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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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Welcome to today's thread - 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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Approaching the border

What fun and games are there going to be with the Polish police I wonder?

There’s a guy in the bus who looks central Asian. My bet is he’s the one they pick on

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These controls here at the Poland - Lithuania border are (like everywhere else these checks happen) just to show something is being done

Anyone half skillful would take a back road where there were no controls. Or have a decent fake ID which would pass these cursory checks here

These checks at best pick up some poor and vulnerable people, and some idiots. Neither of those groups is really a danger to anyone

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Just a small reminder for those who might not have seen all my #CrossBorderRail work: pink pins are the 210 rail borders I’ve been to in the past 2 years

So what I’ve seen today at the Poland - Lithuania road border is no surprise. It happens all over the place. But I’m still angry about it

Zoomable map: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-all-the-borders_935041#4/51.78/5.45

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I ask the Polish border guard “Is Poland in ?” Yes he says. “So why do you control?” He ignores me and moves on.

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And sorry for my naivety. But I believe in the rule of law. Without it we’re sunk.

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Border controls within - basically systematic racism and discrimination against poor people, in the name of “security”

Makes me furious

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The problem is Poland has such a damned authoritarian ID law that even were the border controller to claim it’s just an ID check, not a border control, I’ve got no way other than an ID card to prove my identity. It’s not like Germany where there are multiple ways to prove it.

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Humans have created so many places hostile to humans

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So the bus isn’t even flagged down. It stops at its own initiative. Lithuanians check. This is totally systematic. Clear breach of EU law.

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Oh here we go. There’s a dude with darker skin. Polish guard takes an extra look at him.

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As the Rail Baltica part of this #CrossBorderRail project has now reached its end, I have written up some preliminary conclusions

Rail Baltica: better informed but none the wiser
https://crossborderrail.trainsforeurope.eu/rail-baltica-better-informed-but-none-the-wiser/

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Also both Lithuanian and Polish controls here were completely unprofessional. The guys were just looking at passports. No scanning of numbers. If you were an actual criminal you’d get through this no problem. What a lousy show of placebo security.

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EN 407
19:34 Warszawa Centralna - Budapest Nyugati 08:29

Distance: 945.7km
Average speed: 73km/h

17 stops:
Warszawa Zachodnia
Opoczno Południe
Włoszczowa Północ
Miechów
Kraków Główny
Oświęcim
Czechowice-Dziedzice
Zebrzydowice
Bohumín
Ostrava Hl.N.
Břeclav
Kúty
Bratislava Hl.St.
Nové Zámky
Štúrovo
Vác
Budapest-Nyugati

This train, mapped: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-south-east-europe-v9-draft_1053482#7/49.927/18.945

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So when is a border control not a border control?

Lithuanian border police checks every passenger. I ask him why he doesn’t check trucks and cars. Dude ignores it and moves on

This is obviously systematic

A reminder: Lithuania and Poland are in . Neither has a Schengen suspension. This is clearly and obviously illegal.

They have the cheek to hang an EU flag

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You’re finding money to build massive palaces of consumerism, but can’t find money for a handful of trains to allow people to travel without needing cars

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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 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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@bilginveperk too long. It’s a decent regional DMU. Better than a Régiolis. But not good for 5 hours.

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https://peertube.netzbegruenung.de/w/sL6D1SMPavs4i9zvV86n8K

This evening’s summary from Zagreb

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Link via @nordkommission - more legal cases in Germany against enduring non Schengen compliant border controls. Good! 💪 https://www.br.de/nachrichten/deutschland-welt/grenzkontrollen-in-der-eu-aus-der-traum-von-der-reisefreiheit,UEeQeqj

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A MÁV classic V43 overtakes my train departing Budapest

video/mp4

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Osijek

Croatia’s 4th city

And nothing happening at its station!

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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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