Leg 7: Mannheim Hauptbanhof → Hamburg Hauptbanhof

Almost at #39C3! Anyone on ICE 574? Come say hi in coach 4, seat 88, I have a free spot next to me!

Disclaimer: I am not in top shape, I will be wearing a mask.

https://traewelling.de/status/6647249

#Winterrail #Winterrail2526 #Träwelling #Träwelldroid #CrossBorderRail #rail #train #Interrail

Leg 6: Milano Centrale → Mannheim Hauptbanhof

Continuing the trip to #39C3. Again: Trenitalia is terribile with open data, so the Intercity I am on does not exist on Träwelling in the Italian side 😑

1. https://traewelling.de/status/6646738
2. https://traewelling.de/status/6646748

#Winterrail #Winterrail2526 #Träwelling #Träwelldroid #CrossBorderRail #rail #train #Interrail

Leg 5: Genova Piazza Principe → Milano Centrale

Continuing the trip to #39C3. Again: Trenitalia is terribile with open data, so the Intercity I am on does not exist on Träwelling 😑

I had a bit of time, so I ran to Via Balbi, where there is one of my favourite focacceria in Genova. It was closed 😢

#Winterrail #Winterrail2526 #Träwelling #Träwelldroid #CrossBorderRail #rail #train #Interrail #Genova #focaccia #fugassa

Leg 4: Taggia Arma → Genova Piazza Principe

Back on the train, on my way to #39C3. Trenitalia is terribile with open data, so the Intercity I am on does not exist on Träwelling 😑

In the picture: isola Gallinara, SV, Italy (island)

#Winterrail #Winterrail2526 #Träwelling #Träwelldroid #CrossBorderRail #rail #train #Interrail

Leg 3: Marseille St. Charles →Taggia Arma

#Winterrail #Winterrail2526 #Träwelling #Träwelldroid #Nice #CrossBorderRail #rail #train #Interrail

https://traewelling.de/status/6574145

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, have decided to reconsider the route of the planned Hokuriku Shinkansen section. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/16/japan/hokuriku-shinkansen-route-change/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mlit #hokurikushinkansen #bullettrains #rail #fukui #osaka #kyoto #ldp #nipponishinnokai #environment

Leg 3: Barcelona Sants → Marseille St. Charles

Caught it by 30 seconds. I am sweating so much I feel like I am swimming in my train seat. But I am here, al good.

#Winterrail #Winterrail2526 #Träwelling #Träwelldroid #Marseille #CrossBorderRail #rail #train #Interrail

https://traewelling.de/status/6568476

My latest video on #Rail in #Canada for #CBC
https://youtu.be/eOcxuGvf1uY?si=hyyRzTJFVJEQ0l_i

My latest video on #Rail in #Canada for #CBC
https://youtu.be/eOcxuGvf1uY?si=hyyRzTJFVJEQ0l_i

The transport ministry will likely delay starting work to extend the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line to link Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture and Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka Prefecture, sources said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/09/japan/hokuriku-shinkansen-extension-delay/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mlit #hokurikushinkansen #bullettrains #rail #fukui #osaka #kyoto #ldp #nipponishinnokai #environment

The 2025 Osaka Expo has boosted earnings at major railroad operators in western Japan, with four out of six major railroads set to surpass profit projections. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/01/companies/osaka-expo-rail-operator-earnings-up/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rail #jrwest #osakametro #osakaexpo

Japan’s maglev is a train to nowhere that continues to wow crowds with record speeds and a smooth, quiet ride at 500 kph. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/28/tech/maglev-ride/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #shinkansen #jr #rail #jrcentral #aichi #shizuoka #tokyo #maglev #bullettrains

The #UK government lost YOUR rail #consultation responses - take action

Thousands of passengers responded to the government’s #rail consultation in April.

We’ve discovered that they lost 6120 - ALMOST ALL - of your responses.

This is absolutely unacceptable. They are required by law to “conscientiously consider” all responses. They broke the law.

Take 2 minutes now to add your name to our letter:

https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/railways-bill

#ToxicLabour #KeirStalin #corruption #transport #trains #railway

Could Japan’s women-only train carriages be a model for the U.K.? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/26/japan/society/uk-women-only-trains/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #women039sissues #uk #rail

The #UK government lost YOUR rail #consultation responses - take action

Thousands of passengers responded to the government’s #rail consultation in April.

We’ve discovered that they lost 6120 - ALMOST ALL - of your responses.

This is absolutely unacceptable. They are required by law to “conscientiously consider” all responses. They broke the law.

Take 2 minutes now to add your name to our letter:

https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/railways-bill

#ToxicLabour #KeirStalin #corruption #transport #trains #railway

Heisei Chikuho Railway served 3.42 million passengers in the year to March 1993, but that plummeted to 1.25 million in the year to March 2025. Amid financial difficulties, the railway now stands at a crossroads. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/17/japan/japan-kyushu-rural-railway-survival/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rail #fukuoka #kyushu #heiseichikuhorailway

Penguin-less Suica will take on PayPay in payments with QR codes and balance limits increased to ¥300,000 from ¥20,000. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/12/companies/jr-east-suica-qr-code/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #cashless #jr #jreast #rail #suica

The Japan Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday conducted on-site inspections of the transportation bureau of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and six construction firms over alleged bid-rigging. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/11/companies/ftc-railroad-tracks-bid-rigging/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #ftc #rail

High-speed rail is expensive, difficult and seen as a key to growth in the developing world and as way to help with decarbonization. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/06/companies/ihra-forum-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #bullettrains #rail #shinkansen

@EUCommission Great to see that the EU high speed #rail network is being boosted! But for a 15 year plan, this is not very ambitious. In order to be competitive compared to flights, rail connections need to be much faster - at least 150km/h on average. Amsterdam-Berlin should not be more than 4 hours.