoundly stupid that the American government is wasting money on SLS to race China to the moon, while China has already built two thirds as many miles of HSR as America has miles of interstate highways (46,876 miles).

Trumps Maga-beweging kraakt in zijn voegen: kopstukken vechten elkaar de tent uit

Yesterday: no Basel-Malmö Today: new Bruxelles/Amsterdam-Milano Really? Maybe... Explained 👇 jonworth.eu/now-were-goi...

Will we see this in 2050? tripbytrip.org/2025/12/10/r...

Les vélos sont enfin acceptés dans les trains classiques Paris-Bruxelles. La réservation pour les vélos est obligatoire (10€). Malgré les 3 marches, c'est une nouvelle qui va faciliter la vie des voyageurs à vélo, notamment ceux de l'EuroVélo 3. #monvélodansletrain

De Amerika podcast zit bij de top 10 voor de publieksprijs van de Dutch podcast awards! We nemen het op tegen een paar grote namen, dus we hebben jouw stem hard nodig! podcastawards.nl/stemmen/

‘Wat ook niet helpt is dat de mens de laatste decennia door de overvloed aan snacks en ultrabewerkte voeding steeds meer evolueert in een zoetekauw.’

La SNCB devrait lancer sa nouvelle billetterie dans un mois Le 15 octobre prochain, la SNCB devrait lancer sa nouvelle billetterie, d’après deux sources à mobilithib. Présentée comme plus économique, la réforme introduira une différenciation entre heures de pointe et heures creuses et actera...

As the UK newspapers are likely to be fawning over Virgin Trains having agreed something or other with Alstom for trains for the Channel Tunnel, here's an explainer about what this news does and doesn't mean #CrossChannelRail crossborderrail.trainsforeurope.eu/deciphering-...

Velvet, nouveau nom du projet Proxima, sur l'axe LGV Atlantique pour 2028 En un an, la société ferroviaire française Proxima a passé des étapes importantes sur le chemin de son lancement, trouvant un investisseur et commandant 12 Alstom Avelia Horizon... @velvet-train.bsky.social

"With the INSEE data released today, we see the rapid increase in the use of bicycles compared to cars for commuting. For Paris as a whole, usage has become equivalent! By arrondissement, we find the East vs. the West (note: the 14th is 0.1% away from being grayed out on the map)."

Avec les données INSEE parues aujourd'hui, on voit la progression rapide de l'usage du vélo par rapport à la voiture pour aller au travail. Pour Paris au global, l'usage est devenu équivalent ! Par arrondissement, on retrouve l'Est vs l'Ouest (note: le 14ème est à 0.1% d'être en gris sur la carte)

I have an opinion piece for the iPaper - basically on why we still should not (yet?) believe Eurostar's expansion plans #CrossChannelRail inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...

Eurostar trains to Switzerland and Germany are an empty promise https://www.europesays.com/uk/174856/ The operator claims direct trains to Geneva, Frankfurt and Cologne could launch by the early 2030s, as potential…#uk #news #uknews

Manque d’emplacements, jungle des réservations, quais inaccessibles… Dans les trains et les gares, les voyageurs à vélo trop souvent mal reçus. La France n’est pas à la hauteur des enjeux, dénonce un collectif. Lire l'article ➡️ https://l.reporterre.net/mU5

What happens when you turn a highway into a green space? After a succesful trial period, the Tokyo Expressway’s KK Line will be repurposed into a public green space called the Tokyo Sky Corridor. buff.ly/Jyzz3yq