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https://www.europesays.com/dk/153043/ Prague Launches Direct Rail Link to Berlin and… #Copenhagen #CrossBorderTravel2026 #EuropeanRail #PragueTransport #SustainableTravel

Siemens Vectron Hauls Czech Coke Train to Denmark First Time, No Locomotive Change Needed

Mobility.siemens.com Czech state freight operator ČD Cargo reached Denmark for the first time in its history overnight on…
#Denmark #Danmark #DK #Europe #Europa #EU #CDCargo #denmark #europeanrail #Fehmarnbelt #multi-systemlocomotive #Padborg #RailFreight #ScandinavianCorridorETCS #siemensvectron
https://www.europesays.com/3195013/

https://www.europesays.com/3195013/ Siemens Vectron Hauls Czech Coke Train to Denmark First Time, No Locomotive Change Needed #CDCargo #Danmark #denmark #EuropeanRail #Fehmarnbelt #MultiSystemLocomotive #Padborg #RailFreight #ScandinavianCorridorETCS #SiemensVectron

Siemens Vectron Hauls Czech Coke Train to Denmark First Time, No Locomotive Change Needed https://www.byteseu.com/2276957/ #CdCargo #Denmark #EuropeanRail #Fehmarnbelt #MultiSystemLocomotive #Padborg #RailFreight #ScandinavianCorridorETCS #SiemensVectron

https://www.europesays.com/dk/146140/ Siemens Vectron Hauls Czech Coke Train to Denmark First Time, No Locomotive Change Needed #CDCargo #Danmark #Denmark #EuropeanRail #Fehmarnbelt #MultiSystemLocomotive #Padborg #RailFreight #ScandinavianCorridorETCS #SiemensVectron

Siemens Vectron Hauls Czech Coke Train to Denmark First Time, No Locomotive Change Needed

Mobility.siemens.com Czech state freight operator ČD Cargo reached Denmark for the first time in its history overnight on…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Siemens #CDCargo #Europeanrail #Fehmarnbelt #multi-systemlocomotive #Padborg #railfreight #ScandinavianCorridorETCS #siemens #SiemensVectron
https://www.europesays.com/germany/72675/

Hello Brussels, after three changes of direction by the same DB train (at Köln, Aachen, and also between Köln and Aachen). No surprise to be half hour late, but my connection is 1h10.
Flixbus to Lille the next hop, €7 instead of €40+ by train.
Also worth knowing maybe, Bruxelles Nord is in an office block desert but perfect for quick bus connections.

#NotFlying #EuropeanRail

Hello #BahnBubble, this is a seriously niche ask about payment methods for tickets on bahn.de (also DB Navigator).

I don't live in the Eurozone, so transaction fees apply. SEPA direct debit is my best option – I've used it dozens of times with DB, but only for buying Supersparpreis tickets.
Is there a reason why SEPA can't be used specifically for Sparpreis tickets?
A glitch, a weird rule, or maybe a rule with a perfectly sensible explanation?

#EuropeanRail

The Deutsches Hygiene-Museum is well worth a visit if you pass through Dresden.
1. Great temporary exhibition on mental health, worth entry fee alone.
2. Interesting permanent exhibitions, acknowledging also its own history and role in National Socialist ideology.
3. Spotlessly clean toilets.

It's this kind of chance find that #NotFlying / travelling by #EuropeanRail makes possible.

#WalesToSweden

Actually, I take back the no frills description. Sure, there's no wifi and limited catering (improvements are coming, just ask @maartje).

But European Sleeper has the biggest frill that some other train companies have lost: staff on board who give a shit.

A passenger missed disembarking, even though we stopped at Berlin Hbf for 20 minutes and Ostbahnhof for 4. Next official stop is 2 hours away. Train manager stopped the train at Schönefeld instead of passing through.

#EuropeanRail

Hello again the European Sleeper train, this time from Rotterdam to Dresden.
I love these trains, it's no frills travel in the good sense. The byproduct is that strangers are allowed to talk to one another.
#EuropeanRail
#FlyingLess
#WalesToSweden

#EuropeanRail PSA.
Travelling in #Eurostar Plus between London and Netherlands gets you more space, and complimentary and genuinely decent tea, but far more importantly, a whole raft of extra cartoon characters in the information/safety video. Withering look lady remains unchallenged as the queen of emoting just by blinking.
(See also #SweatChildOfThine if that makes no sense.)

There are many small highlights to a #Eurostar train ride. I personally love the endlessly looping animated information and safety video.
Since the Thalys merger and rebrand, the man who lays golden turds (indicating how to adjust the seat) is no more.
My new hero is the forgetful guy who stumbles over a small bag, but is later able to shove out a smashed window then swoop out without getting glass bits in his arse.
Elderly couple nearby left to burn, it appears.
#EuropeanRail
#SweatChildOfThine

Hello Danish rail replacement, er, ferry.
The Scandlines links between DK and DE are a great way to break up a long journey, and I prefer this route to the train right through Denmark. Even when it is running.

#EuropeanRail

Completer-finishers among you may like to know that my 8-minute connection train was on time into Malmö but left 10 minutes late, and was running 6 behind when it left the Swedish rail network.
So no chance I could have made the Danish train from CPH, even though it had looked tantalisingly feasible all day.
That sleeper train ticket was €50 well spent.

#EuropeanRail

Oh, and the only seating is evil slippery sloping metal benches that are impossible to sit on, and must be freezing in winter.

I wish I did have only 8 minutes here (toots passim) but on the other hand, the 300 metre transfer from temporary platforms 11/12 to main station platforms 1/2 is so badly signed that I am glad I allowed 30 minutes.

Moan moan moan.

#EuropeanRail

Hello Danmark.
Hello Europe's (imho) least pleasant station, Copenhagen Airport.
The stink of jet fuel greets you even before you leave your incoming train.
A breeze picks up as you wait on the platform and you assume the air will freshen. But of course that air is also filthy with jet pollution, so the only relief is when you stop noticing the noxious fog.
Never mind the climate emergency, why do we allow local air pollution like this?
#FlyingLess
#EuropeanRail
#SweatChildOfThine

It's years since I last rode a Swedish night train that wasn't the newish Euronight going to/from Germany.
The domestic sleepers are older, more spacious, and have an authentic scent of classic train. Is it leather or some particular axle grease?
Tonight's route from Stockholm to Malmö looks kinda circuitous. But hey, we've got all night.
#EuropeanRail #SweatChildOfThine

Oslo and Berlin direct train link to launch as soon as 2028

Three more European capital cities are set to benefit from a record-breaking, direct train connection again, according to…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Berlin #connection #Copenhagen #direct #Europeanrail #Hamburg #non-stoptrain #northtosouth #NorwaytoGermany #Oslo #train #travelEuropebyrail
https://www.europesays.com/germany/20551/

https://www.europesays.com/dk/89382/ Oslo and Berlin direct train link to launch as soon as 2028 #berlin #connection #Copenhagen #direct #EuropeanRail #Hamburg #NonStopTrain #NorthToSouth #Norway #NorwayToGermany #Oslo #train #TravelEuropeByRail

@juliette
It is valid until the original expiry date.
You cancel the renewal/subscription, not the card you hold.
#EuropeanRail

Germany Joins Spain, France, UK, Austria, Netherlands and More as Europe’s Rail Revival Gains Momentum with Record Ridership and Sustainable Mobility Goals: Here is What You Should Know https://www.byteseu.com/1937836/ #Europe #EuropeanRail #EuropeanTravelNews #HighSpeedRail #Netherlands #PassengerGrowth #PublicTransport #RailwayNews #RailwayTravel

Anyone else remember the proposal by Apostolos #Tzitzikostas ( #EUCommissioner for "Sustainable Transport and Tourism") to introduce a unified #eu booking system for #rail by the end of 2025?
I haven't heard a thing about that since the announcement back in 2024 so I wrote an E-mail to his team, asking what became of the idea.
--> (will post to this thread if I get a response)

If you know more about the proposal & it's current state, please share

#eucommission #sustainabletravel #EuropeanRail

seen on fast trains to and from Paris lately: The SNCF drastically undersells the environmental advantage of taking the train. the 3g-to-260g difference is actually much more drastic and thus should also look like it - here 87x difference looks only like 4x. I don’t want to go all Tufte on French rail, but excusez-moi: the illustrations and colors can stay, but accurate representation matters.

PS: the trains were punctual!!

#climate #dataVis #TGV #SNCF #europeanRail #carbonFootprint

Czechia’s SŽ targets foreign suppliers with procurement shake-up

Czechia’s infrastructure manager SŽ is using its first-ever “Suppliers Day” next month to set out a major shift…
#CzechRepublic #Czechia #CZ #Europe #Europa #EU #Česko #czechrepublic #czechia #europeanrail #high-speedrail #Procurement #publicprocurement #RailInfrastructure #railinvestment #railsuppliers #správaželeznic #zprávy
https://www.europesays.com/2883739/

https://www.europesays.com/2883739/ Czechia’s SŽ targets foreign suppliers with procurement shake-up #Česko #CzechRepublic #czechia #EuropeanRail #HighSpeedRail #Procurement #PublicProcurement #RailInfrastructure #RailInvestment #RailSuppliers #Správaželeznic #zprávy

RE: https://gruene.social/@jon/116296589358719598

The new #EuropeanSleeper service between Paris and Berlin is up and running!

Apart from extending their network into France, it also means there is a train both ways between Brussels and Berlin, six nights per week.
From July, three of those six will call at Hamburg, transforming the connections to Scandinavia from France/BE/GB.
#EuropeanRail

All aboard the SJ #EuroNight from Berlin to Stockholm, which departed its first station 40 minutes late.
Annoying to sit on a cold Hbf platform for in total an hour, but unlikely actually to affect arrival in Stockholm.
More unfortunate was the emergency brake activation that stopped the train within a minute of it rolling out. Soon under way again, though.
#WalesToSweden #EuropeanRail

All aboard the #EuropeanSleeper from Rotterdam to Berlin, which arrived on time from Brussels/Antwerp.
I'm trying their new type of berth, they call it Comfort Standard. It's basically a 5-person couchette compartment made up instead with proper mattress bunks for max 3 people. Everyone has a seat and also a bed, with no folding down/away needed.
#WalesToSweden
#EuropeanRail

https://www.europesays.com/ch/35046/ Voestalpine Secures Major Rail Contracts from Deutsche Bahn and Swiss Railways | 2026 – News and Statistics #2026 #AxleCountingSystems #DeutscheBahn #EuropeanRail #RailInfrastructure #RailwayContracts #SBB #SchweizerischeBundesbahnen #SignalingTechnology #Swiss #Switzerland #Voestalpine

https://www.europesays.com/be/5014/ Brussels to Milan Night Train: European Sleeper Delays Game-Changing Rail Link Until September 2026, Here’s What You Need to Know! #BelgiumTravelNews #Brussels #BrusselsMilanNightTrain #EuropeanRail #EuropeanSleeper #ItalyTravelNews #LatestTravelNewsOfEurope #MilanTourism #NewRailRoutes2026 #RailwayNews #TravelNewsUpdates

@collectifission
If it's just NL and BE before you cross to GB then I'd suggest b-europe.com (ie SNCB's international site).
Worth looking at bahn.de for more fine tuning of stopovers, but b-europe can do Eurostar reservations.

GB train travel is so expensive that it makes Interrail almost a no-brainer.
The Interrail app has a pretty decent timetable planner too.

Lastly, if you are open to left field suggestions, can I point out: https://saillink.co.uk

#EuropeanRail

My first time through the renovated Eurostar terminal at Amsterdam Centraal.
I arrived at the recommended time as did everyone else, so long queues. Brits getting their Schengen exit stamp is the rate determining step. Even so, 25 minutes for all the security felt ok.
#EuropeanRail

Now that I got me to the fish it's the home straight now. Familiar #SwedenToWales stuff.
The main haul is Berlin–Amsterdam by #EuropeanSleeper with a couchette for £36 (that was a sale price, but under £50 is standard).
Hamburg–Berlin before that? Well that's £12 and takes two hours with Deutsche Bahn.
And why Amsterdam? Welcome to the world of Eurostar pricing: a 4hr ride from NL to London via Brussels can cost less than just the 2hr ride from Brussels.

#GetMeToTheFish
#EuropeanRail

It's time to talk Flixbus.
Subtooting, it seems there are a lot of Interrail folk who love trains more than travel. Me, I just want to get somewhere with a mix of cheap/comfy/fun.
In reasonable doses, Flixbus is all of those, and between Sweden and Germany often quicker too.
The routes that use short-hop ferries (to Puttgarden or Rostock) are best, cos you get a proper break with food and fresh air.
To me, it beats the train in every way.

#EuropeanRail

1st class train ticket for a 2½ hour train journey and then the 'free' goodies in the SJ Lounge was 225kr, less than £19.
#EuropeanRail

Made it to Stockholm no worries.
And despite what I said before about going the cheap way, I'm in the SJ Lounge thanks to a 1st class ticket.
On the train, you just get free tea/coffee and posh (aka boring) neighbours.
But the lounge at Stockholm C has a comfy waiting area, genuinely healthy and tasty veggie food and, er, toilets that don't cost.
The £5 extra I spent to go 1st class would barely buy a coffee. Just the toilet saves £1 a, er, pop (TMI?).
#GetMeToTheFish
#EuropeanRail

@tamsin
If you actually want advice (I bet you have plenty of ideas), then feel free to ask.
#EuropeanRail is kind of what I do.
With a Flixbus and ferries sideline when it's quicker/easier than the train.
Also a lot of time for the folk at https://www.saillink.co.uk/

The carrots are in play. In other words, I have set rail.
Next stop: Stockholm Central.

Feeling very un-Swedish on this train.
(a) I don't have skis with me – Vasaloppet, the world's biggest ski race, took place 50km away yesterday.
(b) I'm wearing shorts not thermals.
(c) I'm not wearing top to toe black. Nor bluetooth headphones.

#GetMeToTheFish
#EuropeanRail

Setting off at lunchtime for another round of #NotFlying #SwedenToWales

Money saving the priority this time, with day (£30) and night (£35) trains, a Flixbus (£20) through Denmark and a (free) short ferry hop. Then posh Eurostar Plus for under £50.

En route, there'll be #HummusRoulette but the culinary highlight is purportedly Germany's finest fish and chips. Where, you ask? Not saying. Yet.

Follow #GetMeToTheFish (on time) to find out.

#EuropeanRail

A #EuropeanRail question, seeking #Eurostar advice.
When tickets on Eurostar from London to Amsterdam (via Brussels) are cheaper than London to Brussels, is there anything to stop people travelling short?
I've done Amsterdam/Rotterdam to St Pancras but never done a through train to NL. Travelling to Bruxelles-Midi has always been just walk off the platform.
Anything I'm missing, like one half of the train the doors stay locked? Or they activate the ticket barriers at Midi?

Now confirmed, although the ideal evening southbound connection (with the Snälltåget day train direct from Stockholm) is not possible.
Works brilliantly going _to_ #Sweden though, especially from Brussels.
3 hours is a reliable buffer in Hamburg to get breakfast, transfer from Harburg to Hbf, then catch Snälltåget departure for Copenhagen and Stockholm around 0950.
Overall it looks like 1745 from Paris or 2145 from Brussels, arrive Stockholm 2115.
https://www.europeansleeper.eu/hamburg
#EuropeanRail

Reading between the lines, it sounds like #EuropeanSleeper are about to go public with info that @maartje revealed a month or so back.
https://blahaj.social/@maartje/115713380865965977
Their new Berlin–Paris route will call at a "destination in northern Germany" which can surely only be Hamburg (not necessarily Hbf).
If confirmed, that transforms train connections between Scandinavia and the whole of NW Europe (jnc Britain).
Potentially Stockholm to Paris in 21 hours, or to London in about 24.
#EuropeanRail #NotFlying

Having today tried the with (Eurostar) and without (GWR) 'help yourself to gin and tonic' versions of a 1-hour train delay, I admit I prefer the former.
#TrainPonce #EuropeanRail

London. After 48 hours of #EuropeanRail this feels like a parallel universe.

On the Tube from St Pancras to Paddington, the only conversation within earshot was in Swedish. Few Swedes on home turf would talk at all in such a quiet space.

The parallel universe I most wanted to jump to was not available, however.
It's one where sitting down incautiously on a GWR train seat does not evoke an immediate "Fuck!" as I'm painfully reminded of the solid metal bar they've provided me to sit on.

@maartje
This looks really practical for Scandinavia to Britain travellers.
Choose Eurostar from either Paris or Bxl, depending on pricing. Then connect from Hamburg by #EuropeanSleeper.
Alternatively, do https://saillink.co.uk from Boulogne for the ultimate low carbon journey.
#EuropeanRail

The overall cost of the new train line between #Helsinki and #Turku could soar to 4 billion euros. If completed, it would save approximately 35-40 minutes' travel time between the two cities.

#railway #finland #europeanrail #train
https://yle.fi/a/74-20191665

Interior view on this Transport for Wales dining car also far from shabby.
Having last week praised the Czech trains breakfast, has to be said this is proper job. £11 for all this, cooked by a chef on board. In the running for best veggie breakfast on #EuropeanRail, I reckon.
cc @diningcar

Time for my new bike to take its first big trip, heading for Orkney and Stromness Shopping Week.
One joy of #Interrail is that I can take any route I like from Cardiff to Thurso. So stops today in Chester and tomorrow in Edinburgh.
A second joy (hmm) of Interrailing in Britain is that the entire pass can pay for itself in a single journey. All my #EuropeanRail adventures to get here were basically free.
Thirdly, Cymru can turn on the style when viewed from a train window.

The #Eurostar was pleasingly uneventful. Just, as usual, my reintroduction to a lot of British people being very British. (I include myself, sadly.)
Plenty of earwigging opportunities. A high maintenance mum (50s?) and her daughter coming home from their first #EuropeanRail adventure. A family on the comedown from Disneyland Paris, complete with a 'bit of a madam' 3yo daughter. A lady from Idaho with all kinds of plans for her week-long holiday in London and then Scotland.
#Trains2Tatras

Some other time (not twenty past gin o'clock) I will write up advice for first timers in navigating train stations from the former Soviet bloc. They follow a different, and perfectly good logic, but it can catch you out if you've only done British or west European train travel.
Praha hl.n. is off-the-scale baffling in fact, due to its size and the fact that "J" indicates a south platform in Czech while (wait for it) north platforms are labelled "S".
#Interrail #EuropeanRail

The #EuropeanSleeper rolls silently out of Prague. Well, I am in one of the rearmost carriages.
All the cool bicycles that I saw hanging around Praha hl.n. (main station) have been boarded too. This train is mecca for people of taste!
On that subject, I mentioned supplies. There's cheese and wine for later, and some healthy rubbish, but right now I declare it gin o'clock!
#EuropeanRail #Trains2Tatras

Getting my money's worth out of my 1st class #Interrail, with luck, on today's first #Trains2Tatras journey: 7 hours direct from Poprad Tatry, #Slovakia to Prague.
'Business class' on #Regiojet seems mainly to be huge seats but less view out of the windows at the stunning scenery.
Oh, and free prosecco.
#EuropeanRail

#Trains2Tatras moves on from Slovakia's Tatra Mountains today.
Keeping the hashtag as I trundle on to Cymru via #Regiojet to Prague, overnight #EuropeanSleeper to Brussels, then #Eurostar to London – for the convenience of all who have sensibly muted. And cos I can't think of a decent alternative.
#EuropeanRail #Interrail

Filed under much more interesting.
The WARS catering cars on PKP are fantastic. If there is one on any train you travel, do yourself a favour and take a seat, a beer, and some affordable real food.
#EuropeanRail #Trains2Tatras