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[Josh @joshfre44]

@seatsixtyone Unfortunately all too common with DB. I had a Eurostar amended at rather short notice to start forward from Cologne vice Dortmund due to German engineering works (and thus a diversion) between Cologne and Aachen. One thing Britain really nails is the informed traveller process

[Josh @joshfre44]

@chorowitzxxx Mobile data on a British registered SIM card should give you access to the iPlayer. If they were on the Eurostar but using 5G, then it would work. WiFi, not so much. I’m certain I watched the Apprentice final live from Prague using my data!

[The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes]

All-night airport trains should be the rule, not the exception https://t.co/6beNNdlWZy

[Josh @joshfre44]

@Guard_Amos https://t.co/rNlYqfijYB

[John Ruddy @jruddy99]

@EthanAfro @railnigel The research done by @railfuture showed that, when you include the cost of the railcard, it generated net positive income, as railcard users were more likely to travel more (a perception to use the card to get the value), compared to a free card.

[Josh @joshfre44]

@Guard_Amos I think the point is that the railcard system at the moment is fundamentally exclusive.

Ideally, there would be one ‘33% GBRailcard’ at £x per year that anyone can buy. Then, you offer access to that card at a lower / zero cost for the existing groups (disabled, veterans, etc)

[Josh @joshfre44]

@doc7austin My word, that is quite something!

[Josh @joshfre44]

@BMLBod @matthewhodg 🎯

[Josh @joshfre44]

@trainfanmatt Sadly, not a new thing. That used to be my local line, we never had any luck getting the 1Bxx to stop additionally. The operator was also pretty rubbish at holding the stopper for those connections. Lots of factors at play though, tight unit turnarounds / lack of recovery etc

[Josh @joshfre44]

@AndyBTravels @northern We used to have a ~0355 Airport train from Preston (ex Blackpool), admittedly not stopping at either Wigan or Bolton on the way, owing to station opening hours. That was the bees knees. First train is now some 90 minutes later…

[Gregor 🌹🇪🇺🇦🇹 @salingergregor]

it's actually possible to have trams and Erasmus

[Josh @joshfre44]

@O_TTravels The Italian flag, but it’s just a 12 car 387 🇮🇹

[Josh @joshfre44]

@daveg Very few of these are new announcements / new high speed lines. Lots of the routes are already being built / exist anyway, this is more about service enhancements and smaller upgrades (some of which are already in planning, such as the direct Berlin - Rome service)

[Josh @joshfre44]

@SeanM1997 Frankfurt?! Crikey

[Josh @joshfre44]

@O_TTravels @1MacKinnon Pre-Covid, the ‘proper’ timetable had the 1Mxx fast London departing Glasgow at xx:40, and the 9Mxx West Mids departing at xx:00. Sadly, this has been considerably eroded and departures moved earlier. This increases overall journey times, as the timings south of PRE have remained

[Josh @joshfre44]

@nonstopeurotrip They are absolutely fantastic trains. A showcase to other manufacturers of what is possible out of a high speed EMU. Look forward to seeing Westbahn’s sets next year.

[Josh @joshfre44]

@seatsixtyone @driverbod125 I bloody love Regiojet, but PKP’s offer (non-Pendolino at least) can be unbelievably cheap right up to the day of travel too. Competition here, where prices are already relatively low, will be interesting to see play out.

[Josh @joshfre44]

@sme_eef Had to zoom in on the name badge there

[Josh @joshfre44]

@O_TTravels @lbmjason Absolutely. I worked onboard many Azuma runs which did LDS-KGX in under 2hrs, and on 3 occasions even did it as fast as 1hr 52-53ish.

This photo from 08/06/24 (a near perfect run) is our time from wheels turning at WKF to coming to a stand at KGX, under 1hr 39! Incredible stuff.

[Josh @joshfre44]

@robbie_burgess @philatrail Interesting stuff - is this a relatively new change Robbie? I remember boarding a set that had arrived ex Doncaster depot a few years back, and it did seem a little bit ‘tight’ for the signal once the driver had changed ends

[Simon Weller @SimonWeller]

The things you see whilst trying to get home.