jon, 8 months ago

#CrossBorderRail Autumn 2023 Train 97
AVE 2070
07:00 Madrid Atocha - Sevilla Santa Justa 09:52
Renfe

Distance: 471km
Average speed: 164km/h

Train type: Renfe Series 100 AVE (Alstom) 8 carriages
⚡️
🚲: ⛔️
🦽: ✅ (lift on platform)
🛜: ⛔️ (only Renfe ticket holders can use it - stupid)
🍽️: ✅
🧳: 🤔 (poor space for large bags)
🧽: 🙂

jon, 8 months ago

#CrossBorderRail Autumn 2023 Train 98
IR 13037
10:00 Sevilla Santa Justa - Huelva Termino 11:38
Renfe

Distance: 120km
Average speed: 74km/h

Train type: CAF EMU, 5 carriages
⚡️
🚲: ✅
🦽: ✅
🛜: ⛔️
🍽️: ⛔️
🧳: 🙂
🧽: 🤔 (windows grimy)

jon, 8 months ago

And I know the answer for the #CrossBorderRail section today already, even though I’m not there yet

Unless Spain wants to build a high speed line Sevilla - Huelva - Ayamonte - Vila Real, nothing will happen

Spain doesn’t care about regional rail on existing infra - national or international

jon, 10 months ago

#CrossBorderRail Autumn 2023 Train 1
TER17750
06:21 Nuits-sous-Ravieres - Paris Bercy 08:33
TER BFC

Distance: 225km
Average speed: 102km/h

Train type: BB7200, 8 Corail carriages, control car
⚡️
🚲: ✅ (but high steps)
🦽: ⛔️ (train is, station isn’t)
🛜: ⛔️
🍽️: ⛔️
🧳: 😡 (high steps, narrow doors, few racks)
🧽: 🤔 (ok inside, grime outside)

jon, 10 months ago

This is what the European Commission's 2018 report said about Vieux-Condé [FR] - Péruwelz [BE] - I will go there by bike today

Annex 3 of the report - with the full detail - is here: https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/9f8bdbe8-647e-11e8-ab9c-01aa75ed71a1/language-en

This will be border line 1️⃣6️⃣0️⃣ I will have crossed in the #CrossBorderRail project

jon, 10 months ago

I’m… err, not as well organised for this #CrossBorderRail as I’d like to be! I’m sat at Bercy preparing the live blogs for subsequent days! 😳

jon, 10 months ago

#CrossBorderRail Autumn 2023 Train 2
TGV 7165
10:52 Paris Nord - Valenciennes 12:35
SNCF Voyageurs

Distance: 237km
Average speed: 138km/h

Train type: TGV Réseau Belgium tri voltage version*, 8 carriages (splits in Arras, 8 further carriages to Dunkerque)
⚡️
🚲: ⛔️ (only if dismantled)
🦽: ✅ (needs lift on platform)
🛜: ✅
🍽️: ✅ (not checked if it’s open though)
🧳: 🙂 (single deck, so it’s ok)
🧽: 🙂

• • the service could be extended to Mons… if Valenciennes-Quiévrain #CrossBorderRail were reinstated!