The cacophony of Italian #trains especially in summer is close to unbearable. People who have a telephone conversation, especially senior ones , leave the loud speaker on so you can also hear what the person at the other side is saying. Younger people listen to any sort of short or video or music just with the full volume on. On top of that, the train itself keep producing messages and music. What the heck 😭
#travelling
It's embarrassing to live in a country where people can honestly say 'if I was rich I'd take the train'.
In the 1980s we had a passenger rail system that could get your from one end of the country to the other, on an ordinary worker's wage. But after more than 4 decades of corporatisation and underinvestment, intercity trains are marketed as a scenic tourist attraction, and only the well-heeled can afford a ticket to ride them.
(1/?)
mekka okereke :verified:
boosted
@AccordionBruce @mekkaokereke @rst @jbqueru Honestly, there are aspects of *Australian* train networks that Americans can't believe.
And given how far behind Asia and Europe Australia generally is when it comes to trains, that's saying something.
For example, all of Australia's mainland capital cities are sprawled out metropolitan areas, yet have multiple electrified train lines to the edge of suburbia.
As in, the trains are generally electrified multiple units that run all day. As in, the worst lines run every 40 minutes on weekends.
That's considered *bad* by the rest of the world.
Yet there's a lot of Americans who can't even conceive of the idea that thry would catch a train to work from an outer suburb.
Seriously, most Americans have no idea how far behind the rest of their world their country is.
I had an argument on here a while ago who couldn't believe that Sydney had a metro line to its outer suburbs that was faster than driving.
And compared to Europe? Lithuania has a better train system than most of the US. And that's with a starting point of a run-down Soviet infrastructure under Russian occupation 35 years ago.
https://pixelfed.social/p/ajsadauskas/856457201973574768
https://pixelfed.social/p/ajsadauskas/856461225800185109
https://pixelfed.social/p/ajsadauskas/856464287985458121
https://pixelfed.social/p/ajsadauskas/856455170524563586
#train #trains #rail #rails #railway #railways #fuck_cars
And given how far behind Asia and Europe Australia generally is when it comes to trains, that's saying something.
For example, all of Australia's mainland capital cities are sprawled out metropolitan areas, yet have multiple electrified train lines to the edge of suburbia.
As in, the trains are generally electrified multiple units that run all day. As in, the worst lines run every 40 minutes on weekends.
That's considered *bad* by the rest of the world.
Yet there's a lot of Americans who can't even conceive of the idea that thry would catch a train to work from an outer suburb.
Seriously, most Americans have no idea how far behind the rest of their world their country is.
I had an argument on here a while ago who couldn't believe that Sydney had a metro line to its outer suburbs that was faster than driving.
And compared to Europe? Lithuania has a better train system than most of the US. And that's with a starting point of a run-down Soviet infrastructure under Russian occupation 35 years ago.
https://pixelfed.social/p/ajsadauskas/856457201973574768
https://pixelfed.social/p/ajsadauskas/856461225800185109
https://pixelfed.social/p/ajsadauskas/856464287985458121
https://pixelfed.social/p/ajsadauskas/856455170524563586
#train #trains #rail #rails #railway #railways #fuck_cars
@mekkaokereke @rst @jbqueru
We’ve been talking about high speed rail in the obvious routes like Vancouver to Portland for decades
We’ve been talking about high speed rail in the obvious routes like Vancouver to Portland for decades
I honestly think the only possible way any of them will ever be built is after the ever expected 8.0+ regional earthquake, if there remains a significantly progressive government in power
@AccordionBruce @mekkaokereke @rst @jbqueru Honestly, there are aspects of *Australian* train networks that Americans can't believe.
And given how far behind Asia and Europe Australia generally is when it comes to trains, that's saying something.
For example, all of Australia's mainland capital cities are sprawled out metropolitan areas, yet have multiple electrified train lines to the edge of suburbia.
As in, the trains are generally electrified multiple units that run all day. As in, the worst lines run every 40 minutes on weekends.
That's considered *bad* by the rest of the world.
Yet there's a lot of Americans who can't even conceive of the idea that thry would catch a train to work from an outer suburb.
Seriously, most Americans have no idea how far behind the rest of their world their country is.
I had an argument on here a while ago who couldn't believe that Sydney had a metro line to its outer suburbs that was faster than driving.
And compared to Europe? Lithuania has a better train system than most of the US. And that's with a starting point of a run-down Soviet infrastructure under Russian occupation 35 years ago.
https://pixelfed.social/p/ajsadauskas/856457201973574768
https://pixelfed.social/p/ajsadauskas/856461225800185109
https://pixelfed.social/p/ajsadauskas/856464287985458121
https://pixelfed.social/p/ajsadauskas/856455170524563586
#train #trains #rail #rails #railway #railways #fuck_cars
And given how far behind Asia and Europe Australia generally is when it comes to trains, that's saying something.
For example, all of Australia's mainland capital cities are sprawled out metropolitan areas, yet have multiple electrified train lines to the edge of suburbia.
As in, the trains are generally electrified multiple units that run all day. As in, the worst lines run every 40 minutes on weekends.
That's considered *bad* by the rest of the world.
Yet there's a lot of Americans who can't even conceive of the idea that thry would catch a train to work from an outer suburb.
Seriously, most Americans have no idea how far behind the rest of their world their country is.
I had an argument on here a while ago who couldn't believe that Sydney had a metro line to its outer suburbs that was faster than driving.
And compared to Europe? Lithuania has a better train system than most of the US. And that's with a starting point of a run-down Soviet infrastructure under Russian occupation 35 years ago.
https://pixelfed.social/p/ajsadauskas/856457201973574768
https://pixelfed.social/p/ajsadauskas/856461225800185109
https://pixelfed.social/p/ajsadauskas/856464287985458121
https://pixelfed.social/p/ajsadauskas/856455170524563586
#train #trains #rail #rails #railway #railways #fuck_cars
Alex, the Hearth Fire
boosted
An idea I come back to over and over again is: a disabled train carriage.
It's like the first class carriage (and policed as such), but you can only use it if you have a disabled adult railcard or you're travelling with someone who does, or you're using a mobility aid.
All the seats are big and have lots of leg room and it's like 33% wheelchair spaces.
brendan (ジャンク品)
boosted
Amtrak's next-Gen Accela service to begin on August 28! 🚄 🎉
https://media.amtrak.com/2025/08/amtrak-nextgen-acela-debuts-on-august-28/
#amtrak #trains #acela #avelia #aveliaLiverty#highSpeedRail #hsr
Amtrak's next-Gen Accela service to begin on August 28! 🚄 🎉
https://media.amtrak.com/2025/08/amtrak-nextgen-acela-debuts-on-august-28/
#amtrak #trains #acela #avelia #aveliaLiverty#highSpeedRail #hsr
An idea I come back to over and over again is: a disabled train carriage.
It's like the first class carriage (and policed as such), but you can only use it if you have a disabled adult railcard or you're travelling with someone who does, or you're using a mobility aid.
All the seats are big and have lots of leg room and it's like 33% wheelchair spaces.
"Remember back in 2023 when hackers exposed (and fixed) malicious anti-repair software in Polish trains? Well, it turns out that the manufacturer, Newag, is at it again" cc @pluralistichttps://www.ifixit.com/News/112008/polish-train-maker-is-suing-the-hackers-who-exposed-its-anti-repair-tricks
@urixturing @pluralistic @notjustbikes but those “ #hackers” were contracted by the #railwayserviceprovider, who owned the #trains, to alter the trains' #programming. They did not hack the trains, in the legal meaning of the word, 'cause they HAD PERMISSION OF THE OWNERS!
Here's some train photos I took today (with a Mavica FD200)
Nath
boosted
brendan (ジャンク品)
boosted
FINALLY SOME GOOD NEWS THIS WEEK https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/news-photos-amtraks-first-airo-train-readied-for-departure/ #trains #amtrak
China’s CR450 train is being prepared for 400km/h commercial operation trials with the help of a newly developed material. 🚄