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IRY 6150
14:50 Barcelona Sants - Madrid Atocha 17:52
Distance: 621.6km
Average speed: 205km/h
1 stops:
Madrid-Puerta de Atocha
Static map: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/eu-longest-train-journey_1427743#8/41.019147/-0.772840
Live position: https://livemap.crossborderrail.eu/
Just before midnight and I’m in bed in Badajoz 🇪🇸
Tomorrow: 🇵🇹
But starting only at 14:00, because CP and Renfe can’t do better 🤷♂️
But that means SLEEP 💤
Finally getting moving on hopefully last day of #LongestTrainEU
Here’s today‘s intro video
This #LongestTrainEU is getting interesting 😀 here in Badajoz
The train FROM Entroncamento 🇵🇹 is here. But the incoming from Madrid is +10. Change time is 3 min. Will it wait? 🤔
Were I on that train from Madrid I’d be very nervous right now!
And the delay of the incoming Alvia train from Madrid is increasing! Are we going to leave to Entroncamento on time or not? Suspense! 😀 #LongestTrainEU
We’re away ON TIME. Had we come from Madrid this morning we’d have been stranded in Badajoz. Yesterday’s hard work paid off! 💪 #LongestTrainEU
Thanks to the super friendly CP guy on the Badajoz - Entroncamento train we have 1 seat reservation for Entroncamento - Lisboa, and 2 for Lisboa - Tunes. So I’m going to have to leave my cameraman behind! #LongestTrainEU
(In truth: we’ll try to blag our way on in Entroncamento - one of us will sit in the bar) #LongestTrainEU
The CP train manager here is *amazing*
He's fixing all sorts for us
But there is bad news - we're going to miss the connection in Entroncamento (some problem ahead of us here), meaning we'll be an extra hour later in Lagos
A video from Torre das Vargens explaining the latest (minor) setback #LongestTrainEU
Good trip! #LongestTrainEU
So these should be the final two trains of #LongestTrainEU 😄
Since getting to Portugal I have
- had most amazing help from CP train manager Badajoz-Entroncamento
- got shouted at for filming by the driver of Entroncamento-Lisboa regional train (when we *do* have a permit!)
- got shouted at by the bar man in the IC to Tunes for sitting down before ordering 🤡
#LongestTrainEU
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