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tml, 3 months ago to random

The tenth and final travel day of my winter #Interrail journey starts. This train brunch will have to do for the trip to Copenhagen.

Note: No meat. I have had enough meat during this trip to cover my attempt to have meat at most once a week for months.

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tml, 1 month ago to random

Lovely views of Praha hl n from the hills to the east of it.

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tml, 3 months ago to random

Taking a shiny new Trenitalia “Blues” hybrid train (electric/diesel) by Hitachi from Catania to Siracusa. The train started in Messina so it doesn’t need the diesel functionality, not sure why this model is used. Will continue to Ragusa. Maybe it is the same unit that will run there? Will see.

tml, 9 months ago to Germany

In #Germany, when you buy a single ticket for local transport, IIRC the rule usually says that you are allowed to change bus/tram/metro during the ticket’s validity period, except that you are not allowed to make a return trip, go back to where you started. What is the rationale for this? @jon

tml, 26 days ago to random

Aah. #BeerOnTrains

tml, 1 month ago to random

Arrived in Copenhagen after a completely uneventful journey from Stockholm with train 525. Exactly as scheduled. Travelled in first class, as one tends to do, and enjoyed the complimentary breakfast. (The SJ lounge at Stockholm C was closed for religious reasons today and would have opened anyway only at 10:00 on Sundays.) Thank you, SJ, Trafikverket, and Banedanmark. Now I have almost two hours to spend before taking the train to Hamburg. #Interrail

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tml, 1 month ago to random

In Vienna, where I will take the night train to Braşov in Romania. Visited the Albertina Modern museum. Not too large, which is great. Exhibition focusing on diversity. Now having goulash and beer at Cafe Hawelka. Then possibly cake. #Interrail

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tml, 11 months ago to random

Do I misremember, or is Culmont-Chalindrey famous in rail fan circles for being a large and (formerly?) important junction even if in the middle of roughly nowhere? The track on the long curved viaduct was impressive. @jon @partim

tml, 11 months ago to random

Quite remarkable that this TGV power car, the one that did the 515.3 km/h speed record in 1990, has a very standard and plain hook for coupling the rest of the train at the end.

tml, 4 months ago to random

Third travel day of #Interrail. If I had woken up earlier, and it had been a workday, I could maybe have done a nice round-trip from Bozen via Franzensfeste/Fortezza and Lienz in Osttirol to Villach and then through Udine or something to Milano. Now it will have to be just some back-and-forth and then a more straight route to Milano.

tml, 4 months ago to random

The winter #Interrail trip continues from Hamburg to München with ICE 703, using an ICE 1 set. The train from Copenhagen last night arrived five minutes early! So much for “constant delays”. Slept over in a cheap(ish) but perfectly adequate hotel right by the station.

Lots of breakfast alternatives offered at the station.

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tml, 4 months ago to random

Train Helsinki–Turku, ship to Stockholm. Good food on the ship. Start of an ad hoc winter #Interrail trip.

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tml, 2 months ago to random Finnish

Vaimo kuuntelee Kulttuuriykköstä. Kari ”Niinkö” Enqvist äänessä. Ihailen ehkä häntä. Pitäisi varmaan lukea hänen kirjojaan; en muista olenko ensimmäistäkään lukenut.

tml, 3 months ago to random

#Bahnzeit in #Catania #Borgo, the #Circumetnea station.

Sadly I won’t be travelling in the orange/cream coloured beauties, but in a more modern DMU, I assume.

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tml, 1 month ago to random

It’s warm and sunny here in Copenhagen! Have to roll up my semi-winter coat and put it in the Freitag bag. A bit surprisingly, it turned out to be essential during this April.

tml, 7 months ago to bapcsalescanada

The worst thing about tinkering with #PC hardware is the large force often required. Especially for 24-pin #ATX power connectors. Very scary to pull out a such, it can require great force. You can see the motherboard bending which surely isn't good for fragile electronics. Why hasn't the industry moved on to zero insertion (and extraction) force connectors for motherboard power connectors? (Yes, I know, historical debt...)

Or am I just holding it wrong? Is there some magical tool to use?

tml, 1 month ago to random

Walked to the #Nyugati station to watch trains. And I happen to see one of these fun trains that go between Nyugati and #Keleti stations. Displayed and announced very normally, as if somebody actually would take this train for such a journey. I wonder how hard it would be to troll some tourist into taking this train between these two stations?

tml, 26 days ago to random

Good Morning Altona. Fairly boring view from our hotel window. Harbour themed decorations behind the beds. Cheap but reasonable quality hotel, Meininger. Good sized room, excellent water pressure in shower. Maybe 400 m from Altona station. #Interrail

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tml, 11 months ago to random

My first time in one of the infamous #DSB #IC4 DMUs. I like their exterior design, but am disappointed that 1st class has 2+2 seating. Plus the engine noise is louder than in the much older and presumably soon to be obsolete IC3 units, wtf. Going from Fredericia to Bramming where I will change to the fourth and final train of today, to Ribe.

Oh, and the AC is broken. It is only 21 degrees outside but quite warm inside. I don’t dare imagine how it would be at 30+ degrees outside temperature.

tml, 4 months ago to random

Arrived in Palermo 10 minutes ahead of scheduled time (16:55) even. Lovely loft apartment Airbnb, very affordable in off-season.

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tml, 1 month ago to random

So, arrived in Żilina, checked in to hotel, and had a substantial nap… Then out to sample the nightlife. I can report that there is a proper cocktail bar.

tml, 1 month ago to random

Good morning from Žilina. It is 2 degrees and snowing. As we (sarcastically) say in Finland, May Day weather. #Interrail

The hotel was very good, spacious room and bathroom. Pleasant breakfast. Close to the station.

Takin local train to Martin as a start. A Škoda EMU from 2021.

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tml, 1 month ago to random

It’s beer o’clock. #BeerOnTrains

tml, 3 days ago to random

Nett hier? Offenburg, Baden-Württemberg.

Pleasant small city to overnight in when travelling from Paris towards Hamburg and the Echte Norden. Very quiet in the night, was nice to hear the birds sing when falling asleep. Relatively inexpensive Ibis Styles hotel (although I don’t see what the “styles” refers to in this case) (not in pic).

#Interrail

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tml, 1 month ago to random

Is the Romanian railway electrification really 27 kV and not 25 kV? @25kV