Chiel @chiel.uk · 13/02/2026The app showed this! There was a bit of me going back to eu rail passenger rights directive and them saying no > Jouw huidige ticket kunnen we kosteloos annuleren. De meerkosten voor de Eurostar worden helaas niet vergoed. 110
Chiel @chiel.uk · 13/02/2026Yeah that’s what I presumed, but they are only willing to give me a full refund of my original ticket which means I am out €30 to get to a place I need to be at a specific time 110
Chiel @chiel.uk · 13/02/2026@seatsixtyone.bsky.social here is the single PDF showing the one way (it is two pages, one for the outbound, one for the return) 100
Chiel @chiel.uk · 13/02/2026Eurostar is a different operator they don’t need to rebook me onto that and can only offer me the next available connection arriving at 1003. Any rail passenger rights experts that know if I am right in my assumption of article 18 paragraph 1-3 that they would have to rebook me on the first option? 220
Chiel @chiel.uk · 13/02/2026That would still get me to my destination on time. Does NS want to rebook me into that? No. I can pay €54 (I paid €21.40 for the ECD connection) or I can arrive over an hour later in Brussel. Where is my right to reroute as according to the EU rail passenger rights regulation? NS claims that as 120
Chiel @chiel.uk · 13/02/2026Amazing 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 120
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. 240
Chiel @chiel.uk · 04/05/2025And now on the Eurostar towards the Netherlands again, but not before seeing the train that delayed us from Peterborough. 080
Chiel @chiel.uk · 04/05/2025It was a great time! Now unfortunately back to the Netherlands again :( 1152
Chiel @chiel.uk · 03/05/2025Aaand here is the special stuff, Penzance to Aberdeen (via Newport south wales) direct train 1101
Chiel @chiel.uk · 02/05/2025And then today, from London to Penzance to do something special tomorrow👀 161
Chiel @chiel.uk · 02/05/2025And after some EMR enjoyment with @coastwaywill.me it’s off to the hotel for me. 130
Chiel @chiel.uk · 30/04/2025And after completing that it was on towards Wales for an early morning special 150
Chiel @chiel.uk · 28/04/2025And then the original (foreshadowing) sole goal of this trip, Aberzance 130
Chiel @chiel.uk · 28/04/2025After a lovely 225 breakfast, meeting up with @april064.bsky.social in London and then northwards to London 270
Chiel @chiel.uk · 27/04/2025Bit more radio silence, I was with a friend, went caving near Ribblehead! And to get back we did some Saturday only track to Clitheroe. 130
Chiel @chiel.uk · 25/04/2025And that trend continued on the Bentham line, although I did see some other interesting things 130
Chiel @chiel.uk · 25/04/2025Well the main thing I remember from the Cumbrian coast line is the sheep😅 140
Chiel @chiel.uk · 25/04/2025And now fully on the northern network, starting with a return to Newcastle, next is the northern train to Lancaster. 130
Chiel @chiel.uk · 25/04/2025And because who needs sleep, 07:07 train to Carlisle the long way around because new track, plus bonus view from my hotel room window 140
Chiel @chiel.uk · 24/04/2025Aaand then I got stranded in Liverpool for a couple of hours. Was hoping on doing coast to coast dining but oh well, that’s for another time. 140
Chiel @chiel.uk · 24/04/2025I made a train I thought I couldn’t make thanks to delays, but hey, I’ll take it 140
Chiel @chiel.uk · 24/04/2025And now within 30 minutes from booked departure, still outside the terminal🫠 130
Chiel @chiel.uk · 24/04/2025Well, it seems like people can find the direct trains to London again, this queue is long even just 45 minutes before planned departure! 1140
Chiel @chiel.uk · 13/04/2025Aaand due to police arresting someone we are now +15, oh well that 4 minute transfer at Utrecht was always gonna be tight. Instead, enjoy some more pictures (these not taken by me) of the 3M tour 140
Chiel @chiel.uk · 13/04/2025And now onto the IC 60402/NJ 402 To my surprise we passed the border at Venlo bang on time! 160
Chiel @chiel.uk · 12/04/2025Very tired right now, I originally planned to be on the ICE home by now but due to delays I’m now taking a 04:46 train from Frankfurt, but did get to experience the full ICE3M goodbye tour 150
Chiel @chiel.uk · 12/04/2025Our journey through southern NL was enjoyed with a lot of beer, thanks @koploper77.bsky.social @mischie002.bsky.social 192
Chiel @chiel.uk · 12/04/2025And after a long queue and already some things being sold out I now have some thing 1191
Chiel @chiel.uk · 12/04/2025The real reason I went all the way to Hannover Messe! Normally seeing hourly S bahn traffic, right now it has an international ICE on the departure board 2435
Chiel @chiel.uk · 12/04/2025So 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/... 1252
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... 4406
Chiel @chiel.uk · 21/03/2025From what I can see is the only thing that changed the arrival and departure time in Amsterdam. Will my seat reservations stand? 100
Chiel @chiel.uk · 05/03/2025Which of course included: Trains! And while on some trains, of course a visit to the restaurant can’t go amiss. 130
Chiel @chiel.uk · 28/01/2025I’ve had a great fun chatting to you today! If you happen to be on any of these trains please let me know, otherwise it was nice meeting you today! I really enjoyed the discussion about passenger rights today 010
Chiel @chiel.uk · 28/01/2025So 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🙈 060
Chiel @chiel.uk · 11/12/2024Well Zwolle, I do know that place (alternatively, Zandvoort aan Zee also starts with the Z but is on the other side of the country) 100
Chiel @chiel.uk · 22/10/2024>the UK obviously has more people in it, (684/17810000)*100=0.0038% of people get killed every year in NL, in the UK it is (1645/68265200)*100=0.0024%. From the Netherlands there is the graph below, the left column is the mode of transport from the killed person vs the other party. 110
Chiel @chiel.uk · 18/04/2024Also when it is just plain wrong like here, like the (much cheaper) NS/NMBS service doesn’t exist😬 And ofc the Thalys brand being dead. 110
