I would post more Paris content but I took 5 photos all in all

Wanna store your luggage at Paris Gare du Nord? No problem! Just queue for this ridiculous and bureaucratic process where the contents of your baggage will be questioned and checked. It will take about 3 people to get this done and a lot of time! Other railways have figured out lockers btw…

Paris Gare du Nord: - Platforms aren’t announced until a few minutes before departure - Passengers are advised to be there at least 20‘ prior - However, seating options are incredibly limited - Everyone is standing and when the platform is announced all hell breaks loose

I am in enemy territory

Start your morning with a prayer, for instance: „I despise the French railways“

Italo wants to do what in Germany?

I owe you updates on this one: since all alternatives were full and the only choice was upgrading to 1st class for a hefty sum, my friend decided to refund her ticket a book a (cheaper) flight instead. Just for going from Paris to Amsterdam. French railway culture and Eurostar policy at their best.

Do I need to come and help dig? I’ll do it for free, maybe that will help the ridiculous price tag… www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/tfl...

Nobody had told me that the U-Bahn in Hamburg is so tiny. Decent system, expansion however is necessary since I feel like a lot of areas remain unconnected. (1/3)

Petition to show the people who wrote this report a picture of a train

This is your sign to go see Lady Gaga too!

A rare arch/civileng post of mine: Of course I visited the Elbphilharmonie, I am a tourist after all. Ridiculously impressive, however it triggers the civil engineer inside me. If anything, budget overruns and delays that are basically synonymous with this building do not seem weird at all. (1/5)

Needless to say that I am in lovesick the five door Capacity bus operated by Hochbahn, who are, afaik, the only company which uses this variant

Lore update: I am in Hamburg

GOOD MORN… nevermind. This is now a running joke in my account, unlike the DB trains, which are clearly not running.

How do I explain to people not from Greece that I grew up spending this day in military-style parades and mocking Italians (all under the umbrella of patriotism and the support of the school system)

Thinking of adding „hater of the French railways“ in my bio what do you think?

Okay so, since my journey has also been affected by apparent engineering works, here is how it goes: Eurostar offers the possibility to rebook free of charge on another service; the problem is that all services on the day are FULL.

Athens Trolleybus news! Although Athens wants to shut down its Trolleybus network, it hasn’t stopped researching new ways to use the infrastructure. The eBRT project has created this Frankenstein of a bus, which is apparently designed to charge through trolleybus wires, maybe even in-motion?!

Lol they actually did it www.alstom.com/press-releas...

Asking for a friend: Eurostar train gets cancelled (well in advance, the booking is in a month) and they can offer a refund or rebook for an additional cost… aren’t they supposed to rebook for no additional cost on another connection?!

Very unusual: a DDZ for the service to Maastricht instead of a VIRM.

Why did they waste their time doing a meeting when they could have just asked me and I’d tell them the same thing

Good morning friends. Equipped with an OV-Chipkaart and a dream, I am trying to get from Aachen to Amsterdam. Currently, this is the situation we are dealing with:

Die Berliner CDU will Bahnsteigsperren für „mehr Sauberkeit“. Hier ist mein (sehr komischer und absolut unrealistischer) Vorschlag:

I need good Spotify alternatives and by good, I mean: - okay sound quality (nothing crazy) - varied and organised catalogue. I listen to non-English music too and I don’t wanna see artists getting mixed up - Samsung TV App - maybe okay morals; ie not deep into AI, likes musicians a bit

To say that this is horrific would be an understatement.

So, I visited Busworld last week and here are some things I saw and found interesting! A short thread (1/13)

Typo count on posts last hour: 3

I finally visited th Liège tramway and can confirm that the project is very useful and probably long overdue. The city still needs to take huge steps to improve transit, including more tram lines and a decent S-Bahn.

When it comes to museum pieces, Trainworld in Schaerbeek is definitely solid and worth a visit and includes beautiful pieces! However, bad lighting and the very dark rooms, combined with AI slop videos as a pet of a WWII-themed exposition undermined the whole experience.

Do you want to hear about a niche topic I am *very* passionate about? Bus stop platform/kerb heights. For newly built/rebuilt stops, German norms dictate a gap/step <=5 cm to enable easy boarding for everyone (DIN 18040-3). From this, most German cities opt for a height of 16 or 18 cm.

The Nîmes BHNS line T2 has a per-km cost on the higher end of BRT projects in France, at €118 million for 11.5 km (including rolling stock), or €10 million/km. However, the quality of the streetscape and stop finishes is mind-blowing. pics from: www.richezassocies.com/fr/projets/l...

Another day, another trip on the Maaslijn: with services up to every 15‘ in the peak, it is certainly impressive for a single track, diesel route. However, electrification is long overdue and certain villages should gain stations on the line. Apparently electrification costs have skyrocketed…

Seriously considering dumping ALL of my ideas for railway plans in the Netherlands in one big thread idk

Considering the age of the station and space constraints on all sides, Amsterdam C is fairly good - and I am the biggest fan of its bus station. However, problems in pedestrian circulation and the 2/3 chance to pass ticket barriers twice just to reach ferries and buses can be very inconvenient

Surprise VIRM on your timeline

Update from the swiftie side of the internet: there is a civil war going on

Seit 6 Jahren fährt die RE18 zwischen Aachen und Maastricht, seit 6 Jahren können Arriva, DB und AVV keine vernünftige Informationen über Verspätungen und Ausfälle ermitteln.

Taylor Swift released a new album which means that I‘ll be insufferable for the next few weeks. Only this time, I am unsure whether it will be the swifties or the general population I’ll be pissing off the most 😖

Aus den 5 AVV-Preisstufen und 7 VRS-Preisstufen sollten 3 Preisstufen für Rheinland werden: der Rheinlandtarif, der ab dem 1. Juni 2026 in Kraft tritt, sieht eine deutliche Vereinfachung der Tariflandschaft und eine Förderung der Nutzung von eezy vor. Die Preise sind noch unbekannt.

Regarding the recent news about the cancellation of NJ to and from Paris, I do not want to read any bs article trying to overanalyse the situation and tell us the same 3 points that are reiterated whenever rail services get cut. The reason those trains don’t run is because SNCF doesn’t want to. End.

Aus meiner Sicht: Das Schleifenkonzept wird wohl sterben. Die ASEAG und der AVV können sich über weniger Einnahmen durch das 1-€-P+R-Ticket freuen und Mobilität bleibt der unwichtigste Punkt der Aachener Politik (das ist leider nichts Neues)

In Germany, system-wide issues in bus systems are often ignored in favour of solutions for problematic points. Hamburg‘s approach directly challenged this by rolling out a wider priority strategy along busy corridors. However, this piece doubts its success by pointing out the limited speed gains.

Another shower thought: I refuse to receive any criticism for my transportation costs from car owners.

Looking at this narrow tram stop, I ask myself the forever question of design: "Is it ok to settle for something that improves over the previous conditions (on-street boarding) but does not meet the full standard for proper accessibility?"

Ist wirklich schön, dass Bonn, Münster und Köln so stabil gewählt haben, große Klasse! Aber was ist der Plan für die vielen Großstädten, die von den Landes- und Bundesregierungen immer wieder aufs neue im Stich gelassen wurden? Duisburg, Gelsenkirchen, Hagen, Oberhausen, Herne, Wuppertal, ... ?

Status update: I am observing a very niche debate on an online platform. I understand very little and I feel it is very chronically online by the posts, comments and replies; but I find it entertaining

Ich finde es sehr nervig, dass alle Schlagzeilen über die Wahl in NRW über die AfD sind. Es fühlt sich wirklich so an, als wären alle großen Websites mit dem Ergebnis zufrieden 🤨

I made a pretty significant mistake on the last thread yet nobody corrected it, I am very sorry