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Martin Schmidl @martins.bahnze.it · 13/02/2026

Railway passenger rights can always be a bit of a pain to understand. But do i miss any valid reason here, why NS (International) refuse being rebooked onto a Eurostar to Brussels to still be there on time? Would be interesting to hear your opinions, as i am genuinely confused... 🤔

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Chiel @chiel.uk · 13/02/2026

Amazing no words. I booked the below itinerary to get me to Brussels before the charter train leaves Brussels zuid at 09:28. Unfortunately my connection has ceased to exist, as it requires a 3 minute connection in Amsterdam which is shorter than the minimum connection time there.There is an Eurostar

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Chiel @chiel.uk · 15/01/2026

@seatsixtyone.bsky.social Hi! I just noticed that as of today it seems, Raileurope is charging a €2 reservation fee for interrail reservations. I am currently updating interrailwiki.eu to stop recommending them as the cheapest option, but maybe seat61.com also warrants an update :)

interrailwiki.eu

Interrail Wiki, Wiki about Interrailing in Europe

This wiki collects tips for using Interrail & Eurail passes and for train travel in Europe. This website is not in any way affiliated with Interrail and/or Eurail. Country specific guides Other guides...

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Chiel @chiel.uk · 15/06/2025

@bahn.de Hi! I made a seat reservation for Stuttgart Hbf to Wien Hbf on the following trains, but due to delay and cancellation of my previous ICE's I was unable to get to Stuttgart in time for my ICE, can i get the €6.50 back? I don't see any way to get it back via db navigator or the website.

My booked reservation train, IC 461 on friday 13 June

Proof of delay from NMBS showing my cancelled ICE to Frankfurt

My alternative ICE after an Eurostar to Köln that was over an hour late and thus causing me to miss my train in Stuttgart

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April @april064.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

As if Aberdeen to Penzance wasn't silly enough, only today, there is a Penzance to Aberdeen train, that takes a longer route and takes nearly an hour longer as it goes via Wales. I am joined by @chiel.uk @nickbadley.com and some people I don't have the bluesky of, so this journey will be fun!

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Chiel @chiel.uk · 24/04/2025

Well, it seems like people can find the direct trains to London again, this queue is long even just 45 minutes before planned departure!

A long queue of people for Eurostar to London checkin

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Chiel @chiel.uk · 17/04/2025

So, I spent entirely too much time on making a map of all the engineering works on Easter Sunday so I can find a good place to stay, and it is too useful not to share here so enjoy trainlog.me/public/tag/9...

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easter sunday engineering works

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Leon @raileon.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Thanks for the (unexpected) meetup! It was a very fun ride with you towards Amsterdam!

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Jaap Burger @jaapburger.eu · 12/04/2025

The end of an era! The farewell of @bahn.de's ICE3M - a train that once heralded the glorious expansion of high speed rail across Europe, connecting 🇳🇱, 🇧🇪 and 🇫🇷 to the ICE network. A train that even once went through the tunnel to London 🇬🇧 for a Germany <> London rail link that never came.

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Chiel @chiel.uk · 12/04/2025

So good morning everyone, from a cloudy Hannover Messe/Laatzen. Today I’m gonna do something quite special, and yesterday I got here via this route: trainlog.me/public/trip/...

A shot out of a window showing a wall bridge stretching until the end of the road

A game of monopoly being played in a DB Bordbistro, with glasses of beer on the side

Frankfurt am Main Hauptbahnhof, showing RE50 to Fulda and a “nicht einsteigen” regional train

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Chiel @chiel.uk · 11/04/2025

@jonworth.eu seems like your april fools joke can be blown into some new life :) virgintrain.de/downloads/vi...

two coupled ICE3M's, mostly shown is 4651 which has the London ICE livery celebrating the ICE arriving into London on 10 October 2010

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Chiel @chiel.uk · 27/03/2025

@jonworth.eu thank you for hosting today, had great fun meeting new people today and love the conversations sparked today!

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Arturs Dobrecovs @arturs.co.uk · 24/03/2025

Bumped into @chiel.uk in Brussels, not quite sure what is up with their face in this photo 🤪

Selfie of myself and Chiel, stood in front of the main entrance to Brussels Centraal station. I am the one holding the phone taking the photo, Chiel is stood to my side holding a few bottles and a packet of biscuits, and their face looks like they weren't quite ready for the photo to be taken.

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Chiel @chiel.uk · 23/03/2025

I visited for a whole 5 hours 15 minutes before we separated, just a little daytrip, staying the night in Brussels to then continue onwards towards NL tomorrow :)

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Chiel @chiel.uk · 05/03/2025

Well, I have randomly made my way into Germany and back to accompany @arturs.co.uk for part of their day today thanks to some cheap super last minute super sparpreis tickets and a school project that was finished earlier than expected. I’ve had great fun today, thank you! trainlog.me/public/tag/c...

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oops chiel is in Germany again

590 km in 🇳🇱 🇩🇪

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Chiel @chiel.uk · 28/01/2025

So I guess I’m on my way to Brussels for a nice beer and listen about European cross border rail. This is probably the last time I’ll use ICR towards Belgium with the i11 and ICNG-B’s that are slowly but surely replacing them. Bit of a bummer as I was hoping for an ICNG to charge my phone🙈

A TRAXX locomotive in NS livery pulling into the underground station of Schiphol Airport.

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

after days of grifters and con men at CES we stumbled upon the booth for VLC. they were all dressed as wizards and told us, "we have nothing to sell, we just decided to show up". i told them I'd been using their software to pirate media for 15 years and they said "keep doing that"

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Chiel @chiel.uk · 09/01/2025

And I am joined by Arturs today on a “quick” trip of train bashing :)

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Chiel @chiel.uk · 02/01/2025

2024 stats Distance: 77220 km Time: 35 days, 2 hours, 46 minutes on trains Countries visited:19(🇳🇱🇩🇪🇧🇪🇫🇷🇪🇸🇨🇭🇦🇹🇵🇱🇨🇿🇬🇧🇮🇪🇱🇮🇸🇮🇩🇰🇸🇪🇫🇮🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹) Link: trainlog.me/public/tag/b... Notes:A busy year, over triple my train km's of 2023 😮 579 things logged in trainlog, with car, train, ferry, bus and walking trips included

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77987 km in 🇧🇪 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 🇳🇱 🇩🇪 🇦🇹 🇪🇸 🇨🇭 🇨🇿 🇮🇪 🇺🇳 🇸🇮 🇫🇮 🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 🇵🇱 🇸🇪 🇱🇮 🇩🇰

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alice @alice.mosphere.at · 26/12/2024

in need of A Project and also Girl importantly these should be two separate things

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Simon Hawthorn @simon.insanity.tube · 13/12/2024

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day

Flat white coffee and a glass of bubbly on a stone counter top

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Chiel @chiel.uk · 06/12/2024

@jonworth.eu I saw the map, and first thoughts: most Dutch stations/track are at capacity, and especially Schiphol would require massive infra spending closing (part of?) one of the largest airports of Europe, which is probably not socially acceptable. Eurostar services should move to Amsterdam Zuid

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Chiel @chiel.uk · 05/12/2024

Hmm yes Spotify wrapped

Spotify wrapped screenshot showing top artists in order: Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Rachel Zegler, Maroon 5 and top songs in order: You’re too young, Raise your glass, Europapa, Stick Season, Florida!!!
With total minutes listened at 59 962

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Chiel @chiel.uk · 30/11/2024

November stats Distance: 7405 km Time: 3 days, 16 hours, 55 minutes (88 hours) on trains Countries visited: 7(🇳🇱🇩🇪🇨🇿🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹🇵🇱) Link: trainlog.me/public/trip/... Notes: Second part of my Scandinavia/Baltic speedrun, plus long weekend in Poland

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Trainlog trip starting on 01 November 2024

From 🇪🇪 Tartu to 🇳🇱 Zwolle

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Filip @ftw.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

In retrospect, asking social media managers to know about DNS has been a terrible idea

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Chiel @chiel.uk · 19/11/2024

Damnit no chiel.nl or chiel.eu available, so chiel.uk it is :(

chiel.nl

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Chiel @chiel.uk · 22/05/2024

Hi @jonworth.eu , I was once again reading your excellent page about eurostar jonworth.eu/the-future-o... and noticed the bit about track capacity on HSL-Zuid. The HSL is full currently, thanks to NMBS/NS upping the frequency to half hourly on Rotterdam-Belgium, and Schiphol is a major bottleneck.

jonworth.eu

The future of long distance train services through the Channel Tunnel - Jon Worth

TL;DR – whatever you read in the press about future long distance train services through the Channel Tunnel is at best only part of the truth, because the reality is complicated Periodically stories a...

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Chiel @chiel.uk · 18/03/2024

I seem to have made my way into Germany to do something special👀

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Chiel @chiel.uk · 07/02/2024

@jonworth.eu hi, looking at some train timetables recently (as you do), and it seems that the connection between the IC Nuit from Paris to Latour de Carol is now _much_ better, only 18 minutes instead of the almost 1.5 hours it was last year!

Picture from SNCF-Connect showing the Intercites de Nuit n 3971 arriving at 10:07 in Latour de Carol Enveitg

Picture showing the R3 now departing La Tor de Querol-Enveig at 10:25

Screenshot showing a 09:01 arrival time at Latour-de-Carol - Enveitg with a 1 hour 24 minute transfer to the 10:25 R3 from Renfe to Barcelona Sants

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Chiel @chiel.uk · 06/06/2023

Well hello there

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