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A mix of German politics, European politics and railways #CrossBorderRail. In English and German.

Eine Mischung aus deutscher Politik, europäischer Politik und Eisenbahnen. Auf englisch und auf deutsch.

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And everyone internationally has given Macron too much credit for too long

Ok, he’s more charismatic than Hollande, appears more reputable than Sarkozy, and has more vigour than Chirac

But at heart he’s just as much of a top down thinks he knows best elitist as his predecessors

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And to those going “well isn’t Macron being an elitist just how France is?”

Well yes, but that’s at least part why the Le Pen recipe works. She doesn’t come across like that

In the end the elite might run out of road

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This Macron calling an election is such a “I think I know best” manoeuvre.

If you’ve just suffered a defeat in the EP elections, going “oooh I’ll make you go vote again, to back me or not” comes across (to me anyway) as aloof and stupid.

Maybe pause and ask yourself why what happened did happen? Just an idea…

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Welcome to today's thread - South East Europe Day 09 09 Jun 2024 - Sarajevo - Maglaj - Doboj

Crossing these borders:
Internal border Bosnian Federation to Republika Srpska

These borders on the borders map:
https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-all-the-borders_935041#11/44.6337/18.1165

Today's routes on the routes map:
https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-south-east-europe-v9-draft_1053482#10/44.9458/17.2444

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Passed the fateful spot in Sarajevo yesterday

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Stunning trip. And Mostar has a brutalist station. Needs a bit of upkeep, but quite a building!

River in the valley
Running beside the river
Mostar station

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Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail South East Europe Day 08 08 Jun 2024 - Sarajevo - Mostar - Čapljina - Sarajevo

Crossing these borders:
Metković 🇭🇷 - Čapljina 🇧🇦

These borders on the borders map:
https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-all-the-borders_935041#12/43.0612/17.6640

Today's routes on the routes map:
https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-south-east-europe-v9-draft_1053482#9/43.4410/17.9158

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Sarajevo

Horrid for 🚘 drivers
Loads of congestion, nowhere to park

Horrid for 🚌 🚃 passengers
Because those get stuck in car traffic

Horrid for 🚲 riders
Because the roads are choked with cars, no bike lanes

Horrid for 🚶
Because cars park on pavements

GET
RID
OF
SOME
CARS

Everyone wins

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Amazing 🤣

Go to ticket office at Sarajevo station to buy my Ploče-Sarajevo ticket for tomorrow evening

Guy, pictured. “No! Go to information!”

That’s two windows further

Woman at information, pictured. “Go to ticket sell!” Points back to the guy

Back and forth. Neither can sell me a ticket! Even with the help of translation apps

This is a world away from Minister Forto’s speech earlier…

ZFBiH information office woman

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Thank goodness. Someone who knows their stuff and knows how to communicate it. Edin Forto (Transport Minister, Bosnia) - he’s a good speaker.

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All right

Learning from today, and follow up:

  • there are meant to be joint border and customs controls 🇲🇪 🇷🇸 at Bijelo Polje by mid June. Check this is the case once I’m there end June!

  • Albania is meant to have its new railway - inc to Tirana airport - running and electrified by 2025. I’ll go check this, inc the airport, to see if that looks viable

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How did I get like this?

I only got involved in railway policy advocacy work because I needed it and I lived it

And while at one level I might be of the university educated elite, I’ll literally get my hands dirty, and pitch up at a summit on a bike wearing a t-shirt. Without living this stuff on the ground it makes no sense

How do people like this Montenegro minister just want to stay at the abstract level?

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I hate no words more than “Your excellencies”

These people got some job. They’re no more excellent than any of the rest of us

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Light now fading here on the hill at the edge of Sarajevo. Quick drone flight earlier as well, but the shadows were complex. I’ll fly more tomorrow.

Mosque surrounded by houses
View across to the city, stadium in front

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I’m speaking shortly about #CrossBorderRail in Sarajevo. Trying to apply some lessons from my project to South East Europe

No Stream, but PDF of slides here:

https://nextcloud.techpolitics.eu/index.php/s/p8Er87ySxKqAAbX?dir=undefined&openfile=115551

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Welcome to today's thread - South East Europe Day 06 04 Jun 2024 - Arrival of night train, Budapest - Pécs - Beli Manastir - Osijek - Zagreb

Crossing these borders:
Lanžhot 🇨🇿 - Brodské 🇸🇰
Štúrovo 🇸🇰 - Szob 🇭🇺
Beli Manastir 🇭🇷 - Magyarbóly 🇭🇺

These borders on the borders map:
https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-all-the-borders_935041#8/48.971/18.358

Today's routes on the routes map:
https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-all-the-borders_935041#8/48.971/18.358

Finally South East Europe! 🎉

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Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail South East Europe Day 05 03 Jun 2024 - Vilnius - Warszawa, onto night train

Crossing these borders:
Road border 🇱🇹 🇵🇱
Zebrzydowice 🇵🇱 - Bohumín 🇨🇿

These borders on the borders map:
https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-all-the-borders_935041#10/54.2528/23.3199

Today's routes on the routes map:
https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-all-the-borders_935041#10/54.2528/23.3199

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Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail South East Europe Day 04 02 Jun 2024 - Jūmala – Rīga - Vilnius

Crossing these borders:
Meitene 🇱🇻 - Joniškis 🇱🇹

These borders on the borders map:
https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-all-the-borders_935041#11/56.3586/23.6838

Today's routes on the routes map:
https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-all-the-borders_935041#11/56.3586/23.6838

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Welcome to today's thread - South East Europe Day 03 01 Jun 2024 - Häädemeeste - Salacgrīva - Skulte – Jūrmala

Crossing these borders:
Ikla 🇪🇪 - Ainaži 🇱🇻
Future Rail Baltica Ikla 🇪🇪 - Ainaži 🇱🇻

These borders on the borders map:
https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-all-the-borders_935041#12/57.8794/24.3752

Today's routes on the routes map:
https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-all-the-borders_935041#12/57.8794/24.3752

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Welcome to today's thread - South East Europe Day 02 31 May 2024 - Tallinn - Lelle - Pärnu - Häädemeeste

Crossing these borders:
None – only crossing Estonia, getting close to Latvia

These borders on the borders map:
https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-all-the-borders_935041#8/58.744/24.192

Today's routes on the routes map:
https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-all-the-borders_935041#8/58.744/24.192

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They have a handy map of where I’m going tomorrow 🙂

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Welcome to today's thread - South East Europe Day 01 29 May 2024 - Helsinki - Tallinn

Crossing these borders:
Sea border Finland - Estonia and possibly Narva rail border to Russia (not crossing!)

These borders on the borders map:
https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-all-the-borders_935041#8/59.738/24.648

Today's routes on the routes map:
https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-all-the-borders_935041#8/59.738/24.648

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Welcome to today's thread -
South East Europe Day 00 28 May 2024 - Arrival of night ferry, Turku - Kupittaa - Helsinki

Crossing these borders:
Only sea borders

These borders on the borders map:
https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-all-the-borders_935041#7/59.781/21.973

Today's routes on the routes map:
https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-all-the-borders_935041#7/59.781/21.973

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Sadly this is bollocks

Which countries have fast trains is roughly right, but the numbers are miles off

Or if the numbers are right it must have a peculiar definition of “train” to include no regional trains

In any case: DON’T TRUST THIS
https://pubeurope.com/@europesays/112514854172604203

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Welcome to today's thread - South East Europe Day -01 27 May 2024 - Arrival of night ferry, Malmö C - Stockholm, onto night ferry

Crossing these borders:
Only sea borders

These borders on the borders map:
https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-all-the-borders_935041#6/57.534/15.535

Today's routes on the routes map:
https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-all-the-borders_935041#6/57.534/15.535

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